Nick Maxwell wont have time to celebrate or commiserate with the GWS Giants after Saturdays AFL preliminary final as he finds himself in the enviable position of assisting title-chasing clubs in Australias two biggest football codes.The 2010 Collingwood AFL premiership captain has a match-day role with the Giants, working with their leadership group and assisting backline coach Nick Walsh.Even before linking up with GWS late last year Maxwell was working with the leadership group at established NRL power Melbourne Storm,On Saturday Maxwell will be in Sydney for the Giants home preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs, while the Storm host an NRL preliminary final against Canberra.We play at 5.15pm in Sydney and the Storm play at 7.40pm in Melbourne, Maxwell told AAP.Unfortunately I cant get down there, but Ill be charging back to my hotel to watch the Storm game as soon as the Giants are finished.It isnt like Maxwell is forced to choose one game over the other as he has slightly different roles with the two clubs.In terms of a game day capacity, Ive officially got a role wth the Giants on game day, Maxwell said.In terms of the Storm I havent got an official game day role, so I get to as many games as I possibly can when they are not clashing with the Giants,But obviously Im on the bench with the Giants, so Ive got a really important role being able to talk to the players and with 90 rotations they are obviously coming on and off a lot.Whereas with the Storm theyve only got the eight rotations, you dont have have as much opportunity to speak to the players.Likewise, Maxwell is dealing with two very different leadership groups.The Storms is full of veterans while the majority of the Giants are 25 or under .With the Storm, the top end leaders in (Cameron) Smith and (Cooper) Cronk and (Billy) Slater and these guys, they have been around for a long time and they actually dont need a lot of work on the development stuff, Maxwell said.But the next ladder of leaders is where you need to do a lot of work because you want to make sure that when those guys do finish their careers - and we hope thats stiil many years away - theres not going to be a huge drop offThat other players can step straight in to that capacityObviously the Giants are different in that all the guys who are part of that leadership group are all going to be around for a long time , so their development is at different stages.Maxwell isnt allowing himself to think too much about the possibility of working with both his clubs on successive grand final days in the first weekend of October.Thats the dream. 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He hurt his back last week and his status is unclear.Chaye Crouch filled in and did well, running for 137 yards and two touchdowns against Purdue.Chris Laviano of Rutgers has not lost his starting job, but he hasnt gotten a vote of confidence from coach Chris Ash with the Scarlet Knights (2-4, 0-3) and on a three-game losing streak.Last week against No. 4 Michigan, Laviano was pulled in the second half in a 78-0 loss. TCU transfer Zach Allen replaced him and didnt do much. Giovanni Rescigno hasnt gotten a lot of playing time.Freshman Tylin Oden has shown flashes and looks to be the quarterback of the future. He can run, but his passing game is a question mark.That leaves Ash with questions.Illinois coach Lovie Smith has faith in both his quarterbacks.Very confident on what we can do with Chayce running the offense. ... I really like what he was able to do, Smith said. If Wes cant go of course.The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder has shown to be a fearless runner. However, Smith wants to make sure he says healthy.`Hey Chayce, `its OK to slide. Hes going head first. But we needed that. He brought energy, Smith said. Eventually youre going to get an opportunity, but you need to be ready.For Rutgers, just about every quarterback should be ready.Weve played three different quarterbacks, really four with the one play that Gio had. But we have to continue to try to find consistent play at that position, Ash said.Some things to note for Rutgers vs. Illinois:SHORT SERIES HISTORYIllinois and Rutgers have played twice (2005 and 2006), splitting the home-and-home series. This is their first Big Ten contest.BIG LOSSESAfter a tough loss against Iowa to open Big Ten play, Rutgers has lost to No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan by a combined 136-0 margin.The players have been outstanding, Ash said. I think there was more hang over after the Ohio State loss. 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Sometimes those matchups can get heated, the graduate transfer said.RUNNING SUCCESSThe Illini offense is quietly finding success on the ground this fall, behind a trio of backs. Kendrick Foster leads with 276 yards on 41 carries and four touchdowns, but right behind him is freshman Reggie Corbin with 235 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. KeShawn Vaughn, who started the season as the go-to tailback, has dropped down the depth chart but is still contributing, with 219 yards on 43 carries and two scores.Thats the one position Ive been pretty pleased with, Smith said.OFFENSIVE LINE STRUGGLESAsh and offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer put much of the offensive struggles -- five completions and 155 total offensive yards in the last two games -- on the offensive line.Everything we do starts up front, Ash said. We have to play better on the offensive line. Weve struggled to run the football in the last two games. Weve struggled to protect the quarterback in the last two games.---Associated Press writer David Mercer contributed to this report from Champaign, Illinois. ' ' '