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Sunday, May 31, 2026
Two Scarlet Knights Punch Tickets to Eugene as Rutgers Wraps Record-Sized NCAA East First Round Trip

For a Rutgers track and field program that arrived in Lexington with the largest NCAA East First Round contingent in school history, the math at this stage of the postseason was always going to be...

Former Rutgers star onto NBA Finals in rookie year

Rutgers never got the chance to see Dylan Harper play in the tournament but it turns out that he is pretty good in that format. The former Rutgers star is off to the NBA Finals after the San...

Saturday, May 30, 2026
Rutgers Football Lands a Commitment From 2027 Virginia OL Aaron Southard

Rutgers football has landed the second offensive line commit of their May 29th official visit weekend as 2027 OL Aaron Southard from Virginia has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights,...

2027 Pennsylvania OT Charles Butler Commits to Rutgers

Rutgers football has added another piece to its offensive line this recruitment cycle, as Pennsylvania offensive tackle Charles Butler has committed to the Scarlet Knights, according to a post he...

Rutgers Football adds 2027 Florida safety Zion Watson

It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it all came to Sunday. The Scarlet Knights landed three-star safety Zion Watson out of Northside Christian in Florida. Watson held other offers...

Rutgers gets commitment from 2027 DE Josiah Sturdivant

Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights just landed one of the more underrated recruits on their list. On Sunday, defensive end Josiah Sturdivant announced his commitment to Rutgers. He held other...

Rutgers Basketball Lands at 75th in Average Kenpom Finishes Over the Past 10 years

Recently, College Basketball Report on Twitter released a list of the top 100 teams in average KenPom finishes over the past 10 seasons. Rutgers found its name on the list at 75th, as it had...

Friday, May 29, 2026
CBS Sports Names Rutgers WR Ben Black and Safety Jesse Ofurie as Players Poised for a Breakout Season in 2026

In a recent article by CBS Sports, writers Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer listed several players from around the Big Ten they believe are poised for a breakout season. Two Rutgers players were named...

Rutgers Women’s Basketball adds to new members to staff

Rutgers Women’s Basketball continues to add to its new-look staff. New head coach Gary Redus II added two new members as the university announced the hiring of De’Mauri Flournoy (Director of...

College football great highlights KJ Duff for 2026 season

The Rutgers offense is one that does not get much attention during the offseason. That has changed with the emergence of KJ Duff — and he is gaining plenty of steam heading into the 2026 season....

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Ranking the FBS QBs: wonder where Rutgers lands?

It’s that time of year when sports writers, especially those who cover college sports, get creative. It’s more likely that they’re desperate because, for the most part, not much is going on. Yes,...

Rutgers Adds Official Visits From 3 2027 Defensive Tackle Prospects

In the past week, Rutgers has added three official visits for defensive tackle, a position it has struggled to recruit over the past few years, according to Rivals/On3. These include Florida...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Rutgers Gymnastics Reloads With a Three-Gymnast Class After a Record-Breaking Season

For a Rutgers Gymnastics program that just posted the highest team ranking in its history, the natural question is how to keep chopping towards an even stronger future. Part of the answer is...

Big Ten Announces Game Times for First Half of Rutgers’ Football Season

Several Rutgers football games for the 2026 season had their game times announced as part of a special run by the Big Ten conference and its television partners. The Scarlet Knights will open up...

What to do with baseball….and other sports. Next steps?

Rutgers Baseball bowed out of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament early, with two consecutive losses. That followed a must-win series win over Northwestern just to get in. The team earned the 10-seed,...

Rutgers Women’s Rowing Heads Down to Georgia for NCAA Championships

Rutgers Women’s Rowing is looking for its best national finish in program history as it heads down to Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, this weekend to compete in the NCAA...

Rutgers makes the expanded 24-team CFP….twice….sorta

Matt Brown is a managing editor for The Athletic College Football. He also created a site called Extra Points, a newsletter that he describes as covering “off-the-field stuff in college sports”....

Rutgers Athletics: Making a Difference in the Community

Rutgers Athletics has been named one of the five finalists for the 2026 Community Service Award, presented by the Fiesta Bowl. The announcement came via the National Association of Collegiate...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Four best teams in B1G earning bids to NCAA baseball tourney

UCLA won the B1G Baseball Tournament and received the conference’s automatic berth. They will be joined by Oregon, Nebraska and USC, each receiving at-large berths into the 64-team field. UCLA,...

Will Rutgers Sports Be Better in 2026-2027 After Rough 2025-2026 Campaign?

In a recent article by Zach Barnett of FootballScoop.com, he pointed out that Rutgers Athletics has missed the postseason in every single sport that his site covers: football, men’s basketball,...

Big Ten coach makes bold prediction about Greg Schiano at Rutgers

Greg Schiano is entering year seven during his second stint at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights brought Schiano back ahead of the 2020 season to help bring the program back to relevance after an era...

Women’s Hoops: Twins, Tate, & a triumphant trajectory

William Tate IV is appointed as President of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. That event is shortly followed by the appointment of Keli Zinn as athletic director. Then, following the...

Monday, May 25, 2026
A day of remembrance

I entered Rutgers in the fall of 1969. It was a turbulent time in our nation with the Vietnam War taking the lede on the evening news. It became even more tumultuous in the spring of my first year...

Rutgers AD Keli Zinn Discusses Aid to Olympic Sports Programs at the Scarlet Table

Recently, Rutgers athletic director Keli Zinn filmed a podcast with Chris Carlin and University President William Tate IV, where she had the opportunity to discuss several happenings in the...

Sunday, May 24, 2026
A Brief Facilities Update From the Scarlet Table

Recently, Rutgers athletic director Keli Zinn filmed a podcast with Chris Carlin and University President William Tate IV, where she had the opportunity to discuss several happenings in the...

Rutgers Baseball: Three Scarlet Knights Announce Intentions to Transfer

The college baseball transfer portal is a week away from opening, and three Scarlet Knights have already made clear their intentions to transfer, according to The Knight Report. Unlike the...

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Bucknell Transfer Hope Masonius Commits to Rutgers Women’s Basketball

Rutgers women’s basketball has struck again in the transfer portal. This time, they have successfully brought home another New Jersey talent to represent their home state on the hardwood, as...

Rutgers Track and Field Sends Program Record 28 Athletes to NCAA East First Round

Rutgers Outdoor Track and Field will send a program record 28 Athletes to the NCAA East first round, which is being hosted in Lexington, Kentucky, on Wednesday, May 27th- Saturday, May 30th....

Rutgers Football Recruiting Weekend Preview: 5/29/2026

The first of Rutgers three major official visit weekends is just under a week away. The hope for the Rutgers coaching staff is that they will secure commitments from those recruits they have eyed...

Scarlet Table: another sit down with Tate & Keli

Chris Carlin is back with the second edition of Scarlet Table, a sit down with University President William Tate IV and AD Keli Zinn. Depending on your perspective, watching this will either make...

Friday, May 22, 2026
Reviewing Rutgers Facilities: Renovating the Basketball Arena Pt2

Rutgers athletics has seemingly always been playing a game of catch-up with its facilities, with a decent amount of work that still needs to be done to bring the university’s facilities to the...

How Rutgers Sports Brings The Campus Together

Rutgers is a massive university. Spread across multiple locations statewide, packed with residential buildings, classrooms, and thousands of students constantly moving from one obligation to the...

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Notre Dame reporter Kathryn Tappen talks rumors linking Marcus Freeman to the NFL and Ohio State, Rutgers’ 2026 outlook, and more

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football reporter Kathryn Tappen discussed with me several topics, including her alma mater, Rutgers, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in support of the 2026 American...

Rutgers Basketball vs Houston Set For Round 1 of Players Era 8 Bracket

The first opponent for Rutgers basketball in the Players Era Tournament has been announced, as they are now scheduled to play Houston on November 17th, 2026, for the tournament’s opening round,...

Former Rutgers star duo headlines NBA All-Rookie Teams

Rutgers welcomed a historic recruiting class in 2024 and it became clear that the star duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey would become great at the next level. Both Harper and Bailey would become...

Rutgers Baseball’s Season Comes to a Close After Loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament

The Rutgers baseball season has officially come to a close, with the Scarlet Knights’ 3-2 loss to Ohio State on Wednesday ensuring their exit from the Big Ten tournament. This year, the Big Ten...

Transfer Long Snapper Talan Shields Commits to Rutgers

Rutgers football has added a new long snapper to its roster, as former Southeastern long Snapper Talan Shields has committed to the Scarlet Knights. His commitment comes not too long after he made...

Rutgers Wrestling Adds Former Penn 141 pounder Kelly Dunnigan in the Transfer Portal

A former New Jersey high school wrestler is returning home to represent their home state university on the mat, as Rutgers has landed Pennsylvania 141-pounder Kelly Dunnigan in the transfer...

Rutgers Baseball ends season in Big Ten Tournament with loss to Ohio State

The Scarlet Knights entered a must-win game on Wednesday to keep its season alive in the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers got a strong start on the mound — and rallied to take a lead late — but could...

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rutgers Basketball Lands Coastal Carolina Wing RaSheed Jones in the Transfer Portal

Rutgers basketball has made another addition to its roster as it has landed Coastal Carolina Guard/Forward Rasheed Jones in the transfer portal, according to  Sam Keyser of LeagueRDY. Jones, who...

Women’s Rowing earns Gold & a trip to NCAA Championships

The Women’s Rowing team picked up an at large bid to the NCAA Championships following a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Women’s rowing, currently ranked at No. 10, earned a berth...

Rutgers schedules 2026-27 matchup with former Big East foe

Rutgers has added a game to its non-conference schedule and it will have a familiar feel to it. The Scarlet Knights will take on Syracuse at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn next season, according...

Rutgers Baseball Loses in Run Rule Fashion to Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Opener

Rutgers baseball fell 10-0 in a run-rule style loss to Michigan in their Big Ten tournament opener yesterday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights’ batters had a tough...

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Bracket

The Big Ten Tournament is officially underway with action beginning on Tuesday morning. The Scarlet Knights entered the field as the No. 10 seed and will face Michigan in the first round of the...

CBS Sports Ranks Rutgers Football at No.16 in Post Spring Practice Big Ten Power Rankings

CBS Sports has released its official post-spring practice Big Ten Power Rankings for football, with Rutgers being listed at No.16 in the conference, ahead of only two schools, Michigan State and...

Monday, May 18, 2026
Rutgers Basketball Schedules Exhibition Game Against St. Johns

Rutgers men’s basketball has scheduled another exhibition game against St. John’s, the third time in four years, according to St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, who announced the game while on a...

Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Defensive Tackles

Our 2026 early position breakdowns for Rutgers football aim to talk about the positions, besides quarterback, that have the most question marks surrounding them heading into the 2026...

Breaking Down the Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s 2026 Transfer Portal Haul: TBMR

TBMR is back to review the 2026 Rutgers men’s basketball transfer portal haul! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav break down the incoming transfers, such as guard Darin Smith Jr, forward Will...

Track and Field Stack Podium Finishes at Big Ten Outdoor Championships

The Rutgers track and field program returned from Lincoln, Nebraska, with the kind of finish that backs up the huge buildup given to their latest meet. Across three days at the 2026 Big Ten...

Rutgers Women’s Rowing Charges to Program-Best Second-Place Finish at Big Ten Championships

For a Rutgers rowing program that just last year called its second-place Big Ten Championships finish the best in school history, there was only one place left to go, and not all of it could be...

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