Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame recently named its newest inductee class, and two men with deep ties to Rutgers will be inducted on July 21. Those two are former Rutgers coach Bob Demarco and...
139 Rutgers Atheletes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars last Monday as the Scarlet Knight athletes continue to prove that they really do go to class. Last year, Rutgers 132 players named...
The Scarlet Knights will have a bit of a wrinkle in the schedule this year. Instead of beginning the year with three straight non-conference games, Rutgers will mix in USC in Week 3 in 2026. 2026...
Another college coach who didn’t ultimately pan out in the NFL Arnav highlighted Rutgers’ second opponent of the 2026 season in profiling the Boston College Eagles. The man who will lead the...
A second player has been selected to the MLB in the 2026 draft class, as the Washington Nationals have selected Rutgers RHP Zack Konstantinovsky in the 14th round of the MLB draft. He joins Peyton...
Rutgers will officially get one of the top players in New Jersey next season. On Monday, catcher Mickey Gilligan announced that he will pass on MLB opportunities and become a Scarlet Knight in...
Next up in the opponent preview series is Rutgers’ second game of the season against Boston College. This will be a very intriguing game for the Scarlet Knights for several reasons. The game will...
Peyton Bonds has been drafted in the third round of the MLB draft by the team that two of his ancestors played for, the San Francisco Giants. With his drafting, Bonds will have the opportunity to...
Rutgers Baseball continues to send players on to the next level. On Saturday, Peyton Bonds was selected 90th overall in the third round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. Bonds is...
ESPN recently released its College Football Power Index Rankings, with Rutgers being the second-lowest-rated team in the Big Ten with an FI rating of -.2. That rating placed the Scarlet Knights as...
Last Thursday, 36 athletes from across the Big Ten were awarded the annual Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, which is given to a select few players because they have distinguished...
The Rutgers football 2026 season is set to kick off in just under 2 months, meaning that it is time to start looking at the opponents the Scarlet Knights have on the schedule. First up on the...
Former Rutgers football captain and defensive end Jamil Merrell passed away yesterday at the age of 36, according to a post his brother Jamal made on social media. No cause of death was made...
The Rutgers football program is at a crossroads. Now, ahead of this fall, there may be more questions than answers as to where the program goes from here.
You want to have a good overall athletic program – Rutgers needs to work on that Rutgers has a pretty good wrestling program. Its rowing program is nationally ranked, and has been for several...
Rutgers continues to finalize its roster for the upcoming season and made an addition on Tuesday afternoon. According to Draft Express, Italian forward Diego Garavaglia has committed to Rutgers....
Rutgers has made one final addition to its roster ahead of training camp. Four-star running back Aidan Gibson has flipped from Penn State and has committed to Rutgers, according to multiple...
The 2026 Rutgers Football season is right around the corner and fans can start making their plans for the fall. On Tuesday, the themes for the upcoming season were announced and there is plenty to...
Rutgers men’s soccer has officially unveiled its fall 2026 schedule, with the season kicking off in just under two months on August 20th. The Scarlet Knights will play a total of 16 regular-season...
Rutgers has landed a big fish as a former five-star recruit out of the Garden State has decided to return home. Sophia Bordi, who starred at Haddon Heights High School, announced on social media...
Pro Football Focus recently came out with a list of who they believe to be the best 50 players in college football heading into next season. One Rutgers player was named to the list, as Rutgers...
Rutgers basketball head coach Steve Pikiell hosted the team’s summer media day earlier in the week, where members of the media got the chance to ask him questions about how the team looks for next...
Rutgers men’s basketball hosted its summer media day on July 1st, where members of the press got to attend a practice and ask head coach Steve Pikiell questions about how the team looks so far...
The Learfield Directors’ Cup final standings were recently released. The results were not great for Rutgers. And I will be among those who will agree that nj.com didn’t hesitate to hammer RU in...
Rutgers women’s basketball has accepted an invitation to represent the university and America as a whole at the fourth FISU America Games in Lima, Peru. The FISU America Games are a premier...
Greg Schiano has been around a long time. We all know the history of Schiano at Rutgers and what he was able to do before departing for the NFL. The 2026 season will be Schiano’s seventh since his...
Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff has added yet another preseason accolade to his resume as he was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s All-American Second Team. This nomination comes just...
Rutgers men’s basketball has added some more local flair to its 2026-2027 non-conference schedule, as the Scarlet Knights have added St. Peter’s and Delaware State to their non-conference slate,...
The 250th anniversary of America is just under a week away, and Rutgers, being one of the few colleges established before the revolution, has a lot of historical connections to the event that you...
After declining his $2.6 million team option to clear the path for negotiating a long-term deal, the Boston Celtics have signed former Rutgers basketball standout Ron Harper Jr. to a three-year...
The preseason accolades and watchlists have started to pile up for Rutgers superstars KJ Duff and Antwan Raymond, as they were both recently named preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports. This is...
Athan Kaliakmanis and Charlee Crawford represent Rutgers In a world where sports are the only reason for conferences to exist, I’m very happy that the Big Ten recognizes – and celebrates –...
New Jersey’s flagship public university is bleeding red ink because of the insane money grab that has engulfed the business of college sports – yet the state’s senior senator in Washington is...
Three former Rutgers men’s lacrosse players were named all-stars by the Premier Lacrosse League, as former Scarlet Knights Ethan Rall, Ross Scott, and Shane Knobloch were selected among the best...
As we get closer and closer to kickoff, the writers at On The Banks will be providing their takes on the annual game-by-game predictions series. Two weeks ago, Greg kicked off the series with his...
Rutgers finished with five wins last season after a disastrous defensive showing week in and week out. If that improves, can Rutgers improve its win total in 2026? That could be the case based on...
The Big Ten Media Days are just over a month away, as they will be taking place on July 28 in Chicago, Illinois. Three players have been chosen to represent Rutgers on Media Day, the program...
With the National Women’s Soccer League paused for the international window, it is a fitting moment to check in on the Scarlet Knight footprint in America’s top women’s professional soccer league....
World Cup fever has been burning across America, with Rutgers getting in on the fun by playing host to the Senegal Men’s National team. However, this is not the first time Rutgers has had a...
“Rutgers financial distress doesn’t reflect apathy.” A recent post by Scott Dochterman of The Athletic broke down the financial situation at Rutgers Athletics and compared it to that of the...
Rutgers women’s soccer had their full schedule released last Thursday, featuring 12 conference games and six non-conference games. Their first match of the season comes against a formidable...
Previous installments in this series: Part 1: When Rutgers had over 30 varsity sports Part 2: Playing sports while finding a cure for cancer Part 3: Who “earns” more, the coach or the professor?...
Earlier today, the Big Ten conference confirmed its conference matchups for the 2026-2027 wrestling season, with Rutgers set to take on four conference opponents at home and four more on the road....
What are the expectations for the 2026 Rutgers Scarlet Knights? Like any team around the nation, fans should be excited for the start of the season as we enter the second half of June. The NBA...
A few years ago, the Rutgers passing attack was one of the weakest units on the team; now it is perhaps the best unit on the team. While improved quarterback play has been a major driver for this...
Rutgers has prioritized the defensive edge in the 2027 recruiting class and just landed another big commit from Georgia. Three-star defensive lineman Dallas Ward announced that he has committed to...
Rutgers Outfielder Peyton Bonds has received an invite to the 2026 MLB Combine, where he will get the chance to show his athletic ability in front of scouts from every team in the MLB. The combine...
Previous installments in this series: Part 1: When Rutgers had over 30 varsity sports Part 2: Playing sports while finding a cure for cancer I have a family member, a 12-year old 7th grader, who...
194 Rutgers student-athletes who participated in spring sports, such as baseball and softball, earned academic all-Big Ten status, according to a list that was announced on Wednesday, June 10. To...