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Sunday, May 17, 2026
Rutgers Baseball Headed to the Big Ten Tournament After Winning Series vs Northwestern

Rutgers baseball is headed back to the Big Ten tournament after defeating Northwestern in its last series of the regular season. After having an ugly start to Big Ten play, the Scarlet Knights...

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Rutgers Wrestling Signee Anthony Knox Earns Runner Up Finish at World Team Trials

Rutgers wrestling signee Anthony Knox earned runner-up status in the 57kg weight class at the 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge in Knoxville last Friday, after earning his way to the title...

Friday, May 15, 2026
Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Tight End

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 season. The...

Thursday, May 14, 2026
How Non-Revenue Sports Carried The Torch For Rutgers Athletics in 2025-26

For years, the conversation around Rutgers athletics has revolved around football Saturdays and the pressure surrounding men’s basketball. Those programs still mattered this season — and still...

Rutgers Basketball Adds Bryant to 2026-2027 Schedule

The 2026-2027 Rutgers basketball schedule is starting to take shape. A few days ago, the Big Ten released Rutgers’ home and away conference opponents for next season. On top of that, the teams in...

Three Rutgers Softball Players Earn NFCA All-Region Honors

The NFCA Northeast All-Region Teams were announced on Thursday, with three Rutgers softball players named to the lists. Junior second baseman Sam Rohwer was a second-team selection, while...

Rutgers Football Schedule Breakdown: Can the Scarlet Knights get to six wins?

The biggest question each year is — can Rutgers get to six wins and qualify for a bowl game? Head coach Greg Schiano accomplished this goal twice in recent years but fell short at 5-7 in 2025. The...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Delaware 3 Star Wide Receiver Jamar Taylor Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its first wide receiver commit of the 2027 recruitment class as Jamar Taylor from Salesianum High School in Delaware has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. His...

Rutgers Baseball Faces Must Win Series Against Northwestern to Qualify for the Big Ten Tournament

Last weekend, Rutgers baseball pulled off a much-needed two games to one series win against Maryland to keep itself in the running to make the Big Ten tournament. Now they must do the same against...

Rutgers Track and Field Heads to Big Ten Championships Off Record-Setting Outdoor Season

The Rutgers track and field program heads to Lincoln, Nebraska, this weekend for the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, starting this Friday, May 15, and continuing through May 17. This will...

3 Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Players Earn Media All-American Honors

Three Rutgers men’s Lacrosse players were voted to all-American honors by the media voting conducted by Inside Lacrosse. Joe Juengerkes was named a Third Team All-American, while Ryan...

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Big Ten Announces 2026-2027 Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s Conference Opponents

The Big Ten conference has announced the conference opponents that Rutgers basketball will be playing in the 2026-2027 season. The team is slated to play 20 conference games next season, against...

Rutgers Facilities: Renovating the Basketball Arena

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...

Monday, May 11, 2026
Rutgers Baseball wins series vs. Maryland

Rutgers earned a much-needed series victory over the weekend taking two out of three from Maryland at Bainton Field in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights are now 24-27 overall and 11-16 in Big Ten...

No.20 Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Falls to No.3 Maryland 11-8 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

After stunning No.17 Princeton 12-11 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, Rutgers women’s Lacrosse had their season come to an end in its game against the host team and Big Ten foe, the...

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Ashnault’s return considered one of the best off-season hires

On3’s Nick Kosko offered his assessment of the top coaching hires of this off-season. In that post, Kosko put Anthony Ashnault’s return to Rutgers at the number 5 hire across the country. Per the...

Former Rutgers Forward Chris Nwuli Lands at Seton Hall

Rutgers basketball saw a bunch of its former players leave in the transfer portal after the conclusion of last season, with former Rutgers forward Chris Nwuli being one of them. Many expected...

Saturday, May 9, 2026
How Rutgers Football has Fared in the UFL in 2026

Two weeks removed from the NFL Draft, where Athan Kaliakmanis was selected 223rd overall by the Washington Commanders, the excitement surrounding former Rutgers football players hasn’t slowed...

Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Who Will Backup Antwan Raymond?

Despite entering last season competing for touches with CJ Campbell, running back Antwan Raymond set himself apart as one of the premier running backs not just in the Big Ten but in the country as...

Friday, May 8, 2026
Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Takes Down Princeton 12-11 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament

Rutgers women’s lacrosse is moving on after taking down Princeton 12-11 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, which is being hosted at SECU Stadium in Maryland. The Tigers defeated the...

Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Melissa Lehman Hosts Pre NCAA Tournament Press Conference

Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Melissa Lehman hosted a pre-NCAA tournament press conference to talk about the team as they head to the national tournament for the third time in six years and...

On The Banks is Looking for Writers!

Do you have a love for writing about sports? Can you write about current events based on an ever-changing stream of information? Do you possess a talent for presenting an effective argument? Are...

Thursday, May 7, 2026
Greg Schiano talks Rutgers tight quarterback competition

Rutgers is in the midst of yet another quarterback competition and to no one’s surprise, a final decision is not close. Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano joined Big Ten Network on Tuesday to discuss...

Rutgers Basketball: Players Era Tournament Adds More Teams, Splits Into Two Brackets

Rutgers basketball is scheduled to head back to the Players Era Tournament next season, but this time, things are going to look drastically different because the tournament has expanded to 24...

Rutgers Head Coach Steve Pikiell Talks Incoming Transfers in Recent Podcast

Rutgers basketball head coach Steve Pikiell recently filmed an episode of his podcast, during which he had the chance to discuss the transfer portal window now that the dust appears to have...

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Rutgers axes graduation speaker after anti-Israel social media posts allegedly drew student backlash

Arcellx CEO Rami Elghandour, a Rutgers alumnus, was set to deliver the School of Engineering convocation address.

Is KJ Duff a top two WR in the Big Ten?

The Big Ten has produced many of the nation’s top wide receivers in recent years — with many coming out of Columbus. That will be the case once again in 2026, but could multiple have ties to...

Rutgers Basketballs’ Steve Pikiell Speaks on the Importance of Player Retention During Recent Podcast

Rutgers head basketball coach Steve Pikiell recently recorded a new episode of his podcast, with the topic of the new episode being an update on the 2026 transfer portal now that the portal is...

Rutgers HC Greg Schiano Describes What Makes RB Antwan Raymond Special in Recent Interview

Recently, Rutgers Football hosted Choose NJ for a spring special for the 2026 season. The spring special featured several interviews with Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and star players such as...

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Football and Finances: What Rutgers is Paying Future Opponents LIU and UConn

The practice of paying weaker opponents for a tune-up game is well-documented in college football. Most teams in the Power Four schedule at least one of these games per year. Thanks to an Open...

Rutgers Athletics and Law School Launch Externship Aimed at Providing Insight on NIL, NCAA Compliance, Contracts, and Institutional Governance

Rutgers Athletics and Rutgers Law School have teamed up to create an externship program that will allow law students to work closely with the athletics department leadership on a range of legal,...

Monday, May 4, 2026
Former Kansas State Center Dorin Buca Commits to Rutgers in the Transfer Portal

Rutgers men’s basketball has added its second center in the 2026 transfer portal, as former Kansas State center Dorin Buca has committed to play his final season in Piscataway, according to...

Early 2027 Mock Drafts Project Rutgers’ KJ Duff as a First Round Pick

Rutgers football wide receiver KJ Duff burst onto the scene last season, showing huge potential in a season where he totaled 60 catches for 1,084 yards and 7 touchdowns, with his best performance...

Rutgers Baseball swept during West Coast trip at USC

Rutgers headed out West to take on USC following a hard-fought, 5-4 loss to UConn on Tuesday. The Scarlet Knights could not muster a win, being outscored 28-4, in a three-game sweep at Dedeaux...

Rutgers Men’s Golf Secures Best-Ever Finish at the Big Ten Championships

Rutgers men’s golf closed out the Big Ten championships last Sunday with its best-ever finish, largely thanks to a strong late-round performance, which saw the Scarlet Knights finish fourth...

Sunday, May 3, 2026
Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Punches Their Ticket to the NCAA Tournament

Rutgers women’s Lacrosse is officially back in the big dance, as they have earned an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, punching their ticket to compete at the national tournament down in...

Harper Brothers Make Their Mark in the NBA Playoffs

The 2026 NBA Playoffs have delivered two very different realities for Rutgers products Ron Harper Jr. and Dylan Harper—but together, they still tell a powerful story about the Scarlet Knights’...

Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Linebackers

With the Rutgers football spring practices now in the books, it is time to start looking at the positions on the team that are going to see a lot of new faces on the field next season. While the...

Saturday, May 2, 2026
16th Annual “A Walk to Believe” Event Scheduled For Rutgers Game Against Howard

Rutgers Athletics has announced that the 16th annual “A Walk to Believe” with Eric LeGrand has been scheduled for the football team’s game on Saturday, September 26th, against Howard. Just as it...

Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Who Are WR2 and WR3?

With Rutgers spring football now in the books, it is time to start looking at the positions on the team that are going to see a lot of new faces in starting roles next season, and who those new...

Friday, May 1, 2026
Rutgers Womens Basketball: Former Purdue Guard Tara Daye Returns Home For Her Final Year of Eligibility

Rutgers women’s basketball has added its seventh commitment in the transfer portal as former Purdue Guard Tara Daye has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to a post made by The...

2027 3-star South Carolina Running Back Trenton Lynch Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers has landed its first running back commit of the 2027 recruitment class as South Carolina running back Trenton Lynch has committed to the Scarlet Knights after taking an official visit back...

Rutgers Basketball Transfer Guard Lewis Duarte Yet to Receive Signing Clearance by NCAA

Lewis Duarte, a guard from the Dominican Republic who committed to Rutgers basketball via the transfer portal a few weeks back, has yet to sign with the program because, according to Kristian Dyer...

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Rutgers Baseball Alum Brian Fitzpatrick Makes MLB Debut

Former Rutgers baseball player Brian Fitzpatrick was called up from Triple-A Nashville to the MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers last night, pitching 1.1 innings in the team’s April 29th game against the...

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Sets New Season Ticket Sales Record

The hype around the first year of new Rutgers women’s basketball head coach Gary Redus II’s tenure is alive and well, as the program has announced that it has broken its previous season ticket...

3-Star Linebacker Moses Poku-Kankam Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has added its second defensive commit of the 2027 recruitment class, as 3- star North Carolina linebacker Moses Poku-Kankam has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according...

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Point Boro 165-Pounder Jake Clayton Commits to Rutgers Wrestling

Rutgers wrestling has landed another commit for its 2027 class, as Point Boro 165-pounder Jake Clayton has committed to wrestle for the Scarlet Knights, according to a post made by The Knight...

Rutgers Wrestling Accepts Invite to the 2026 National Duels Invitational

Rutgers wrestling has accepted an invitation to the second-ever National Duels Invitational according to Pat Mineo of the Wrestling Room. The National Duels Invitational is a tournament sponsored...

Rutgers Football’s 2026 Updated Official Visit List- Late April Addition

With spring practices coming to a close, the next major event on the schedules of all the staff in the Rutgers football program is the official visit weekends that are at the beginning of the...

Why Athan Kaliakmanis to the Commanders makes sense

There were many scratching their heads when Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was selected 223rd overall by the Washington Commanders on Saturday afternoon. Kaliakmanis was selected before...

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