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Monday, June 15, 2026
Rutgers Day on Big Ten Network is coming!

It’s almost here! The Big Ten Network’s “School Days” are underway and RU’s day in the sun is Wednesday, 6/17. BTN does this every year to highlight member schools and their achievements. For...

Sunday, June 14, 2026
Dylan Harper Shines on Basketball’s Biggest Stage Despite Spurs’ Finals Defeat

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs four games to one last night, overcoming multiple double-digit deficits along the way. While much of New York City and New Jersey celebrate the...

Floriea and Logan Cap Track & Field’s Record-Setting Spring at Hayward Field

Rutgers track and field’s record-shattering 2026 outdoor season came to a close at Hayward Field this weekend, with fifth-year Paige Floriea in the women’s long jump on Thursday night and junior...

Saturday, June 13, 2026
2027 NJ Wide Receiver Isaiah Alvarez Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed three-star Don Bosco Prep wide receiver Isaiah Alvarez, adding another commit from the June 5 official visit weekend to its 2027 class. Alvarez, who was rated a...

Dylan Harper Fighting for a Title. Rutgers Fighting Its Balance Sheet.

Tonight, in San Antonio, Dylan Harper will try to keep his season alive. The Spurs are down 3-1 to the Knicks in the NBA Finals, facing elimination, and the No. 2 pick out of Rutgers has looked...

Can They Afford It? The Crushing Weight of Funding Modern College Athletics – Part 2: Playing sports while finding a cure for cancer

Previous installment in this series: Part 1: when Rutgers had over 30 varsity sports Why do universities do research? Why do they run hospitals and health networks? Why do they have athletics?...

Director of Basketball Operations Mike Larkin Leaving Rutgers for Stonehill

Rutgers Basketball Director of Basketball Operations Mike Larkin is headed to Stonehill to be an assistant coach after spending the last seven years in various roles for the Scarlet Knights,...

Friday, June 12, 2026
Rutgers Football Recruiting Weekend Preview: 6/12/2026

Rutgers football is scheduled to have its last “big” official visit weekend this weekend after having two very successful official visit weekends in the two weeks prior. This week, only three...

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Rutgers Golf Coach Rob Shutte Named Northeast Region Golf Coach of the Year

The outlook for the Rutgers men’s golf program has gotten much better as of late, and it continues to look better. Alumni Chris Gotterup is representing Rutgers well in the professional world, the...

KJ Duff and Antwan Raymond Named Preseason Phil Steele All-Americans

Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff and Antwan Raymond put the world on notice last season by having breakout years, where both compiled over 1,000 yards in their respective categories. Their athletic...

More than wins & losses

RU recipient of prestigious recognition Then-Jets head coaches Herm Edward’s once famously said, “You play to win the game.” But what happens when the game’s over? That’s when life kicks in and...

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Rutgers Football: Early schedule prediction for 2026

The NCAA Tournament is complete. Baseball season is in full swing and the summer is beginning to heat up. It might only be May but this is around the time where fans begin to get hungry for...

Can They Afford It? The Crushing Weight of Funding Modern College Athletics – Part 1 in a series

I can remember a time when Rutgers had over 30 varsity sports….but I’m old I am a Rutgers letterwinner. In the fall of 1971, I was sitting around WRSU, the student station at Rutgers. A fellow...

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Rutgers Football Ranks 56th in Espn’s College Football Future Power Rankings

ESPN and writer Adam Rittenberg released an article today where Rittenberg looked at the future of all the power conference college football teams and ranked them from most promising to least for...

2027 Florida DT Jeremiah Joseph Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has added a second piece to the future of its interior defensive line, as 2027 Florida defensive tackle Jeremiah Joseph has committed to the Scarlet Knights, according to an...

Monday, June 8, 2026
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Conference Home and Away Opponents Revealed

Earlier today, the Big Ten announced the confirmed conference matchups for the 2026-2027 Big Ten women’s basketball season. As a result, we now know which teams Rutgers will play at home and which...

Rutgers Football completes another big recruiting weekend

The Scarlet Knights have put together two consecutive busy weeks on the recruiting front. Head coach Greg Schiano welcomed multiple commits to the Class of 2027. This is a busy time of year for...

Sunday, June 7, 2026
2027 South Carolina DT Dennis Glenn Jr. Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its first true defensive tackle commit of the 2027 recruiting class as South Carolina DT Dennis Glenn Jr. has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to an...

Rutgers Adds Commitment From 2027 Florida OL Zane Keric

Rutgers continues to offensive line talent to its 2027 recruitment class as they have now landed 3-star Florida offensive lineman Zane Keric to add to their offensive line class which already...

2027 New York Offensive Lineman Alijah Jones Commits to Rutgers

Rutgers football has landed its second commit of the June 6th recruiting weekend, as New York OL Alijah Jones has committed to Rutgers, according to an announcement he made today. The 6-foot-4,...

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Rutgers Lands 2027 Safety Dextavion Reese

Rutgers football has added its first commit of the June 6th recruiting weekend, as Georgia Safety Dextavion Reese has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Reese plays...

Three Rutgers Women’s Rowers Earn CRCA All-American Status

Three Rutgers women’s rowers were named to the CRCA All-American teams on Friday, with Lily Wood and Chiara Saccomando earning second-team honors and Elena Moran being named an honorable mention....

Friday, June 5, 2026
Reviewing Rutgers Facilities: SHI Stadium

Rutgers needs to maximize the revenue it gets from its athletics facilities. There is no way to sugarcoat that, especially when you understand the financial situation the athletic department is...

Thursday, June 4, 2026
How Does the Success Of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey Reflect on Rutgers Basketball?

Rutgers basketball has seen increased flak on social media in recent weeks as the San Antonio Spurs have made their way through the playoffs to the NBA Championship, with former Rutgers superstar...

PA WR Arnold Mugerwa Commits to Rutgers Football

The May 29th official visit weekend continues to bear fruit for Rutgers football, as they have now landed their seventh commit coming out of the weekend in wide receiver Arnold Mugerwa from...

NCAA Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, & does any of it relate to Rutgers?

Baseball was my first sport love. I wasn’t very good at playing it, but ever since my dad took me to my first game – Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium – it has been the special sport for me. As for...

Rutgers Football ranked bottom of Big Ten: Is it accurate?

The Scarlet Knights have experienced up-and-down expectations over recent years as fans hope to see a better product on the field. Heading into the 2026 campaign, it feels like there is no up,...

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Rutgers Baseball Loses OF Chase Krewson to the Transfer Portal

After just one season, outfielder Chase Krewson has decided to depart from the Scarlet Knights. Last season, Krewson played a key role in Rutgers batting lineup, tallying nine home runs, 30 RBIs,...

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Rutgers Basketball Adds Freshman Slovenian Forward Martin Tonejc

Rutgers men’s basketball has once again looked on the other side of the pond to round out its roster, as the Scarlet Knights have landed a commitment from Slovenian Forward Martin Tonejc,...

How Rutgers Offensive Line Recruiting Has Changed Under Jim Turner

Rutgers offensive line recruiting has changed significantly in just a few months under new offensive line coach Jim Turner. Turner himself is more active in recruiting than his predecessor was,...

The B1G & SEC conclude their spring meetings. So, does any of it matter for Rutgers?

The SEC & B1G held their spring meetings, attended by ADs, coaches, and other mucketymucks from member schools. And right out of the box, from the ESPN article about it, there was a comment that I...

Rutgers Football wraps up big 2027 recruiting weekend

It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it led to multiple pieces being added in the Class of 2027. Head coach Greg Schiano has continued to preach how he wants the Scarlet Knights to...

Monday, June 1, 2026
Rutgers Football Recruiting Weekend Preview: 6/5/2026

After hosting their first official visit weekend for the 2027 recruitment class and landing 6 commits from it, Rutgers football hopes to land more commitments coming out of its next official visit...

Rutgers Women’s Rowing Places 11th at NCAA Championships

Rutgers women’s rowing earned an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships this past weekend down at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia. The Scarlet Knights, who were looking for...

If Rutgers MBB can add Bryant, why not schedule….

Guess how many D1 schools are in New Jersey? Guess how many of them play basketball? Hold those thoughts….. Back in mid-May, men’s hoops added Bryant to its 2026-27 schedule. In the comments to...

Sunday, May 31, 2026
2027 Pennsylvania OL Jackson Albright Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its third offensive lineman of the May 29th official visit weekend, as Jackson Albright, a 2027 offensive line product out of Pennsylvania, has decided to commit to the...

Rutgers Football Lands 2027 Florida ATH Zion Vilma

Rutgers football has landed a fifth commitment from their May 29th official visit weekend as 2027 Florida ATH Zion Vilma has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. His commitment makes it five...

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...

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