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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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...

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...

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...

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