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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 were able to rattle off four conference series wins in their last five conference series to propel themselves to the conference tournament. […]

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Rutgers Wrestling Signee Anthony Knox Earns Runner Up Finish at Senior 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 match, where he lost to three-time NCAA champion and Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee. This performance is another notable performance in a freestyle […]

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 first one was about the linebackers and what their rotation is going to look like. The second focused on who will be the No.2 running […]

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 each bracket for the Players Era Tournament have been revealed as well, with Rutgers waiting to see who it will play […]

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 sophomore first baseman Baileigh Burtis and freshman catcher Charleigh Schuettler earned third-team honors. In addition to receiving all-region honors, Rohwer was named to the all-Big Ten first […]

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 commitment is Rutgers’ fifth offensive commitment so far this class and their seventh commitment overall. During his junior year of high school, the […]

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 Splaine and Colin Kurdyla were named Honorable Mentions. College Lacrosse has three recognized all-American lists that are released after the season. This is the second time this off-season that Rutgers has had […]

Big Ten Announces 2026-2027 Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s Conference Opponents

The Big Ten conference has announced the conference slate for the 2026-2027 men’s basketball season, revealing Rutgers’ upcoming opponents in the process. The team is slated to play 20 conference games next season, against 17 different opponents. As was the case last year, Rutgers will play three different teams two times in a home-and-home series.’ […]

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 same level as the rest of the Big Ten. One of the most pressing needs in terms of facilities is to renovate […]

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 play. Game One Rutgers started the series off hot using its power bats. The Scarlet Knights hit two first-inning home runs to […]

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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 post, now that he’s back in Piscataway, Ashnault “should aid the elite New Jersey recruiting efforts and be quite the training […]

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 Nwuli to drop down a level or transfer to a school closer to his home on the west coast, making it even more […]

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 down. Kaliakmanis wasn’t the only member of last season’s team to find a home in the NFL, as players such as DT Sheffield and Kenny Fletcher got contracts […]

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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 many topics around the Scarlet Knights. One thing on everyone’s mind has been the starting quarterback battle between AJ Surace and […]