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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 Knicks’ extinguishing New York’s long title drought across the Big Four sports leagues (stretching back to the Giants in 2011), Rutgers nation […]
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 Jenovia Logan in the women’s high jump on Saturday afternoon, carrying the Scarlet Knights at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Both finished 19th in their […]
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 three-star by all three ranking services, is listed as the No.112 WR and the No.24 New Jersey prospect by Rivals and the No.82 WR, […]
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 nothing short of spectacular — 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting in Game 4, a plus-12 night sharing a […]
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? Recently, there was an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education that asked those questions. The author, Brian Rosenberg, is president emeritus of […]
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, according to a report by Jon Rothstein. Larkin originally joined the program in 2019, serving as a special assistant to the head coach in 2019-2020 and […]
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 prospects are expected to visit campus, with one being committed already, and the others have Rutgers listed as the favorite to land their commitment […]
Rutgers Men’s 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 improve. Alumni Chris Gotterup is representing Rutgers well in the professional world, the team recording its best-ever finish at the Big Ten Championships, with the most recent development being Head Coach Rob Shutte being honored as […]
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 prowess is now being recognized for the upcoming season, as they were both named preseason All-Americans by Phil Steele. Last season, Duff was named […]
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 that is what Rutgers was recognized for by NACDA, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. At its national convention, the group […]
Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano Answers Media Questions During Annual Charity Golf Classic
Several reporters from the Rutgers world got the opportunity to ask Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano some questions during his 20th annual Charity Gold Classic, which raised $200,00 for charities such as Chop for Change, One Veteran at a Time, POVAT, Athletes in Action, and the Bob Mulcahy Scholarship fund. After answering several questions […]
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 college football. If this sounds like you, then you have come to the right place. Rutgers is looking […]
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 radio person came in and said he had just signed up to play lightweight football. I don’t think […]
ESPN Ranks Rutgers Football 56th in College Football Future Power Rankings List
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 the 2027 season. Notre Dame landed at the top of the list, with Ohio State and Texas right behind it. Rutgers came in […]
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 announcement he made on social media. Joseph took an official visit to Rutgers on May 29th, but left campus without announcing his commitment. After […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball 2026-2027 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 teams they will play on the road. That list is as follows: Home: Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, […]
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 official visits as prospects in the junior class begin to make decisions. Rutgers welcomed five more recruits this weekend. Rutgers recruiting […]
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 announcement he made on his social media accounts. The 6-foot-1, 285-pound prospect announced his decision at the end of an official campus […]
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 includes interior offensive linemen James Cocozzo, Charles Butler, Jackson Albright, Alijah Jones, and offensive tackle Aaron Southard. Keric, who stands at 6-foot-7, 295-pounds, is projected to play offensive […]
2027 New York Offensive Lineman Alijah Jones Commits to Rutgers Football
Rutgers football has landed its second commit of the June 6th recruiting weekend, as New York OL Alijah Jones has committed to the Scarlet Knights, according to an announcement he made today. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior offensive lineman hails from James Monroe High School up in Rochester, New York. Jones spoke highly of Rutgers offensive line coach […]
Rutgers Football 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 his high school ball for Hephzibah High School down in Georgia. New Rutgers safeties coach Adam Cox led the way in his recruitment and was […]
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. This is the third all-American honor earned by Wood, joining Hannah Heideveld, another Rutgers rower, to achieve the feat. This is her second year in a row earning […]
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 in. Back in May, we here at OnTheBanks ran a mini-series where we used A.I. like Microsoft Copilot to estimate how to renovate Jersey Mike’s […]
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 Dylan Harper being a major contributor to that run. One message regarding Rutgers basketball has been amplified over social media over that time: […]
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 Richland, PA, according to a post made by The Knight Report. The 6-foot-3, 197-pound Pennsylvanian product is rated as a high three-star by […]
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