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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 Knight Report. Daye, a native of Newark, New Jersey, who spent her high school days at University High School, is the third […]
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 in April, according to a post made by The Knight Report. He is rated as a three-star by 247sports, but is currently unranked […]
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 of 247sports, he is yet to be cleared to compete by the NCAA. The main reason why he has yet to be […]
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 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the first time that a former Scarlet Knight appeared in an MLB game since both Brian O’Grady and Patrick Kivlehan played […]
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 sales record on X, and the season is still months away! The new age has brought a lot of excitement to […]
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 to his social media account. Poku-Kankam took his first trip up to campus last Thursday, which Rutgers coaches used to seal his commitment. He is […]
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 Report. A multi-sport athlete for Point Boro, who also plays football and baseball, Clayton has made the state championship all three years he […]
Rutgers Wrestling Accepts Invite to the 2026 National Duals Invitational
Rutgers wrestling has accepted an invitation to the second-ever National Duals Invitational, according to Pat Mineo of the Wrestling Room. The National Duals Invitational is a tournament sponsored by Paycom that will see several top Division 1 programs from around the country fly to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete against each other for a cash prize. […]
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 summer. With that being said, even though the official visits are still a month away, we have compiled a list […]
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 presumed SEC locks Garrett Nussmeier and Diego Pavia. While there might be off-the-field issues at play with both, the same cannot be said for Kaliakmanis. He visited the Commanders […]
Rutgers Baseball wins series vs. Ohio State
Rutgers was able to win the series against Ohio State over the weekend at Bainton Field in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights dropped the first game of the series before winning the last two to end it. Rutgers is now 22-22 overall and 9-12 in Big Ten play. Game One It was a difficult start to […]
Former Scarlet Knights Dariel Djabome, Colin Weber, and Gus Zilinskas Invited to NFL Rookie Minicamps
After the conclusion of the NFL draft, where quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was the only former Scarlet Knight to have his name called, several other former Rutgers football players signed undrafted free agent deals with NFL teams. These include tight end Kenny Fletcher Jr, EDGE Eric O’Neill, cornerback Cam Miller, and wide receiver DT Sheffield. After […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Adds Pitt Forward Fatima Diakhate in the Transfer Portal
Rutgers women’s basketball has added another piece to its frontcourt in the transfer portal as former Pitt Forward Fatima Diakhate announced her commitment to the Scarlet Knights on her social media accounts. She spent the first three years of her career at Georgia before transferring to Pitt last year. This will be her last season […]
Rutgers DL Zaire Angoy gets extra year of eligibility
Rutgers received a major boost on the depth chart this weekend. Defensive lineman Zaire Angoy received approval for a sixth year of eligibility in 2026. He petitioned the NCAA for an extra year due to a redshirt used in 2021. Angoy has been practicing with the team but did not hear until recently that his […]
Former Scarlet Knights Kenny Fletcher Jr, Eric O’Neill, Cam Miller, and DT Sheffield Sign UDFA Deals
After the conclusion of the NFL draft, where quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was the only former Scarlet Knight to have his name called, several other former Rutgers football players signed undrafted free agent deals with NFL teams. These include tight end Kenny Fletcher Jr, EDGE Eric O’Neill, cornerback Cam Miller, and wide receiver DT Sheffield. All […]
Rutgers Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis Selected No. 223 Overall by the Washington Commanders
Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis will now have to make the short trip down from New Jersey to Landover, Maryland, as he was selected No.223 overall by the Washington Commanders. The Commanders already have a quarterback room filled with talent, such as Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota, meaning that Kaliakmanis will have several experienced NFL quarterbacks […]
Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano Hosts Final 2026 Spring Practice Press Conference
Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano took to the podium on Saturday to address the media and answer questions about spring camp for one final time before the spring practice session is over. Schiano spoke for around 8 minutes, which is a few minutes longer than his last spring practice press conference. He took time at […]
Rutgers Football Announces 2026 Spring Award Winners
Rutgers football announced its 2026 spring awards today, recognizing three players for their efforts during the spring practice window and the off-season. These awards are usually announced during halftime of the Rutgers spring game; however, this year’s traditions continued despite the cancellation of the spring game. These awards are meant to honor the most improved […]
Eric LeGrand Inducted Into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Former Rutgers Football player and one of the voices for the football team on the radio, Eric LeGrand, has earned another one of the highest honors the university can give, as he was inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni during its ceremony on Thursday, April 26th. LeGrand has meant so much to […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Lands Former Howard Forward Zennia Thomas in the Transfer Portal
Rutgers women’s basketball has added a piece to its front court in the transfer portal as former Howard forward Zennia Thomas has committed to play for the Scarlet Knights, according to a post made by The Knight Report. Thomas is coming to Piscataway for her final season after beginning her career at Kentucky, where she […]
Former Rutgers Wrestlers Find New Teams
Two former Rutgers wrestlers who entered the transfer portal at the end of last season have already found new teams. Former Rutgers 125-pounder Ayden Smith, who was a starter for Rutgers this past season, is now an Iowa State Cyclone, and Max Hermes, a junior who wrestled in a reserve role for the 157-pounders, has […]
Rutgers Running Backs Coach Damiere Shaw Hosts Spring Practice Press Conference
After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, and defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, the program has started the press conferences where members of the media can ask questions to position coaches. This time, it was running backs coach Damiere Shaw’s turn to hop on the podium […]
Rutgers Wide Receivers Coach Dave Brock Hosts Spring Practice Press Conference
After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca, and defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, the program has started the press conferences where members of the media can ask questions to position coaches. This time, it was wide receivers coach Dave Brock’s turn at the mic to answer questions […]
Rutgers Board of Governors Votes to Rename Soccer Stadium
Yurcak Field, or rather the soccer stadium itself, will change its name after the Rutgers board of Governors held a vote on Thursday morning to change the name of the soccer stadium itself. According to The Knight Report, longtime corporate sponsor of the Scarlet Knights, RWJ Barnabas Health, has entered into another deal with the […]
Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse: Several Scarlet Knights Earn All-Big Ten Honors
The Big Ten recently released their all- conference Lacrosse teams ahead of the Big Ten tournament, with three Rutgers players earning All-Big Ten Status. Joe Juengerkes was named First Team All-Big Ten, while Cardin Stoller and Colin Kurdyla were named to the All-Big Ten second team. In addition, Dylan Finder was on the All-Freshman Team. This is the second year in […]