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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 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 […]

Rutgers Wrestling Schedules Lehigh for 2026-2027 Season

Rutgers wrestling has added its first opponent to next year’s out-of-conference schedule, as they are set to take on Lehigh on Sunday, November 15th, 2026, at Jersey Mike’s Arena, according to a post made by The Knight Report. Rutgers and Lehigh have met on the mat 46 times since 1941. The Mountain Hawks have dominated […]

Rutgers Baseball Falls to St. John’s 10-5 in Midweek Action

Rutgers Baseball dropped a midweek game 10-5 against St. John’s yesterday, despite the Scarlet Knights racing out to a 4-1 start after the first two innings. The Red Storm used a strong fourth inning to overcome their early deficit before putting Rutgers away by scoring five runs in the final two innings. Chase Krewson and […]

MLB

A look at Greg Schiano’s second tenure at Rutgers

Greg Schiano might be entering a very important season at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a five-win season, failing to make a bowl game when that was the expectation at the beginning of the year. CBS Sports Tom Fornelli made a bold prediction that this could be Schiano’s final year at Rutgers if […]

Rutgers Guard Kaden Powers Announces His Return For Next Season

Rutgers men’s basketball has returned another promising young player from last year’s squad as guard Kaden Powers has announced that he will return to the Scarlet Knights for the 2026-2027 season, according to an announcement he made via social media. During his freshman season, the 6-foot-4, 195-pound Powers appeared in 29 games for Rutgers and […]

Rutgers Gymnastics Finishes Season With the Highest Team Ranking in Program History

It’s no secret that Rutgers gymnastics just had what can only be described as a historic season for the program. They made the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row, their third appearance since joining the Big Ten in 2014. They came in first place among all teams that participated in the first […]

Rutgers lands Manhattan transfer Will Sydnor

Rutgers has landed another member of the frontcourt prepared to battle for a starting spot. Manhattan transfer Will Sydnor announced on Monday night that he has committed to Rutgers. Sydnor attended Manhattan as a member of the 2024 recruiting class. He hails from Brooklyn and attended The Patrick School. Now, the 6-foot-8 forward returns to […]

Rutgers Baseball takes road series against Penn State

The Scarlet Knights were in need of a series victory in Big Ten play. After getting swept by the top-ranked UCLA Bruins last weekend, Rutgers responded with two wins against Penn State in a high-scoring series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. Game One After a slow start led to a scoreless […]

MLB

Rutgers Wrestling Adds Program Legend Anthony Ashnault as Associate Head Coach

Former Rutgers wrestler and program legend Anthony Ashnault has rejoined the Scarlet Knights coaching staff and will be the team’s new associate head coach, according to The Knight Report. Ashnault was on the Knights coaching staff from 2021 to 2023, but ended up joining Princeton’s coaching staff for two years before returning to the banks […]

Rutgers Athletics Announces One Million Dollar Match Fundraiser for Rutgers Giving Day

This Friday, April 24th, is the 11th annual Rutgers Giving Day, and this time around, the athletics department has something special up its sleeves as longtime Rutgers Athletics supporters Greg and Anna Brown have announced a $1 million matching challenge. This challenge states that every gift made in support of Rutgers Athletics on Friday will […]

Athan Kaliakmanis Visits Several NFL Teams Before Upcoming Draft

Athan Kaliakmanis has had a busy off-season, participating in several senior showcases, taking part in Rutgers pro day, and now visiting several NFL teams with the hopes of being drafted later this week. On The Banks’ Greg Patuto wrote in early March that Kaliakamnis had taken several NFL top 30 visits to teams like the […]

Rutgers Wrestling Lands Cornell 133-pounder Brett Ungar in the Transfer Portal

Rutgers wrestling has made another addition in the transfer portal, as Cornell 133-pounder Bret Ungar has committed to wrestle for the Scarlet Knights, according to The Knight Report. Ungar just finished up his fourth season with Cornell and will have one season left of eligibility to use at Rutgers. During his freshman (2022-2023) season at […]