Insomnia for the sleeping giant.
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
Baseball was my first sport love. I wasn’t very good at playing it, but ever since my dad took me to my first game – Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium – it has been the special sport for me. As for college baseball, I can’t say that I live for it, but it still […]
The Scarlet Knights have experienced up-and-down expectations over recent years as fans hope to see a better product on the field. Heading into the 2026 campaign, it feels like there is no up, especially from the national media. In a recent power ranking of the Big Ten done by Michael Cohen of Fox Sports, Rutgers […]
After just one season, outfielder Chase Krewson has decided to depart from the Scarlet Knights. Last season, Krewson played a key role in Rutgers batting lineup, tallying nine home runs, 30 RBIs, and seven stolen bases while hitting .264 and playing all but one game for the Knights last season. On defense, he recorded 100 […]
Rutgers men’s basketball has once again looked on the other side of the pond to round out its roster, as the Scarlet Knights have landed a commitment from Slovenian Forward Martin Tonejc, according to a post made by The Knight Report. This is the second year in a row Rutgers has added talent directly from […]
Rutgers offensive line recruiting has changed significantly in just a few months under new offensive line coach Jim Turner. Turner himself is more active in recruiting than his predecessor was, going out himself and recruiting several names from around the country, something that wasn’t done as much in years prior. The type of high school […]
The SEC & B1G held their spring meetings, attended by ADs, coaches, and other mucketymucks from member schools. And right out of the box, from the ESPN article about it, there was a comment that I felt hit right at Rutgers:Washington coach Jedd Fisch said he would like to see the Big Ten play a […]
It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it led to multiple pieces being added in the Class of 2027. Head coach Greg Schiano has continued to preach how he wants the Scarlet Knights to be a developmental program and this begins with the recruiting process out of high school. Rutgers added six […]
After hosting their first official visit weekend for the 2027 recruitment class and landing 6 commits from it, Rutgers football hopes to land more commitments coming out of its next official visit weekend on June 5th, 2026. This event will be slightly smaller than the last one, hosting 13 players on campus, while last week […]
Rutgers women’s rowing earned an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships this past weekend down at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia. The Scarlet Knights, who were looking for their best-ever finish at the NCAA championships, fell three ranks short of tying the program’s best of an 8th-place finish. Texas won the 2026 NCAA […]
Guess how many D1 schools are in New Jersey? Guess how many of them play basketball? Hold those thoughts….. Back in mid-May, men’s hoops added Bryant to its 2026-27 schedule. In the comments to that post, Zanily (I hope it’s Zanily) wrote, “I don’t mind games against Army and Bryant, although the Scarlet Knights find […]