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Former Rutgers great Isiah Pacheco finds new home in NFL

Isiah Pacheco has found a new home. The former Rutgers star, and Vineland, NJ native, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports. The Lions moved quick on day two of free agency to replace David Montgomery, who was traded to the Houston Texans. Pacheco will join Jahmyr Gibbs […]

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Rutgers Women’s Baskteball Guard Nene Ndiaye Announces Intentions to Transfer

Guard Nene Ndiaye of Rutgers women’s basketball announced her intentions to enter the transfer portal earlier today. With her departure, the Scarlet Knights will lose their leading scorer from last season. She is the second player to announce her intentions to transfer, after Antonia Bates announced she will be entering the portal last night. Since […]

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Rutgers’ Tariq Francis Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention

The Big Ten media and coaches have released their all-Big Ten teams for the 2025-2026 season, with Rutgers guard Tariq Francis being the only Scarlet Knight to receive all-Big Ten recognition. He was named an all-Big Ten honorable mention by the media. Francis has been the most dynamic scorer for the Knights all season, posting […]

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Rutgers Basketball 2026 Big Ten Tournament Preview: Minnesota

With their win over Penn State last Sunday, No.14 Rutgers men’s basketball is slated to play No.11 Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday, March 11th. The two teams squared off earlier this season, with the Golden Gophers earning a dominating 80-61 victory over the Scarlet Knights. Both Minnesota and […]

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Rutgers Baseball secures series win vs. Bryant

Rutgers was able to get back to its winning ways over the weekend during a series against Bryant at Bainton Field in Piscataway. After losing four of their previous six games, the Scarlet Knights took two out of three against the Bulldogs. Game One The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a quick lead on Friday […]

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8 Rutgers Wrestlers Qualify For Nationals at The Big Ten Tournament

No.11 Rutgers wrestling saw seven of its wrestlers place in the top 8 at the Big Ten Championships, while eight Scarlet Knights punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament. Eight bids to nationals are the most Rutgers has sent since it sent 8 to Kansas City in 2024. It marks just the fourth time in […]

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2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket

The 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will begin on Tuesday night with the bottom four teams in action. Rutgers avoided playing on night one and earned a single bye in the tournament with a win against Penn State on Sunday in the season finale. The Scarlet Knights, who enter as the 14th seed, will […]

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Rutgers Hires LSU Assistant to be Next Women’s Basketball Coach

Rutgers athletic director Keli Zinn has closed in on a new head coach for Rutgers women’s basketball. According to Talia Goodman of On3, Rutgers is hiring LSU assistant coach Gary Redus II to be the program’s new head coach. Redus is the fourth head coach in program history. Brian Fonseca and Steve Politi of NJ Advanced Media […]

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Rutgers Basketball Takes Down Penn State 74-62 on Senior Day

Rutgers men’s basketball defeated Penn State 74-62 in the last game of the regular season. The Scarlet Knights led for over 90 percent of the game and held several 20-point leads en route to their senior day win. With this win, Rutgers has swept both Maryland and Penn State in basketball this season. The game […]

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Rutgers Basketball vs Penn State: How to Watch/ Game Thread

Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are set to wrap up their regular season today as they take on Penn State at home for senior day. With Northwestern’s loss to Minnesota last night, Rutgers’secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament, making this game non-consequential in terms of seeding. However, a win […]

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Rutgers Football Recruiting Updates: Early March 2026

The 2027 recruiting class is in full swing, with a few players already setting official visit dates for the early summer. So far, just like in our late February recruiting update, Rutgers only has one commitment from the 2027 class, Tight End Sydney Padilla from West Orange High School. They are working towards adding to that list […]

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Rutgers Basketball Hosts Regular Season Finale Against Penn State

After nearly coming back to beat Michigan State on the road, Rutgers men’s basketball will return home to face Penn State in its regular-season finale. As with all home finales, this game will serve as the team’s senior night. Both teams are coming into this game with the hopes of ending the season on a […]

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Rutgers Baseball Defeats Bryant 6-3 in Game One of Series

After defeating Stony Brook in a midweek pitching battle, Rutgers would earn a second straight victory off the arm of their pitchers, as they defeated Bryant 6-3 in game one of the Scarlet Knights’ first home weekend series Dallin Harrison started on the mound for Rutgers, pitching a scoreless first inning before Knights’ third baseman […]

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Tom Izzo Praises Steve Pikiell After Rutgers Near Comeback Against MSU

It is no secret that legendary Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is a big fan of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell. Izzo has praised Pikiell’s coaching ability time and time again, and has done so twice this season in his post-game press conferences, despite Michigan State going 2-0 against Rutgers this year. The […]

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Rutgers Athletics Makes Improvements to Softball Complex

Rutgers Athletics has announced improvements to the softball fields that will debut during the team’s home opener later this month. These improvements include the addition of new dugouts, a new grandstand, and a press box. On top of that, lights were installed at the complex, meaning that Rutgers softball will be able to host night […]

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Rutgers Baseball Wins Home Opener 5-1 Over Stony Brook

Rutgers baseball earned a 5-1 victory over Stony Brook in its midweek home opener. The Scarlet Knights’ home opener was originally scheduled for last Tuesday, March 3rd, against Georgetown, but that game was canceled due to inclement weather, leading to the athletic department adding this game instead and using it as the home opener. The […]

MLB

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Steve Pikiell to return as Men’s Basketball head coach next season

It has been a busy week around Rutgers Athletics, specifically the basketball programs. Despite changes being made on the Women’s side, athletic director Keli Zinn confirmed that the Men’s team will run it back next year. Zinn shared that Steve Pikiell will return as head coach next season during an interview with NJ.com. “I believe […]

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Rutgers Football Appoints Elijah Hodge as New Linebackers Coach

Rutgers football has promoted former assistant linebackers coach Elijah Hodge to be the team’s new linebackers coach, according to The Knight Report. Hodge was brought in less than a month ago to be the teams Assistant linebackers coach and was one of the favorites to land the full time linebackers coaching job before today. Hodge […]

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Potential Head Coaching Candidates for Rutgers Women’s Basketball

Several names have been floated around as potential replacements for former Rutgers women’s basketball coach Coquese Washington, who was let go by the university yesterday after her team finished in last place in the Big Ten for the second time in two years. At the end of the official press release by the university, it […]

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Rutgers Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced for the Big Ten Championships

The Big Ten has announced the preliminary seeds for the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, and two Rutgers wrestlers are listed in the top five for their weight class. The pre-seeds this year were produced through WrestleStat’s Tournament Seeder Program, utilizing allocation criteria approved by conference coaches. They used this to rank 14 starters through […]

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