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Rutgers Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell Shares Cancer Diagnosis Following Successful Surgery
Rutgers Men’s Basketball coach Steve Pikiell announced that he is being treated for cancer following a successful surgery this summer in a letter to fans on Wednesday. Pikiell underwent surgery to remove the cancer. The next step will be undergoing chemotherapy over the next six months. The type of cancer was not shared in the […]
Rutgers Wins The Home Opener 3-1 Over LIU But Still Cannot Explain Set Two
Six matches in, Rutgers has played like two different teams wearing the same jersey. One of them swept Arkansas on Sept. 1 for the program’s first win over an SEC opponent since 2001. The other one turned up in Nashville twenty-four hours later, hit .242 against Vanderbilt’s .245, and lost in four sets anyway because […]
Greg Schiano Announces AJ Surace Will Start vs. Boston College
AJ Surace will officially make the first start of his career on Friday night. On Tuesday, head coach Greg Schiano announced that Surace will start vs. Boston College. Multiple outlets have reported the quarterback change. Dylan Lonergan started in the season-opening loss on Thursday night against UMass. He was removed in the second half due […]
Who watched B1G football in week 1….and week zero?
B1G stadiums are big….were they full? Fans can be a fickle lot. And they are different, depending on where you are. Can you imagine Nebraska not selling out? Can you imagine Rutgers always selling out? There are always reasons for people to not attend a game.. it’s just that in some places you’re ostracized if […]
Rutgers Football Unveils 9/11 Tribute Uniforms Ahead of Boston College Game
Rutgers football will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, with a special uniform combination when it takes the field against Boston College on the 25th anniversary of the attacks. The Scarlet Knights unveiled the uniforms Monday ahead of Friday night’s matchup at Alumni Stadium, featuring a predominantly scarlet look with “NEVER FORGET” displayed […]
Rutgers Forwards Don’t Register a Shot on Target in 1-0 Loss to No. 21 UC Santa Barbara
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers put four shots on goal Monday night. Two came from a fullback, one from a center back and one from a central midfielder. No Rutgers forward hit the target, and only one of them took a shot at all. Kaden Standish scored in the 70th minute and No. 21 UC Santa […]
OTB Staff Predicts Rutgers 2026 Football Record; Revisited after UMass Loss
The Rutgers vs UMass disaster was one few could predict, especially the Rutgers fans who write for this site. We all learned a lot about, more than we cared to know, who our team was in that game. With that in mind, we thought it appropriate to adjust our record predictions from two weeks ago […]
Rutgers vs Boston College Preview: Can the Knights Bounce Back After Ugly Season Opener?
New week, new opponent, turn the page. That is the mentality that Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights must have this week after a disastrous season-opening 37-21 loss to UMass. Turning the page after an embarrassing loss like that is no easy feat; add in the fact that they now have to go on the […]
This Week in Field Hockey: Rutgers Loses the Same Game It Wins
No. 20 Rutgers took seven shots against No. 5 Virginia on Friday and lost 2-1. It took 20 against No. 12 Syracuse on Sunday, spent most of the fourth quarter short-handed, equalized anyway and won 2-1 in a shootout. Same eleven names on the card both days, same margin both days, opposite results. The Scarlet […]
A Star is Born As Lilia Calvert Sinks Princeton With Two Goals in a 4-2 Win for Women’s Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Remember the name Lilia Calvert, she’s made her arrival, and she’s not going anywhere. Rutgers beat Princeton 4-2 on Sunday at Yurcak Field, and the freshman who gave away the penalty that let the Tigers back into the match in the first half scored twice in four minutes to end it in […]
So, where do all those All Americans come from?
It’s my own fault that I’m looking this up! Well, Thursday evening was fun, wasn’t it? And, now that football season is over in Piscataway, we can look at other football related matters. A little while back, we dropped a post about Rutgers rosters from some different time periods, exploring where the RU players came […]
Cross Country Opens With a Sweep at the Lehigh Invitational
Gavin Rossi and Micah Lawson finished three-tenths of a second apart on the Goodman Campus course Friday night, and the absence of a gap between them is the reason Rutgers is bringing a trophy home from Bethlehem. The Scarlet Knights beat Saint Joseph’s 35-36 in the men’s 6,000 meters, one point, the narrowest margin cross […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Adds First Commitment of 2027 Class
Rutgers women’s basketball has received its first commit of the 2027 class, as Emily Forrester, a 6-foot-3 forward out of Saint James Academy High School in Virginia, has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. The announcement came via her social media account Friday afternoon. Forrester stands at 6-foot-3, and committed to the program after […]
Arnav’s Analysis: Rutgers’ Loss to UMass Was The Worst in Program History
The Scarlet Knights entered Thursday night with plenty of optimism surrounding the 2026 season. A new year meant a fresh opportunity to establish themselves in the Big Ten and build on the progress the program has made during the Schiano 2.0 era. Even the most pessimistic fans might have thought the team might implode and […]
Seton Hall Wins a Slugfust 1-0 Against Men’s Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers took 14 shots at Devin Armstrong on Friday night and put six of them on frame. Armstrong saved all six. Til Kauschke’s penalty in the 48th minute was the only goal Seton Hall needed, and the Pirates left Yurcak Field with a 1-0 win in front of 594 in the second […]
Rutgers Basketball Adds First Commit of 2027 Class in 4 Star Shooting Guard RJ Moore
Rutgers basketball has landed its first commit of the 2027 class: shooting guard RJ Moore, who has committed to play for the Scarlet Knights, according to 247Sports, which ranks him as a 4 Star recruit, along with Rivals. Moore, who hails from Huntersville, South Carolina, and plays his high school ball at Ambassador Christian School, stands at […]
Women’s Basketball Adds Sisi Eleko as a Late Transfer Due to Court Ruling
Sisi Eleko was finished. She had played four college seasons, two at Canisius and two at Eastern Michigan, and she closed the last one leading the Mid-American Conference in rebounding and sitting third among active Division I players in career double-doubles. In any ordinary year that is a resume you take to a potential professional […]
Greg Schiano “Believes” In Team After Blowout Loss. But Why?
Ed Henry got beat in the state championship game on one of the wildest trick plays you will ever see — fake 23 blast with a backside George reverse. As Coach Boone and Coach Yoast are celebrating on the sideline, Henry had just one thing to say: “Well that’s it boys. That’s it. Good season.” […]
Rutgers Routed by UMass in Disastrous 37-21 Season Opening Loss
The hope of a new season often brings a sense of optimism for even the worst college football teams. Those hopes were quickly dashed for Scarlet Knight fans during the team’s season opening 37-21 loss to UMass. After surrendering a touchdown on the first drive of the game, the Minutemen defense quickly locked down the […]
Rutgers Football vs UMass Game Thread
Rutgers fans, its gameday! The Scarlet Knights are set to open the 2026 season today at 6 p.m. inside SHI Stadium against the UMass Minutemen. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. As always, let us know your thoughts and opinions about the game in the comments below! Betting FanDuel Spread: […]
OTB Staff Picks Rutgers vs UMass
Rutgers fans, its game day! The wait is over as the Scarlet Knights are set to kick off tonight at 6 p.m. against the UMass Minutemen. As is tradition here at OnTheBanks, the staff will try to guess the score of the game and give context as to why they think that way. Andrew Rice […]
Rutgers Volleyball Crashes Down to Earth & Falls to Vanderbilt in Four
One day after sweeping Arkansas in a huge win for the program, it was a different outcome, almost the inverse to the dominant tale of the tale. Rutgers and Vanderbilt hit the same ball on Wednesday night. The Scarlet Knights finished at .242, the Commodores at .245, three thousandths apart across 267 combined swings. Neither […]
Rutgers Football Turns the Page at Kicker Ahead of 2026 Opener
Rutgers football will have a new starting kicker in 2026. Dane Pizzaro has won the team’s kicking competition and will take over as Rutgers’ starting kicker, replacing veteran Jai Patel, as first reported by Chris Iseman of the Asbury Park Press. The decision comes just one day before Rutgers opens its 2026 season against UMass […]
Duff, Asamoah, Allison, Ofurie and O’Connor Named Rutgers Captains For 2026
Rutgers football has selected its 5 captains for the 2026 season. Wide receiver KJ Duff, offensive lineman Kobe Asamoah, linebacker Sean Allison, STUD Jesse Ofurie and long snapper Michael O’Connor have all been named Rutgers captains for the 2026 season. Last season, Duff totaled 60 catches for 1082 yards and seven touchdowns. His best performance […]
Nine Freshmen Give Rutgers Cross Country Its Deepest Class in Years
I ran cross country in high school, and the best way I could describe myself is “decent, but injury prone.” I have never pretended to be neutral about the sport. This means that I want you as the reader to weigh the enthusiasm here accordingly. However, the nine freshmen Rutgers added to its 2026 roster […]
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