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No.25 Women’s Lacrosse Stuns No.6 Michigan 13-12 at Home

No.25 Rutgers women’s Lacrosse earned its biggest victory of the season, and one of the biggest ever in program history, when it knocked off No.6 Michigan yesterday in a 13-12 thriller at SHI Stadium. Despite a surge by the Wolverines in the fourth quarter, the Scarlet Knights were able to hold on to secure the […]

Rutgers Linebackers Coach Elijah Hodge Hosts Spring Practice Press Conference

After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarocca, 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 new linebackers coach Elijah Hodge’s turn at the podium, having the […]

Rutgers Athletics Promotes BJ Merriam to Executive Senior Associate AD/Chief Compliance Officer

Rutgers Athletics has promoted BJ Merriam to be the departments new Executive Senior Associate AD. In this new role, Marriam will help guide strategy related to revenue allocation and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). In this role, he will work closely with campus partners including the Office of General Counsel, University Ethics & Compliance, Financial […]

Rutgers Football: 21 Players Honored by NFF Hampshire Honor Society

21 Rutgers football players have been accepted into the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society which is the National Football Foundation’s signature initiative dedicated to advancing and acknowledging both academic and athletic achievement across college football. Rutgers had the most players accepted into the society this year among all schools in the FBS. According to […]

Rutgers C Baye Fall back in transfer portal

Rutgers center Baye Fall will enter the transfer portal for the third time in his career. Fall will be looking for his fourth school in four years after entering the portal on Wednesday. Fall had previous stops at Kansas State and Arkansas. He played in nine games for Rutgers for a total of 45 minutes. […]

Rutgers Forward Dylan Grant Enters the Transfer Portal

Rutgers men’s basketball has suffered its fifth portal departure of the season, as forward Dylan Grant is the latest Scarlet Knight to enter the transfer portal, according to The Knight Report. After spending two years at Rutgers, Grant will have two years of eligibility remaining to play elsewhere. Grant joined Rutgers as a part of […]

Rutgers Baseball Defeats In-State Rival Seton Hall 12-7

After falling in their series against Indiana last weekend 2-1, Rutgers baseball returned to the Garden State and defeated in state rival Seton Hall 12-7 in midweek action in South Orange. The Scarlet Knights scored 10 runs in the first two innings and held on the rest of the way to secure the 12-7 victory. […]

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Rutgers Basketball Forward Denis Badalau to Enter the Transfer Portal

Rutgers forward Denis Badalau has become the fourth Scarlet Knight to enter the transfer portal this cycle, according to The Knight Report. He leaves Rutgers after just spending just his freshman year in Piscataway and will have three years of eligibility remaining to play elsewhere. Last season, Badalau appeared in 24 games and averaged 3.1 […]

Rutgers Basketball Guard Harun Zrno Enters the Transfer Portal

Rutgers basketball guard Harun Zrno has opted to enter the transfer portal, according to Richie O’Leary of The Knight Report. He becomes the third Scarlet Knight to enter the portal this season, following guard Dorian Jones and forward Bryce Dortch. He will leave Rutgers with three years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound freshman guard spent […]

Rutgers guard Dorian Jones enters transfer portal

Dorian Jones did not step on the floor for Rutgers in year one and will now be looking for a new home. The four-star freshman guard has entered the transfer portal. The window opened at midnight and Jones did not waste time entering his name into the mix. Jones redshirted his freshman year. He joined […]

Rutgers forward Bryce Dortch to enter transfer portal

Rutgers has now lost its first player to the transfer portal this offseason. Sophomore forward Bryce Dortch plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens, according to Joe Tipton of On3. The portal will officially open on April 7. Dortch came to Rutgers as part of the historic recruiting class of 2024, which was […]

Rutgers Baseball loses another Big Ten series vs. Indiana

Rutgers began the Big Ten schedule with two wins against Michigan State. Since then, the Scarlet Knights have struggled in conference play and just lost their third straight series in Big Ten play. Rutgers split the first two games before losing the series on Sunday against Indiana in Bloomington. Game One The action kicked off […]

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Rutgers Basketball Transfer Portal Preview

Both Rutgers basketball programs are going to be extremely busy over the next few weeks as the transfer portal window for women’s basketball opened today, with the men’s transfer portal window opening at midnight tonight. Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell will be looking to rebuild his team with a significant amount more in his […]

Rutgers Lands 3-Star Offensive Lineman James Cocozzo

Rutgers football now has two commits for the 2027 class as three-star offensive lineman James Cocozzo has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to the Knight Report. He decided to come to Rutgers despite receiving offers from programs such as Maryland, Penn State, Syracuse, UConn, and Virginia Tech, among others. He did have […]

Rutgers New OLine Coach Jim Turner Hosts Spring Practice Press Conference

After giving the media a chance to speak to head coach Greg Schiano, offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarocca, 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 new offensive line coach Jim Turner’s turn at the podium, having […]

Rutgers Gymnastics Advances in NCAA Regionals After Beating Central Michigan

Rutgers gymnastics will be advancing in the NCAA Regional competition in Lexington after earning a close upset victory over No.31 Central Michigan. The Scarlet Knights defeated the Chippewas by a total score of 196.200 to 195.700 to advance to the second round of the NCAA regionals for the first time since the regional format changed […]

Rutgers guard Makylah Moore enters transfer portal

Rutgers guard Makylah Moore has shared her intention to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Moore will become the third Scarlet Knight to enter the portal when it opens on April 6, according to a report by Talia Goodman of On3. She will have three years of eligibility remaining. Moore joined Rutgers in June. She […]

Rutgers Football: 4 Recruits Schedule Official Visits

Since our late-March recruitment update article was published on March 20th, four recruits have scheduled official visits to Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are still trying to land their second commitment of the class and hope to use their official visit weekends in late May and early June to round out most of their 2027 recruiting […]