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Women’s Soccer Leads at Halftime but Loses 2-1 to Purdue Without Testing the Goalkeeper Again
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Purdue had conceded four goals in nine matches this season. Rutgers scored the fifth at 35:59, 98 seconds after Olivia Russomanno came off the bench. It was the only shot Rutgers took in the first half. The Scarlet Knights lost 2-1 to the Boilermakers on Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field in their […]
Volleyball Answers 17 Missed Serves With Eight Aces & Beats St. John’s in Five
Yesterday, in the same gym for the Jack Kaiser Volleyball Classic, Rutgers missed 17 serves and lost a match it had won at every other position on the floor. This came after a miracle reverse sweep earlier that day as well. On Saturday, the Scarlet Knights missed 10, aced St. John’s eight times and won […]
Rutgers Falls Short 42-35 in Hard Fought Battle Against No.12 USC
Rutgers football came up just short, 42-35, against No. 12 USC in what was their best-played game of the season so far. However, despite the Knights’ efforts, USC’s offensive firepower proved to be too much for the Scarlet Knights to handle, especially when the Trojans were gifted points due to inconsistent quarterback play from Rutgers. […]
Five Rutgers Players Who Can Establish Their Roles As Big Ten Play Begins
After losing to UMass in the opener, the Scarlet Knights followed that up with a 28-21 loss to Boston College. Rutgers is now 0-2 heading into Big Ten play, with No. 12 USC coming to SHI Stadium on Saturday. The preseason expectations are gone. There’s really no point pretending otherwise. But that doesn’t mean the […]
Rutgers vs No. 12 USC Game Thread
Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are returning home from an unsuccessful trip at Boston College to play No.12 USC at home. The game will be broadcast live on CBS and has a kickoff time of 3:30 p.m. As always, let us know your thoughts and opinions about the game in the comments […]
OTB 2026 Staff Picks: Rutgers vs No. 12 USC
After dropping their first two games of the season to UMass and Boston College, Rutgers is set to open Big Ten play today as they take on USC at 3:30 at home. This is the Trojans’ first road game of the season and their first-ever cross-country trek to Piscataway. As is tradition here at OnTheBanks, […]
Chaos in Columbus as Men’s Soccer Secures a Massive Upset Over #3 Ohio State 2-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State had conceded two goals in six matches this season. Rutgers scored two in 29 minutes. The Scarlet Knights beat the third-ranked Buckeyes 2-1 on Friday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, with Braxton Montgomery equalizing at 25:16 and Joshua Jerome finishing a William Pierce ball at 54:14 for what held […]
Volleyball Out-Hits & Out-Blocks Penn, but Misses 17 Serves in a Four-Set Loss
Rutgers out-hit Penn. Rutgers out-killed Penn, out-blocked Penn and out-aced Penn. Rutgers won the only set of the four that was never in question. None of it counted for anything, because Rutgers also missed 17 serves. The Scarlet Knights lost 23-25, 21-25, 25-17, 22-25 to Penn on Friday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, a […]
Rutgers Basketball Lands Four-Star Guard Korey Francis
Rutgers basketball has landed its second four-star commit and second overall commit of the 2027 recruiting class, as guard Korey Francis has committed to play for the Scarlet Knights, according to Joe Tipton of On3 and his social media pages. His commitment comes after he took an official visit to Piscataway last weekend. The 6-foot-3, […]
Rutgers Fans Vote Overwhelmingly to Keep AJ Surace as Starting Quarterback Going Forward
Earlier in the week, we conducted a poll on which quarterback Rutgers fans want to see lead the team going forward, after both had rough first games during the first two games of the season. Well, the people have spoken, and their voice overwhelmingly supports making AJ Surace the starter from here on out. While […]
Who did Pat Hobbs miss out on in 2020?
First, some news and notes: I guess the boys at nj.com read On the Banks. Despite them yelling about replacing Schiano, it wasn’t until today – Friday, 9/18 – that they published their list of potential replacements. OTB had a similar story five days ago! I don’t have a subscription to nj.com and it’s behind […]
Volleyball Digs Out Of An 0-2 Hole, Saves Five Match Points & Reverse-Sweeps Bryant
Six days ago Rutgers swept Rider without Skylar George or Imani Howell playing, and the question out of that night was whether this team needed their best players in order to look like itself. Friday morning in Queens it got both answers in one match. Rutgers lost the first two sets to Bryant and won […]
Rutgers Football Week 3 vs. USC: Series History & More
It has been a disastrous start to the 2026 season for Rutgers and it will not get any easier with USC coming to town. These teams have met just one in their histories as foes from opposite ends of the country. Rutgers Football History vs. USC These two teams met for the firs time in […]
College Football Is For Everyone
I’m an Indian American. I’m also a sports fan. A sports writer. A Rutgers graduate. Someone who has spent an absurd amount of time watching, talking about, and writing about American sports. Someone who fell in love with this team as an “outsider” myself, not because of my skin color, but because I didn’t grow […]
Rutgers Men’s Basketball Releases Full 2026-2027 Schedule
The Big Ten Network held its annual men’s basketball schedule release program, and the full Rutgers men’s basketball Big Ten schedule was released. Rutgers will be looking to take a step forward from its 14-20 record last season with a roster that was significantly overhauled in the transfer portal. Some of that will be without […]
Rutgers Football vs No. 12 USC 2026 Preview
After suffering back-to-back losses to teams from Massachusetts, Rutgers heads back home to face one of the best teams they will play all season, as No. 12 USC comes to Piscataway for a Saturday matchup that will be broadcast live on CBS. The Trojans are currently a 23.5-point favorite according to FanDuel as of the […]
B1G & RU attendance….and viewership – who watched, who went
At OTB Headquarters, we had a brief conversation about whether we should report on attendance in the Big Ten every week. This may not continue this way throughout the season, but for now, here it is. What was it like across the Big Ten for attendance in Week 2? Six B1G schools were either on […]
Rutgers Shuts Out No. 16 Princeton 2-0 to Close the Homestand
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers had conceded a goal in every match it played this season, six games and five different results, the most recent of them Friday’s 3-1 win over No. 11 UCLA. On Tuesday, closing a five-game homestand against the best record to visit Yurcak Field all year, the Scarlet Knights finally kept a […]
2027 EDGE Josiah Sturdivant Decommits from Rutgers Football
Rutgers football has lost a commitment from its 2027 class, according to Chad Simmons of On3 who first reported that EDGE Josiah Sturdivant has decided to reopen his recruitment. He committed to Rutgers on May 30. Sturdivant is a 6-foot-3, 225 pound EDGE from Wake Forest High School in South Carolina who is rated as […]
On The Banks Reacts Survey: Who Do Rutgers Fans Want to See at Quarterback Moving Forward?
It is no secret that Rutgers quarterbacks Dylan Lonergan and AJ Surace struggled mightily in their first starts for the Scarlet Knights, with neither one of them proving why they should be the starter on a Big Ten team with their play in the last two games. In their first game of the season against […]
This Week in Field Hockey: Rutgers Scores Three Times and Still Doesn’t Win
No. 17 Rutgers took five shots at No. 4 Princeton on Friday and none of them came after the 18:57 mark. It took 13 against No. 10 UCONN on Sunday, scored three times, led twice and lost 3-1 in a shootout. Rutgers scored more goals in one afternoon than it had in its previous three […]
Rutgers Football Opens as 25.5 Point Underdogs vs No.12 USC
After falling 37-21 to UMass in week one and losing 28-21 to Boston College on the road in week two, Rutgers football opened as a 25.5-point underdog against No.12 USC before the line quickly moved to listing the Scarlet Knights as a 24.5-point underdog per FanDuel. The total over/under in this game is listed at […]
One Penalty Is All No. 12 Washington Needs Against Rutgers
SEATTLE, Wash. — Rutgers women’s soccer lost a match Sunday afternoon without ever being beaten from open play. A ninth-minute penalty kick from Jadyn Holdenried was the only goal No. 12 Washington needed at Husky Soccer Stadium, and the Scarlet Knights spent the remaining 80 minutes hunting a reply that never came in a 1-0 […]
Arnav’s Analysis: Four Takeaways From Rutgers’ Loss to Boston College
After Rutgers football came out completely lifeless against Boston College, they rallied back to within a score and had several chances to take the lead. However, the overwhelming takeaway from the game is not how close the Scarlet Knights were to pulling off the road upset but instead how badly Rutgers performed overall. I am […]
What if Rutgers pulls the plug on Schiano? Who’s next?
I know, still ten more games. But, it’s when, not if. Time to start thinking who could we get to replace him? I know more than a few people who start shopping for Christmas in July….well, actually they never stop shopping. They have a notebook (okay, a notes app on their phone) where they list […]
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