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CBS Sports Ranks Rutgers Football at No.16 in Post Spring Practice Big Ten Power Rankings
CBS Sports has released its official post-spring practice Big Ten Power Rankings for football, with Rutgers being listed at No.16 in the conference, ahead of only two schools, Michigan State and Purdue. The two schools listed ahead of Rutgers on the list are Wisconsin and Maryland, despite the Knights handing the Terrapins two convincing losses […]
Rutgers Basketball Schedules Exhibition Game Against St. Johns
Rutgers men’s basketball has scheduled another exhibition game against St. John’s, the third time in four years, according to St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, who announced the game while on a Zoom call with reporters. The game will be held at Madison Square Garden, as both teams have traded hosting duties over the past […]
Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Defensive Tackles
Our 2026 early position breakdowns for Rutgers football aim to talk about the positions, besides quarterback, that have the most question marks surrounding them heading into the 2026 season. Despite returning three of its top guys from last season, the Rutgers defensive tackle room poses a lot more questions than it does answers. largely due to […]
Breaking Down the Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s 2026 Transfer Portal Haul: TBMR
TBMR is back to review the 2026 Rutgers men’s basketball transfer portal haul! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav break down the incoming transfers, such as guard Darin Smith Jr, forward Will Sydnor, and centers Christian Gurdak and Dorin Buca, explaining what they bring to the team and how they are expected to be used […]
Track and Field Stack Podium Finishes at Big Ten Outdoor Championships
The Rutgers track and field program returned from Lincoln, Nebraska, with the kind of finish that backs up the huge buildup given to their latest meet. Across three days at the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Championships this past weekend, the Scarlet Knights collected 12 podium finishes, an individual Big Ten title, two school records, and […]
Rutgers Women’s Rowing Charges to Program-Best Second-Place Finish at Big Ten Championships
For a Rutgers rowing program that just last year called its second-place Big Ten Championships finish the best in school history, there was only one place left to go, and not all of it could be up. On Sunday morning at the Indianapolis Rowing Center, the Scarlet Knights raised the floor anyway. The No. 12 […]
Rutgers Baseball Headed to the Big Ten Tournament After Winning Series vs Northwestern
Rutgers baseball is headed back to the Big Ten tournament after defeating Northwestern in its last series of the regular season. After having an ugly start to Big Ten play, the Scarlet Knights were able to rattle off four conference series wins in their last five conference series to propel themselves to the conference tournament. […]
Rutgers Wrestling Signee Anthony Knox Earns Runner Up Finish at Senior World Team Trials
Rutgers wrestling signee Anthony Knox earned runner-up status in the 57kg weight class at the 2026 Senior World Team Trials Challenge in Knoxville last Friday, after earning his way to the title match, where he lost to three-time NCAA champion and Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee. This performance is another notable performance in a freestyle […]
Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Tight End
Our 2026 early position breakdowns for Rutgers football aim to talk about the positions, besides quarterback, that have the most question marks surrounding them heading into the 2026 season. The first one was about the linebackers and what their rotation is going to look like. The second focused on who will be the No.2 running […]
How Non-Revenue Sports Carried The Torch For Rutgers Athletics in 2025-26
For years, the conversation around Rutgers athletics has revolved around football Saturdays and the pressure surrounding men’s basketball. Those programs still mattered this season — and still shaped plenty of the national perception around Rutgers sports — but the real story of the year came from just about everywhere else. This was a year where […]
Rutgers Basketball Adds Bryant to 2026-2027 Schedule
The 2026-2027 Rutgers basketball schedule is starting to take shape. A few days ago, the Big Ten released Rutgers’ home and away conference opponents for next season. On top of that, the teams in each bracket for the Players Era Tournament have been revealed as well, with Rutgers waiting to see who it will play […]
Three Rutgers Softball Players Earn NFCA All-Region Honors
The NFCA Northeast All-Region Teams were announced on Thursday, with three Rutgers softball players named to the lists. Junior second baseman Sam Rohwer was a second-team selection, while sophomore first baseman Baileigh Burtis and freshman catcher Charleigh Schuettler earned third-team honors. In addition to receiving all-region honors, Rohwer was named to the all-Big Ten first […]
Rutgers Football Schedule Breakdown: Can the Scarlet Knights get to six wins?
The biggest question each year is — can Rutgers get to six wins and qualify for a bowl game? Head coach Greg Schiano accomplished this goal twice in recent years but fell short at 5-7 in 2025. The ultimate goal for the fall will to improve by at least one game and play in bowl […]
Delaware 3 Star Wide Receiver Jamar Taylor Commits to Rutgers Football
Rutgers football has landed its first wide receiver commit of the 2027 recruitment class as Jamar Taylor from Salesianum High School in Delaware has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. His commitment is Rutgers’ fifth offensive commitment so far this class and their seventh commitment overall. During his junior year of high school, the […]
Rutgers Baseball Faces Must Win Series Against Northwestern to Qualify for the Big Ten Tournament
Last weekend, Rutgers baseball pulled off a much-needed two games to one series win against Maryland to keep itself in the running to make the Big Ten tournament. Now they must do the same against Northwestern to punch their ticket to the tournament. The Big Ten tournament features the 12 teams in the conference that […]
Rutgers Track and Field Heads to Big Ten Championships Off Record-Setting Outdoor Season
The Rutgers track and field program heads to Lincoln, Nebraska, this weekend for the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, starting this Friday, May 15, and continuing through May 17. This will carry as much momentum as it has had in years, if not more, given the state of Rutgers track this season. Across roughly six […]
3 Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Players Earn Media All-American Honors
Three Rutgers men’s Lacrosse players were voted to all-American honors by the media voting conducted by Inside Lacrosse. Joe Juengerkes was named a Third Team All-American, while Ryan Splaine and Colin Kurdyla were named Honorable Mentions. College Lacrosse has three recognized all-American lists that are released after the season. This is the second time this off-season that Rutgers has had […]
Big Ten Announces 2026-2027 Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s Conference Opponents
The Big Ten conference has announced the conference slate for the 2026-2027 men’s basketball season, revealing Rutgers’ upcoming opponents in the process. The team is slated to play 20 conference games next season, against 17 different opponents. As was the case last year, Rutgers will play three different teams two times in a home-and-home series.’ […]
Rutgers Facilities: Renovating the Basketball Arena
Rutgers athletics has seemingly always been playing a game of catch-up with its facilities, with a decent amount of work that still needs to be done to bring the university’s facilities to the same level as the rest of the Big Ten. One of the most pressing needs in terms of facilities is to renovate […]
Rutgers Baseball wins series vs. Maryland
Rutgers earned a much-needed series victory over the weekend taking two out of three from Maryland at Bainton Field in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights are now 24-27 overall and 11-16 in Big Ten play. Game One Rutgers started the series off hot using its power bats. The Scarlet Knights hit two first-inning home runs to […]
No.20 Rutgers Women’s Lacrosse Falls to No.3 Maryland 11-8 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament
After stunning No.17 Princeton 12-11 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, Rutgers women’s Lacrosse had their season come to an end in its game against the host team and Big Ten foe, the Maryland Terrapins. The Scarlet Knights fought valiantly, trying to overcome a rough start, but could not pull off the […]
Ashnault’s return considered one of the best off-season hires
On3’s Nick Kosko offered his assessment of the top coaching hires of this off-season. In that post, Kosko put Anthony Ashnault’s return to Rutgers at the number 5 hire across the country. Per the post, now that he’s back in Piscataway, Ashnault “should aid the elite New Jersey recruiting efforts and be quite the training […]
Former Rutgers Forward Chris Nwuli Lands at Seton Hall
Rutgers basketball saw a bunch of its former players leave in the transfer portal after the conclusion of last season, with former Rutgers forward Chris Nwuli being one of them. Many expected Nwuli to drop down a level or transfer to a school closer to his home on the west coast, making it even more […]
How Rutgers Football has Fared in the UFL in 2026
Two weeks removed from the NFL Draft, where Athan Kaliakmanis was selected 223rd overall by the Washington Commanders, the excitement surrounding former Rutgers football players hasn’t slowed down. Kaliakmanis wasn’t the only member of last season’s team to find a home in the NFL, as players such as DT Sheffield and Kenny Fletcher got contracts […]
Rutgers Football 2026 Early Position Breakdown: Who Will Backup Antwan Raymond?
Despite entering last season competing for touches with CJ Campbell, running back Antwan Raymond set himself apart as one of the premier running backs not just in the Big Ten but in the country as a whole. Part of that was due to Campbell’s season-ending injury, which allowed Raymond to be the top guy and […]