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2027 South Carolina DT Dennis Glenn Jr. Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its first true defensive tackle commit of the 2027 recruiting class as South Carolina DT Dennis Glenn Jr. has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to an announcement he made on his social media accounts. The 6-foot-1, 285-pound prospect announced his decision at the end of an official campus […]

Rutgers Adds Commitment From 2027 Florida OL Zane Keric

Rutgers continues to offensive line talent to its 2027 recruitment class as they have now landed 3-star Florida offensive lineman Zane Keric to add to their offensive line class which already includes interior offensive linemen James Cocozzo, Charles Butler, Jackson Albright, Alijah Jones, and offensive tackle Aaron Southard. Keric, who stands at 6-foot-7, 295-pounds, is projected to play offensive […]

2027 New York Offensive Lineman Alijah Jones Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its second commit of the June 6th recruiting weekend, as New York OL Alijah Jones has committed to the Scarlet Knights, according to an announcement he made today. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior offensive lineman hails from James Monroe High School up in Rochester, New York. Jones spoke highly of Rutgers offensive line coach […]

Rutgers Football Lands 2027 Safety Dextavion Reese

Rutgers football has added its first commit of the June 6th recruiting weekend, as Georgia Safety Dextavion Reese has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Reese plays his high school ball for Hephzibah High School down in Georgia. New Rutgers safeties coach Adam Cox led the way in his recruitment and was […]

Three Rutgers Women’s Rowers Earn CRCA All-American Status

Three Rutgers women’s rowers were named to the CRCA All-American teams on Friday, with Lily Wood and Chiara Saccomando earning second-team honors and Elena Moran being named an honorable mention. This is the third all-American honor earned by Wood, joining Hannah Heideveld, another Rutgers rower, to achieve the feat. This is her second year in a row earning […]

Reviewing Rutgers Facilities: SHI Stadium

Rutgers needs to maximize the revenue it gets from its athletics facilities. There is no way to sugarcoat that, especially when you understand the financial situation the athletic department is in. Back in May, we here at OnTheBanks ran a mini-series where we used A.I. like Microsoft Copilot to estimate how to renovate Jersey Mike’s […]

PA WR Arnold Mugerwa Commits to Rutgers Football

The May 29th official visit weekend continues to bear fruit for Rutgers football, as they have now landed their seventh commit coming out of the weekend in wide receiver Arnold Mugerwa from Richland, PA, according to a post made by The Knight Report. The 6-foot-3, 197-pound Pennsylvanian product is rated as a high three-star by […]

NCAA Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, & does any of it relate to Rutgers?

Baseball was my first sport love. I wasn’t very good at playing it, but ever since my dad took me to my first game – Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium – it has been the special sport for me. As for college baseball, I can’t say that I live for it, but it still […]

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Rutgers Football ranked bottom of Big Ten: Is it accurate?

The Scarlet Knights have experienced up-and-down expectations over recent years as fans hope to see a better product on the field. Heading into the 2026 campaign, it feels like there is no up, especially from the national media. In a recent power ranking of the Big Ten done by Michael Cohen of Fox Sports, Rutgers […]

Rutgers Baseball Loses OF Chase Krewson to the Transfer Portal

After just one season, outfielder Chase Krewson has decided to depart from the Scarlet Knights. Last season, Krewson played a key role in Rutgers batting lineup, tallying nine home runs, 30 RBIs, and seven stolen bases while hitting .264 and playing all but one game for the Knights last season. On defense, he recorded 100 […]

MLB

Rutgers Basketball Adds Freshman Slovenian Forward Martin Tonejc

Rutgers men’s basketball has once again looked on the other side of the pond to round out its roster, as the Scarlet Knights have landed a commitment from Slovenian Forward Martin Tonejc, according to a post made by The Knight Report. This is the second year in a row Rutgers has added talent directly from […]

How Rutgers Offensive Line Recruiting Has Changed Under Jim Turner

Rutgers offensive line recruiting has changed significantly in just a few months under new offensive line coach Jim Turner. Turner himself is more active in recruiting than his predecessor was, going out himself and recruiting several names from around the country, something that wasn’t done as much in years prior. The type of high school […]

Rutgers Football wraps up big 2027 recruiting weekend

It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it led to multiple pieces being added in the Class of 2027. Head coach Greg Schiano has continued to preach how he wants the Scarlet Knights to be a developmental program and this begins with the recruiting process out of high school. Rutgers added six […]

Rutgers Football Recruiting Weekend Preview: 6/5/2026

After hosting their first official visit weekend for the 2027 recruitment class and landing 6 commits from it, Rutgers football hopes to land more commitments coming out of its next official visit weekend on June 5th, 2026. This event will be slightly smaller than the last one, hosting 13 players on campus, while last week […]

Rutgers Women’s Rowing Places 11th at NCAA Championships

Rutgers women’s rowing earned an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships this past weekend down at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia. The Scarlet Knights, who were looking for their best-ever finish at the NCAA championships, fell three ranks short of tying the program’s best of an 8th-place finish. Texas won the 2026 NCAA […]

If Rutgers MBB can add Bryant, why not schedule….

Guess how many D1 schools are in New Jersey? Guess how many of them play basketball? Hold those thoughts….. Back in mid-May, men’s hoops added Bryant to its 2026-27 schedule. In the comments to that post, Zanily (I hope it’s Zanily) wrote, “I don’t mind games against Army and Bryant, although the Scarlet Knights find […]

2027 Pennsylvania OL Jackson Albright Commits to Rutgers Football

Rutgers football has landed its third offensive lineman of the May 29th official visit weekend, as Jackson Albright, a 2027 offensive line product out of Pennsylvania, has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to an announcement he made on his social media. Albright stands at 6-foot-5, 315 pounds, and plays offensive tackle for […]

Rutgers Football Lands 2027 Florida ATH Zion Vilma

Rutgers football has landed a fifth commitment from their May 29th official visit weekend as 2027 Florida ATH Zion Vilma has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights. His commitment makes it five commitments in two days for the Knights. Vilma, who plays his high school ball for Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School down in Lake Worth, […]

Former Rutgers star onto NBA Finals in rookie year

Rutgers never got the chance to see Dylan Harper play in the tournament but it turns out that he is pretty good in that format. The former Rutgers star is off to the NBA Finals after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday […]

Rutgers Football Lands a Commitment From 2027 Virginia OL Aaron Southard

Rutgers football has landed the second offensive line commit of their May 29th official visit weekend as 2027 OL Aaron Southard from Virginia has decided to commit to the Scarlet Knights, according to an announcement he made on social media. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Southard plays offensive tackle for the Saint James Academy in Madison, Virginia. […]

2027 Pennsylvania OT Charles Butler Commits to Rutgers

Rutgers football has added another piece to its offensive line this recruitment cycle, as Pennsylvania offensive tackle Charles Butler has committed to the Scarlet Knights, according to a post he made on his social media. Butler brings some impressive size to the Knights’ recruiting class. The Bishop Canevin product stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 330 pounds, […]

Rutgers Football adds 2027 Florida safety Zion Watson

It was a busy weekend of recruiting for Rutgers and it all came to Sunday. The Scarlet Knights landed three-star safety Zion Watson out of Northside Christian in Florida. Watson held other offers from Army, Navy, UNLV, and Samford. The 6-foot-2 defensive back is listed as an athlete in the 2027 class but has the […]