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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 […]

Four Star Guard Chikae Desdunes Commits to Rutgers Women’s Basketball

Rutgers women’s basketball has landed its first commit of the Gary Redus II era, as four-star guard Chikae Desdunes has committed to the school, according to Talia Goodman of On3/Rivals. Chikae originally committed to Penn State in October of last year, but ultimately decided to reopen her recruitment in March before committing to the Scarlet […]

Rutgers Basketball vs Creighton: How to Watch/ Game Thread

Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights have made the trip out to Las Vegas and will take on Creighton later tonight in the first round of the College Basketball Crown. Rutgers will look to build on its momentum from the end of the regular season and take down a Creighton team that has […]

Greg Schiano confident in offensive line under Jim Turner

There will be many areas of the team on display as spring practices begin for Rutgers. One area that will always be under a microscope is the offensive line. Head coach Greg Schiano has worked hard to improve this unit after it was a weakness during his early years back in Piscataway. It has turned […]

Rutgers Basketball vs Creighton: College Basketball Crown Preview

After falling to UCLA in the third round of the Big Ten tournament, it was expected that the season would be over for Rutgers men’s basketball. Then, in a surprise twist, the Scarlet Knights were invited to the College Basketball Crown, an eight-team tournament run by Fox Sports, where each team participating dukes it out […]

Rutgers Baseball Falls to Hofstra in Midweek Action 3-2

Rutgers baseball fell to Hofstra 3-2 in their recent midweek game. Despite plenty of runners getting on base, the Scarlet Knight runners failed to capitalize, which allowed the Prides’ bats to get going on the other side, ultimately leading to the loss. Rutgers would get on the board first in the first inning with Trey […]

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Rutgers DC Travis Johansen Hosts Spring Practice Press Conference

As head coach Greg Schiano stated a few days ago during his press conference, several assistant coaches on the Rutgers football staff will hold press conferences with the media throughout spring training camp. This time, it was defensive coordinator Travis Johansen’s turn to answer questions from the media. The press conference started with a question […]

Rutgers Baseball loses series vs. Michigan

The Scarlet Knights hosted Michigan at Bainton Field in Piscataway over the weekend. Rutgers opened the series with a victory before losing the final two, falling to 15-12 overall an 4-5 in Big Ten play. Game One It was an exciting start to the series as Rutgers earned a come-from-behind victory to kick off the […]

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No.17 Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Takes Down No.11 Johns Hopkins in Double Overtime

No.17 Rutgers men’s Lacrosse earned a stunning victory over No.11 Johns Hopkins in a double overtime thriller yesterday to earn their first ranked win of the season and their first win in conference play. With this win, Rutgers improves to 8-3 on the season and 1-1 in Big Ten play, matching last season’s win total […]

Rutgers QB’s AJ Surace and Dylan Lonergan Speak On Position Battle

Rutgers quarterbacks Aj Surace and Dylan Lonergan spoke with several members of the media yesterday after the second day of spring camp to talk about the ongoing battle between the two for who would succeed Athan Kaliakmanis as the starting quarterback for the Scarlet Knights. Surace had long been hailed as the eventual successor for […]

Greg Schiano gives update on two veteran defensive pieces

Rutgers made major changes to the defensive side of the ball — on and off the field. The Scarlet Knights hired Travis Johansen to be the new defensive coordinator. Head coach Greg Schiano also brought in many new pieces through the transfer portal. On top of all the new additions, Rutgers might be getting back […]

Rutgers Football Spring Practice: OC Kirk Ciarrocca Press Conference

As was alluded to yesterday by head coach Greg Schiano, several of the assistant coaches on the Rutgers football staff will have press conferences with the media throughout the duration of spring training camp. This time, it was offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca’s turn to answer questions from the media. He started the press conference by […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Adds Preston Beverly as Assistant Coach

Rutgers women’s basketball has added former Missouri assistant coach Preston Beverly to its coaching staff, according to The Knight Report. Beverly worked with the Tigers for the last two seasons under former head coach Robin Pingeton and is the fourth staffing hire the Scarlet Knights have made in the past two days. Beverly played his […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Adds Matthew Brune as General Manager

In a media scrum after the press conference where new Rutgers women’s basketball coach Gary Redus II was introduced to the university, Rutgers athletic director Keli Zinn announced to a group of reporters that women’s basketball will get its own general manager, and that Rob Sullivan will solely focus on the men’s side of things […]