New Rutgers defensive coordinator, Travis Johansen, has made another addition to his staff, this time bringing over Elijah Hodge from South Dakota to be the team’s Assistant Linebackers Coach. Hodge was the inside linebackers coach at South Dakota from 2022-2024, serving under Johansen during his tenure as the team’s defensive coordinator. The program announced Hodge’s […]
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In a recent article written by NJAdvancedMedia’s Steve Politi, Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff opened up about his decision to stay with the Scarlet Knights this offseason. He also got a moment to touch on his emotions during the standing ovation he got at Jersey Mike’s Arena when he announced that he would return for […]
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Rutgers’ new defensive coordinator, Travis Johansen, held his introductory press conference yesterday, when he spoke to the media for the first time since joining the Scarlet Knights coaching staff. Among everything that was said during the conference, three things stuck out in particular that show who Johansen is as a coach and what type of […]
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After a long and highly scrutinized search, Rutgers football officially introduced Travis Johansen as the Scarlet Knights’ new defensive coordinator on Thursday afternoon, marking the beginning of a fresh chapter for the program’s defense. Greg Schiano kicked off the press conference by expressing his confidence in Johansen’s character and vision, stressing that this hire was […]
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Travis Johansen is officially set to be the Rutgers defensive coordinator next season, as the board of governors has officially approved his contract in their meeting yesterday. He comes to Rutgers with a lot of defensive coordinator experience and some head coaching experience. He spent six years as the defensive coordinator for FCS South Dakota […]
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The board of governors at Rutgers has approved the contract for the Scarlet Knights’ defensive coordinator, Travis Johansen, and he has officially signed on to be Rutgers new defensive coordinator. The contract details have been revealed following the meeting. Johansen has signed a three-year deal and will be making $1,300,000 in his first year of […]
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Winning is contagious. From ranked wins and tight conference battles to spring sports getting underway and football news off the field, it was a packed week across the Banks — with an even busier slate ahead. Here’s a clean look at what happened over the past week and what’s coming up next for Rutgers. Wrestling […]
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The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav discuss the three new coaches Rutgers football has added to their coaching staff, Safeties coach Adam Cox, CB coach Eric Finney, and Joe Woodley, and how those hires could lead to some late offseason additions for the Scarlet Knights. They also […]
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Rutgers has filled another vacancy in its defense coaching staff as it is set to hire South Dakota cornerbacks coach Eric Finney to be the team’s new cornerbacks coach. He is going to replace former cornerbacks coach David Rowe, who left the Scarlet Knights to take the same job at the University of Cincinnati. Finney […]
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According to a post made by Pete Thamel, the Los Angeles Chargers are expected to hire Rutgers OLB Coach Julian Campenni to be their new assistant defensive line coach. He becomes the second Rutgers assistant coach to leave the program this week, as former Associate Director of Player Development Tyrell Smith has decided to join the […]
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Rutgers football continues to reshape its defensive coaching staff following the hire of South Dakota’s Travis Johansen, making a second hire on Monday afternoon. Shortly after announcing the hire of previous Drake head coach Joe Woodley as a defensive assistant, they have added former Drake defensive coordinator Adam Cox as their safeties coach. Previous safeties […]
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Rutgers has begun filling the vacant roles on its defensive coaching staff, with former Drake Head Coach Joe Woodley joining as a defensive assistant, per Pete Thamel. It is currently unclear what role he will fill on the defensive staff. Woodley is the first addition made by new Rutgers defensive coordinator Travis Johansen, who worked […]
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Rutgers football’s Associate Director of Player Development, Tyrell Smith, has joined James Franklin’s coaching staff at Virginia Tech to be their new Director of Player Development. Smith has a strong connection to both schools, as he grew up and played high school football in North Brunswick before joining the Hokies as a part of the […]
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Former Rutgers Golfer Chris Gotterup has added another trophy to his case. The young PGA star earned a come from behind victory over Hideki Matsuyama to win the Phoenix Open. Gotterup fell behind Matsuyama by four strokes, but was able to chip away at his deficit to force a playoff hole. In the playoff hole, […]
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Rutgers president William F. Tate IV has written a column for NJ.com addressing why Rutgers joined the Big Ten in the first place, how it continues to benefit from Big ten membership and the misconceptions that have spawned from NJ.com’s recent series of articles addressing the “78 million dollar” budget deficit Rutgers Athletics ran up […]
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After a brutal West Coast trip, Rutgers women’s basketball returned home to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers early on Super Bowl Sunday. The team celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day by bringing 314 female New Jersey high school student-athletes onto the court at halftime, and also celebrated Letterwinners Day by honoring letterwinners […]
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Rutgers Wrestling earned its first ranked win of the 2025-26 season, and its biggest win in the last decade, when it upset No.6 Minnesota 23-15 on Friday night. The Scarlet Knights won 6 out of the 10 bouts, 2 by major decision and one by pin. Rutgers would start the match hot, winning four out […]
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Rutgers basketball fell to No.9 Nebraska 80-68 in a game where the Scarlet Knights were riddled with turnover issues that sparked large scoring runs for the Cornhuskers. Despite their best efforts, Nebraska’s ball-hawk defense was too much for the Knights to handle as they let up 15 points directly off their turnovers. Kaden Powers would […]
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Rutgers fans, its game day! The Scarlet Knights are set to face one of their toughest opponents of the season today as they are set to battle No.9 Nebraska. The Cornhuskers started off the season undefeated until last week, losing their last two games to No.3 Michigan and No.9 Illinois. Rutgers, on the other hand, […]
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The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this emergency podcast episode of TBMR, Andrew and Arnav discuss the new defensive coordinator that Rutgers is set to hire, former South Dakota head coach Travis Johansen, and what he brings to the table. To view our podcast, click the links below!
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Rutgers football is finally closing the book on its long defensive coordinator search, with South Dakota head coach Travis Johansen set to become the Scarlet Knights’ next defensive coordinator, multiple sources reported on Friday, February 6, 2026. The move, first confirmed by Pete Nakos of On3, indicates Rutgers is finalizing a deal to bring Johansen […]
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It is no secret that Rutgers basketball is in a tough spot. The NIL fundraising has not been enough to compete in the modern era of college basketball, and questions about the quality of the Scarlet Knight coaches have arisen as the team has spiraled into another lost season. Despite the rough season, Rutgers coaches […]
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After losing in brutal fashion in both of their Los Angeles road games, the competition will not get any easier for Rutgers men’s basketball as they will try to break their seven game losing streak this Saturday against No.9 Nebraska. After having an undefeated season up until the last week of January, the Cornhuskers will […]
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The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav discuss the ongoing defensive coordinator search for Rutgers football and how this shows the difficult realities for the program. They then move on to discuss the losing streaks that both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are mired in before ending […]
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Last off-season, Rutgers Athletics switched from being an Adidas school to being a Nike school. With that change came new uniform designs for the university’s different athletics teams. Rutgers baseball dropped its new uniform designs two days ago. Not much is new with the Scarlet uniforms, as it still spells Rutgers across the chest in […]
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