Insomnia for the sleeping giant.
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. Our last article in this series talked about what sort of renovations need […]
Rutgers is a massive university. Spread across multiple locations statewide, packed with residential buildings, classrooms, and thousands of students constantly moving from one obligation to the next, it can sometimes feel less like one unified school and more like multitudes of different student experiences existing side by side. Even the New Brunswick campus alone is […]
The first opponent for Rutgers basketball in the Players Era Tournament has been announced, as they are now scheduled to play Houston on November 17th, 2026, for the tournament’s opening round, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Houston and Rutgers have squared off once before in the Steve Pikiell era. In 2021, both teams […]
Rutgers welcomed a historic recruiting class in 2024 and it became clear that the star duo of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey would become great at the next level. Both Harper and Bailey would become top-five picks after spending one year at Rutgers. After successful rookie years, the former Scarlet Knights were selected to All-NBA […]
Rutgers football has added a new long snapper to its roster, as former Southeastern long Snapper Talan Shields has committed to the Scarlet Knights. His commitment comes not too long after he made the trip up to campus on May 11th, according to The Knight Report. Shields did not play during his one season at […]
A former New Jersey high school wrestler is returning home to represent their home state university on the mat, as Rutgers has landed Pennsylvania 141-pounder Kelly Dunnigan in the transfer portal, according to The Knight Report. Dunnigan hails from Waldwick, New Jersey, and wrestled for Don Bosco Prep (NJ) in high school for four years, […]
The Scarlet Knights entered a must-win game on Wednesday to keep its season alive in the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers got a strong start on the mound — and rallied to take a lead late — but could not pull it out in the end. Rutgers fell to Ohio State, 3-2, at Charles Schwab Field […]
Rutgers basketball has made another addition to its roster as it has landed Coastal Carolina Guard Rasheed Jones in the transfer portal, according to Sam Keyser of LeagueRDY. Jones, who stands at 6-foot-6, 190 pounds, played his last two seasons of college ball for the Chaunticleer’s, starting 61 out of 64 games for them, before […]
The Women’s Rowing team picked up an at large bid to the NCAA Championships following a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships. Women’s rowing, currently ranked at No. 10, earned a berth to the NCAA Championships for a seventh consecutive year. Seemingly without much fanfare, head coach Justin Price has built a powerhouse […]
Rutgers has added a game to its non-conference schedule and it will have a familiar feel to it. The Scarlet Knights will take on Syracuse at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn next season, according to multiple sources. Jon Rothstein was first with the report, claiming that the talks remain ongoing. Rutgers and Syracuse last met […]
Rutgers baseball fell 10-0 in a run-rule style loss to Michigan in their Big Ten tournament opener yesterday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights’ batters had a tough time solving the Wolverines’ pitchers, as they recorded only one hit in 21 at-bats. Michigan, on the other hand, registered 12 hits on […]
The Big Ten Tournament is officially underway with action beginning on Tuesday morning. The Scarlet Knights entered the field as the No. 10 seed and will face Michigan in the first round of the double-elimination portion of the bracket. The top four seeds received byes into the single-elimination format beginning on Friday. The rest of […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]