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Rutgers Running Back Antwan Raymond Listed As Semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award
Rutgers running back Antwan Raymond has been named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award. The Doak Walker Award is an award given out annually to the best running back in college football. Raymond is the first running back for the Scarlet Knights to be named as a semifinalist for the award since Ray Rice […]
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Rutgers Uses Second-Half Surge To Take Down American 80-71
Rutgers survived an early three-point barrage by American University to take control of the game in the second half and improve to 4-0 on the season for the first time since the 2020-21 season. The Scarlet Knights have won 20 straight home games against nonconference opponents, which is the second-longest streak in the Big Ten. […]
Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano Hosts Game Week Press Conference: No.1 Ohio State
Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano held his usual game-week press conference today to recap the bye week and preview the Scarlet Knights upcoming game against No.1 Ohio State. He started off the press conference by acknowledging the challenge Rutgers has ahead of it and giving the respect he gives every team at the beginning of […]
Rutgers Basketball vs American: How to Watch/Game Thread
Rutgers Men’s Basketball is set to tip off against American University tonight at 6:30 inside Jersey Mike’s Arena. The game will be broadcast live on BTN. The Scarlet Knights will look to continue their three-game winning streak tonight as they enter game four of their five-game home stand to start the year. American is the […]
Knights In The NFL: Bye Week Update
With Rutgers being on a bye week, it is time to check in to see how former Scarlet Knights are doing in the NFL. This update will only feature active players, not the ones who have been on injury reserve all season. These players include CB Robert Longerbeam, FB Michael Burton, DT Kyonte Hamilton, and […]
Opponent Film Room and Matchup Analysis: #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Welcome back to another edition of Opponent Film Room! After a week off (feels a lot longer), this week’s film series features the top-ranked team in the country and the defending national champions. With Ohio State boasting top talent at just about every position on the football field, I will do my best to break […]
Around the Big Ten: Week 12
Another week of Big Ten football has passed us by. With Rutgers being on a bye week, Scarlet Knight fans had the opportunity to watch some of the other teams from around the Big Ten duke it out for conference supremacy. Unfortunately, many of the games during this slate were lopsided wins for the better […]
Rutgers Women’s Basketball Visits Auburn on Thursday
Rutgers women’s basketball will hit the road for the first time this season, with its lone contest of the week being at Auburn. The Scarlet Knights survived against another tough mid-major opponent on Sunday, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson 59-49 to improve to 4-1 after their five-game opening homestand. The team has wins over Wagner, Quinnipiac, Rhode […]
Rutgers Men’s Basketball Weekly Preview: American and Central Connecticut State
After Rutgers outlasted Lehigh 84-72 in a game led by Dylan Grant and Emmanuel Ogbole, the Scarlet Knights will once again look to go 2-0 at home this week, as they are set to play American University on Tuesday and Central Connecticut State on Friday. The Eagles are coming off one of their most successful […]
Rutgers Outlasts FDU 59-49 With Fourth Quarter Finish
Rutgers women’s basketball improved to 4-1 through its opening five-game homestand. Much like Rhode Island, Fairleigh Dickinson continued to fight into the fourth quarter but was ultimately outlasted by the Scarlet Knights. Four different Rutgers players were in double figures, but this time Zachara Perkins led the way with 17 points. FDU showcased why they […]
Scarlet Knights Open As Huge Underdogs At #1 Ohio State
Rutgers football has opened as a massive underdog in Columbus for next week’s tilt against #1 Ohio State, with Ohio State currently favored by 32.5 points according to FanDuel. The over/under is set at 56.5 points. The Scarlet Knights are coming off their second bye week of the season and are 5-5 this season (2-5 […]
Knight Watch: The Good, Bad, and Strange Versus Lehigh
Rutgers men’s basketball improved to 3-0 on the young season after defeating the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 84-72, on Friday evening at Jersey Mike’s Arena. As Knight fans know all too well during the Steve Pikiell era, there are no guaranteed wins in the November out-of-conference schedule, which features opponents who make up for their lack […]
Grant, Ogbole Shine as Rutgers Takes Down Lehigh 84-72
Rutgers men’s basketball improved to 3-0 after defeating Lehigh 84-72 on Friday night. The game started slowly for the Scarlet Knights, as the Warhawks would grab a 10-9 lead with 15 minutes left in the first half, which was engineered by two quick threes. Lehigh would push its lead to four with 10 minutes left […]
Rutgers Basketball vs Lehigh: How to Watch/ Game Thread
Rutgers Men’s Basketball is set to tip off against Lehigh tonight at 6:30 EST. The game will be at Jersey Mike’s Arena and will be broadcast live on BTN+. As with all of our game threads, let us know your thoughts and opinions about the game in the comment section below. Our preview article for […]
Guard/Small Forward Imahri Wooten Signs With Rutgers Basketball
Rutgers men’s basketball has landed its first and only signee of the 2026 recruitment class as three star guard/small forward Imahri Wooten has signed his letter of intent to play for the Scarlet Knights. He is the only high school recruit who committed to play for Rutgers next season. He is listed as a guard […]
This Week In Rutgers Athletics
Rutgers picked up wins across multiple programs this week while several winter sports started to find their footing. Here’s everything you missed and everything coming up as we roll deeper into November. Men’s Basketball Improves To 2-0 Behind Freshman Firepower Rutgers men’s basketball continued to roll, taking down a feisty, hot-shooting Maine Black Bears team […]
Rutgers Basketball Early Season Discussion + Football Bye Week Talk w/ Gabe Pickup from VOCF: TBMR
The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this episode, Andrew is joined by Gabe Pickup from the voice of college football’s Rutgers show to break down the beginning of the season for Men’s and Women’s basketball. The duo does a game-by-game analysis of both teams before moving on to some bye week talk […]
Three Thoughts After Rutgers Women’s Basketball’s Win Over Rhode Island
Earlier today, Rutgers women’s basketball secured a 68-63 victory over the Rhode Island Rams. Despite the game being close the whole way through, the Scarlet Knights kept the lead for the entire game. As this was the first Rutgers Athletics event in a while that which OnTheBanks had received credentials, we thought it necessary to […]
Marching Across the World: A Rutgers Band Alum On The Pinstripe Bowl, London, And Macy’s
As a former band member, the Marching Scarlet Knights will always have a special place in my heart. Being in the stands and on the sideline performing through triumphs, heartbreaks, and blowouts was where I fell in love with Rutgers football, and eventually college football more broadly, and if not for that, I would not […]
Rutgers Baseball Adds 11 Players On Signing Day
Rutgers baseball had 11 high school recruits sign their letters of intent to join the program yesterday. Of these 11, 10 are considered top 500 prospects according to Perfect Game. The highest signee Rutgers has, according to Perfect Game, is Mickey Gilligan, who is rated as the No. 339 catcher coming out of high school. […]
Rutgers Hangs On To Defeat Rhode Island 68-63 In Recess Game
Rutgers women’s basketball took on the Rhode Island Rams in the program’s annual Recess Game, with schoolchildren from around the area filling the student section and all across the arena. The young students provided just as much, if not even more, enthusiasm as the Rutgers students usually would, creating a strong homecourt advantage that was […]
Rutgers Bye Week Breakdown: How to Build Off the Win Over Maryland
Rutgers secured a 35-20 win over Maryland to head into their bye week with some momentum. The Scarlet Knights did several things differently against the Terrapins that must continue out of the bye week to give themselves the best chance to win in both of their remaining games, however daunting a task they may be. […]
College Football Playoff Rankings Report: Edition #2
Welcome to the second edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings Report! Other than Texas Tech’s statement victory over BYU, there was not much movement within the top of the poll. However, this week featured huge shakeups in the ACC, with Miami reclaiming the projected spot after Virginia and Louisville suffered shocking second losses, and […]
Antwan Raymond Named Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week After Dominant Performance Against Maryland
Antwan Raymond was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week after his 240-yard rushing performance against Maryland last Saturday. In the Scarlet Knights’ 35-20 win over the Terrapins, Raymond ran the ball 41 times for 240 yards and one touchdown while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. The Doak Walker Award is presented […]
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