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Rutgers Basketball vs Maryland: How to Watch/ Game Thread

Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are down in College Park, set to take on Maryland in the first part of their last road trip of the season. With a win, Rutgers will keep its head above water in their attempt to get a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament. A loss […]

Former Drake Linebacker Sean Allison Signs With Rutgers

Rutgers football has added some more help to its linebacker core, as Sean Allison from Drake has decided to sign with the Scarlet Knights. Allison was able to sign with Rutgers out of the transfer portal because the Knights hired former Drake head coach Joe Woodley to be their rush ends coach, which opened a […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Blown Out By Nebraska, 93-52

Rutgers women’s basketball concluded its frustrating regular season in Lincoln to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon. Zachara Perkins opened up the scoring for the Scarlet Knights with a nice-looking step-through layup, and the Huskers eventually answered back with a midrange jumper by Petra Bozan. The Knights proceeded to commit a string of […]

Rutgers Basketball Starts Last Road Trip of Regular Season at Maryland

After lackluster performances against Minnesota and Washington, Rutgers basketball hopes to finish out its last three games of the regular season on a high note and secure a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament. The first of those three games comes at Maryland, another team that is also in the hunt for a first-round […]

This Week in Rutgers Athletics (2/19-2/26)

Rutgers basketball headlined the final full week of February as both Scarlet Knight programs continued late-season Big Ten play, while spring sports programs pushed forward through the opening stretch of their 2026 seasons. Women’s Basketball Falls To Indiana, Set For Finale at Nebraska Rutgers women’s basketball closed its home schedule Wednesday night with a 79–69 […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Defeated By Indiana, 79-69

Rutgers women’s basketball delivered one of its strongest first-half efforts of Big Ten play Wednesday night and carried a halftime lead in its home finale, but Indiana seized control after the break to hand the Scarlet Knights a 79–69 loss at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Rutgers led for much of the opening half and matched Indiana’s […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Concludes Regular Season With Indiana and Nebraska

Rutgers women’s basketball enters the final week of the 2025-26 regular season with two Big Ten matchups ahead — hosting Indiana before traveling to Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights continue searching for a breakthrough result late in conference play, sitting near the bottom of the standings at 9-16 overall and 1-13 in league play. After falling […]

Rutgers Basketball vs Washington: How to Watch/ Game Thread

Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are returning home from a two-game road trip to face Washington in a pivotal game when it comes to the Big Ten tournament standings. With a win, Rutgers will move ahead of the Huskies in the Big Ten standings. Washington is coming into this game after a […]

No.14/16 Men’s Lacrosse Takes Down Villanova 8-7 to Start the Season 3-1

Spring sports are now in full swing, and No.14/16 Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse has started its season 3-1, with its only loss coming against No. 12 Army by two points, and its three wins coming against Jacksonville, Stony Brook, and Villanova, who the Scarlet Knights beat 8-7 in their most recent game this past Saturday. Redshirt […]

Rutgers Baseball loses series at Virginia Tech after Game 1 dominance

Rutgers was back in action over the weekend following a season-opening series victory. The Scarlet Knights traveled to Blacksburg, VA to take on Virginia Tech and dropped the final two games after dominating game one of the series. Rutgers is now 4-3 on the season through two series. Game One Charlie Meglio continued his hot […]

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Rutgers Basketball Set For Pivotal Home Matchup Against Washington

After a disappointing road loss to Minnesota, Rutgers men’s basketball will look to rebound with a win over Washington at home on Tuesday. A Scarlet Knights win over the Huskies will go a long way to ensuring that Rutgers does not have to play in round one of the Big Ten tournament, as they will […]

Rutgers Football Recruiting Updates: Late February 2026

The 2027 recruiting class is in full swing, with a few players already setting official visit dates for the early summer. So far, Rutgers only has one commitment from the 2027 class,  Tight End Sydney Padilla from West Orange High School. and are working towards adding to that list as they hope to round out […]

Rutgers Basketball: Big Ten Tournament Projections

As the regular season winds down, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the Big Ten standings to see where Rutgers men’s and women’s basketball stand with respect to the Big Ten Tournament. As only the top 15 teams make the women’s tournament and all 18 teams make the […]

Rutgers Women’s Basketball Falls to Penn State 87-78 on Senior Night

Rutgers women’s basketball had its second-to-last home game of the season against Penn State, where all the graduating Scarlet Knights were honored for their time spent on the banks. Unfortunately for Rutgers, they could not pick up the win, falling to the Nittany Lions 87-78. Nene Ndiaye started the scoring for the Knights in the […]

Rutgers Men’s Basketball Outmatched By Minnesota, 80-61

Riding a two-game win streak, Rutgers men’s basketball took the court at noon Eastern on Saturday against the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis. After both teams started the game cold, Harun Zrno opened the scoring for the Knights with a midrange jumper, followed by one by Kaden Powers and Lino Mark to put Rutgers up 6-2. […]

Rutgers vs Minnesota: How to Watch/ Game Thread

Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are out in Minneapolis, looking to get their third win in a row against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have been handicapped all season by injuries, while Rutgers has had its own issues this season, such as the woes of a young roster, among other things. Minnesota currently […]

This Week in Rutgers Athletics: 2/13-2/20/26

Mid-February delivered one of the busiest and most significant weeks of the Rutgers athletics calendar, as winter sports entered championship positioning and multiple spring programs opened their seasons. Wrestling headlined the stretch with a marquee home dual. At the same time, baseball and softball began 2026 with winning weekends, lacrosse returned to Piscataway, gymnastics continued […]