Insomnia for the sleeping giant.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rutgers women’s basketball finished out their Los Angeles road trip with a crushing 86-46 loss against No.2 UCLA. The Scarlet Knights once again struggled to get anything positive going as they have now lost their fifth game in a row by 21 points or more. UCLA won the opening tip-off, but it was Rutgers who […]
Rutgers senior offensive assistant John McNulty is expected to join Michigan State’s coaching staff as their quarterbacks coach, per a report by Pete Thamel. With this move, Rutgers loses one of the most experienced members of its coaching staff. McNulty has served three separate stints on the Scarlet Knights coaching staff. His first stint was […]
National Signing Day isn’t what it used to be. It used to be the day when all the high school recruits signed their letters of intent to play at their future schools. Recently, that day has been overshadowed by early national signing day in December. For Rutgers, 22 of its 23 commits signed on early […]
After their second-half comeback fell short against USC, Rutgers men’s basketball went crosstown to Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins. Kaden Powers scored the first four points for the Knights, but the early going was tough for Rutgers as the Bruins pulled ahead 12-5 behind hot shooting from UCLA. However, Rutgers quickly closed […]
The 2027 recruiting class is starting to heat up, as Rutgers has already landed 2027 Tight End Sydney Padilla from West Orange High School. The Scarlet Knights have put their best foot forward in their attempt to land several other athletes as well, hoping to round out the class with high-end talent that fills areas […]
Rutgers basketball has extended an offer to Riviera Preparatory School shooting guard Quincy Douby Jr, a four-star prospect who is the son of a Scarlet Knights legend, Quincy Douby. Quincy Jr. is listed as a 6-foot-3, 165-pound four-star according to the 247sports composite. The composite also lists him as the 84th best player in the […]
Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are set to complete their two-game Los Angeles road trip tonight as they take on UCLA. Both teams are coming into this game after brutal losses, with UCLA falling in double overtime to Indiana and Rutgers losing on a last-second turnover against USC. A full preview of […]
The past week in Rutgers athletics featured highs and lows across the winter sports slate, as teams battled through Big Ten competition, hosted key home events, and prepared for important matchups ahead. Men’s Basketball Rutgers began the week facing #7 Michigan State, which they had a double-digit lead on for most of the contest before […]