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Thursday Rutgers Training Camp Report: New names to know
Rutgers hit the practice field again today as training camp is beginning to wind down. The new-look Scarlet Knights are starting to take shape with some new players stepping into key roles. Here is a look at the latest from the practice field in Piscataway.
With culture “fully implanted,” Elizabeth looking for breakthrough season in 3rd under Fiore
Montclair already had a championship pedigree before John Fiore arrived, but he certainly put his stamp on the program. Elizabeth also has been a championship program, but the task for Fiore when he arrived was probably a bit deeper than it was further up north. The Minutemen had gone 7-19 in the three seasons before his arrival in Union County.
2024 Rutgers Football Position Preview: Wide Receivers
The Rutgers Football season will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 29 at SHI Stadium against Howard. Leading up to the season opener, we will be taking a look at each position on the field for the Scarlet Knights. The receivers are up next. There is some buzz around this group,...
Clark Crusaders Football Team Visits First Children School in Plainfield
CLARK, NJ — On Thursday, August 15, members of the Arthur L. Johnson High School football team paid a visit to the First Children School, located in Plainfield. The facility is a starting point for children who require highly specialized educational services at some period of time in their lives. First Children’s services extend into the home districts of students with special needs where they are invited to work with faculty and administration to ensure that those with special needs get cutting-edge services in their home schools.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The dedicated staff members,...
Beautiful golf course in the rolling hills of New Jersey
I’ve come across one of my new favorite public golf courses. And it’s one I had never heard of until just the other day. It’s in the mountains of Hunterdon County. Well, mountains might be a stretch, but compared to where I’m from they certainly look like mountains.
Women's Basketball Announces Conference Schedule
Bridgewater, NJ - The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced its 16-game conference schedule on Wednesday. The Seahawks will open the conference portion of their schedule on Thursday, January 2nd at Chicago State University. For the Cougars, this game marks the first NEC matchup in its program's history after joining the league on July 1st.
NJSIAA publishes 2024 football tournament regulations; playoff formula tweaked again, and “consolation” games are out
The NJSIAA posted its 2024 football tournament regulations on its website Wednesday, and they reflect two big changes made to the playoff system back earlier this year. The first has to do with multipliers. In a change that’s in line with what Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko has proposed since the multiplier was first introduced almost a decade ago, multipliers will vary from team-to-team in each category, and now are based on Strength Index value rather than a fixed amount. That means the numbers are based more on an actual team’s performance, rather than all teams in one category being equal, regardless of their record.
Rutgers 2024 Preseason Hype: National Opinions
Over the past half of a year, Rutgers football has experienced a lot of preseason hype due to an easy upcoming schedule, improvements they made in the transfer portal, and securing their first bowl win in nine seasons last December. Unfortunately for Rutgers, this hype did not translate into them...
'I like this team a lot': Rutgers women's soccer is looking for even more in 2024
The Rutgers women’s soccer team is gearing up for its highly-anticipated 2024 season. The Scarlet Knights will be looking to improve on the 2023 season that saw them fall in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament. With 10 seniors who departed the program in...
WAR ROOM: Latest Recruit Scoop and Team News on Rutgers Athletics
Every week, TheKnightReport.Net publisher Richard O’Leary and his team of Rutgers Athletics experts put together the War Room, a jam-packed article with updates on Scarlet Knights recruiting and team news. This format allows die hard Rutgers fans that are subscribers on the site to learn more about their favorite team!
2025 Rutgers Football commits in the updated Rivals state rankings
It's officially rankings update week for Rivals and we here at The Knight Report have you covered with all the updates on where Rutgers Football commits appear in the updated rankings. Today we will take a look at the updated state rankings for each Rutgers Football commit in the 2025...
Rahway looks to turn last year’s heart, youth and inexperience into this year’s success
Junior Andrew Avent of Rahway at Big Central Media Day at Kean University in Union on August 8, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) Many football teams across New Jersey are looking for a new quarterback to step up this year. Others are looking for a new top runningback. Some are in need of both.
Rutgers Football Top 50 Preseason Player Countdown: No.13 Ian Strong
The start of the 2024 Rutgers football season is just around the corner and that means it's time for Scarlet Nation's annual Top 50 player projections. We will be counting down the top 50 players based on projections of how they will perform this season. The list moves on with a look at No.13, Ian Strong.
Rutgers Football K Jai Patel talks historic season, offseason work
Heading into his third season with the Scarlet Knights, placekicker Jai Patel discussed how training camp has gone so far and how the team has developed. "It's been amazing, it's been definitely great," Patel said. "Growing closer as a team, that's one of our main goals of the camp, not only getting better but growing closer and wanting to play for each other, building that family bond that we talked about so much."
Westfield Bicyclists of All Ages Invited to Register for 3rd Annual Tour de Westfield
WESTFIELD, NJ — As September ushers in the return of school and the gradual departure of hot, humid weather, in Westfield it also brings the return of a fun-filled family event that includes a bike parade, free riding lessons and more. Tour de Westfield, a free, 2-mile bike parade for Westfield families to encourage healthy movement and enjoying togetherness, returns for its third year on Sept. 8.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “The core piece of the event is the family bike parade, and each year we switch up the extra activities and features,”...
Spotswood keeps growing program, aims for continued success after 8-2 playoff season and Big Central Freedom Gold title
Spotswood’s Se’mir Tolbert-Brimage – a transfer from North Brunswick – will play QB in addition to DE this year. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) With an 8-2 record, the Chargers won the Freedom Gold Division and made the playoffs – albeit narrowly, although that may have been more of a function of their schedule and the NJSIAA playoff formula – but there’s still room for improvement.
No Work Wednesday on Scarlet Nation
Scarlet Nation returns another weekly feature as it's time for another No-Work Wednesday. This day is dedicated to all Rutgers fans as we provide a relentless day of content, premium perks and non-stop action on Scarlet Nation. We will have so much content that those of you at work may not get a whole lot done. Regardless of where you are, you can get over the midweek hump by indulging in the plethora of content on Scarlet Nation and the wealth of information on our premium message board, The Round Table. Our lineup starts with the following articles and will have much more to come:
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