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Rutgers Running Backs Preview: 2024
Next up in our series of breaking down each position on Rutgers roster, we have the running backs. Rutgers has one of the deepest backfields in terms of running backs in the entire Big Ten, including the Big Ten’s leading rusher in 2023, so this post will cover the four on the top of Rutgers’ depth chart.
Special Teams Preview: Rutgers 2024
Next up on our Rutgers football 2024 position preview list, we have the special teams. Rutgers special teams were truly special last year as they typically are under head coach Greg Schiano. Multiple blocked kicks and consistent field goal kicking were major backbones for the Scarlet Knights in 2023 and 2024 looks to be more of the same.
Rutgers Football: Early schedule prediction for 2024 season
We’re back for another schedule prediction for the 2024 Rutgers Football season. This is the July edition with the final one coming out ahead of the season opener vs. Howard. In June, the first prediction was shared and it had the Scarlet Knights returning to a bowl game with...
Big Ten primer — Rutgers’ greatest football moment
USC is joining the Big Ten and helping to create an 18-school superconference with the other West Coast schools leaving the Pac-12. The Trojans will participate in Big Ten media days next week in Indianapolis. The newness of their surroundings and the freshness of their situation will become apparent when they join a media extravaganza with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and other schools from the Midwest. As we get to know USC’s new Big Ten neighbors, let’s consider the greatest football moment in the history of Rutgers University. It’s an old memory, literally the oldest college football memory we have. College...
Rutgers Football Top 50 Preseason Player Countdown: No.35 Al-Shadee Salaam
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.35, Al-Shadee Salaam.
New Jersey Swimmers Fallon and Alexy Earn Spots in U.S. Olympic Trials
NEW JERSEY - Two New Jersey swimmers, Matt Fallon of Warren and Jack Alexy of Mendham, have earned spots in the U.S. trials for the 2024 Olympics, which kick off in Paris on July 26. Fallon broke the American record in the 200-meter breaststroke, while Alexy secured his spot in the 100-meter freestyle by outperforming a seven-time gold medalist. Fallon, a 2021 graduate of the Pingry School in Basking Ridge, broke numerous records during his high school career. Notably, he set the National Independent High School Record in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 3:50.65, surpassing...
Rutgers basketball has ‘best 2-man backcourt’ in Big Ten, analyst says
Rutgers has high hopes for this winter, and a Big Ten basketball analyst added some fuel to the fire this week by paying a high compliment. Raphael Davis, an analyst for the Big Ten Network who previously played at Purdue, tweeted Thursday that Scarlet Knights guards Dylan Harper and Jeremiah Williams form the “best two-man backcourt in the conference.”
Rutgers Basketball Notebook — Mid July Practice Thoughts
Rutgers Basketball started practice nearly a month ago and this past Wednesday morning our staff here at The Knight Report was able to get in to see another practice live. With that being said, let's dive right in to some of the highlights from the practice. RED TEAM Jamichael Davis PJ Hayes Ace Bailey ZachMartini Emmanuel Ogbole BLACK TEAM Jeremiah Williams Jordan Derkack Bryce Dortch Dylan Grant Lathan Sommerville — With Tyson Acuff and Dylan Harper both out still, JaMichael Davis has taken advantage of his opportunity. JMIke looked very good on the offensive end in practice, knocking down shot...
Jeremiah Williams discusses acclimation of new-look Rutgers Basketball squad
Rutgers returns just three players from last year's team, one of whom has already taken on more of a leadership role. Point guard Jeremiah Williams is back for his second year at Rutgers after a season in which he led the team in scoring through 12 game appearances. This season,...
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!
Roselle hires new football coach for upcoming season
ROSELLE, NJ — Another Union County school will have a new head football coach for the upcoming 2024 season. While Union and Westfield promoted from within, with Jason Scott named the interim head coach at Union High School and Matt Andzel the head coach at Westfield High School, Abraham Clark High School in Roselle decided to go a different direction once Ibrahim Halsey left to become the head coach at South Brunswick High School.
Rutgers women’s basketball misses out on popular guard prospect
Rutgers women’s basketball missed out on landing popular guard prospect Payton Dunbar. Dunbar, a 5-foot-11 guard out of Jefferson Christian Academy in Virginia, announced her commitment to the University of Virginia on Thursday night via Instagram Live. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Nick Cimillo's rise in Pirates system keeps Rutgers baseball in offseason spotlight
BRIDGEWATER – The drive from TD Bank Ballpark to Bainton Field in Piscataway is 15 miles, but Nick Cimillo’s journey the last few years feels much longer. The 24-year-old New York City native played his first three years of college baseball at Manhattan College before transferring to Rutgers for the 2022 season, where he put himself on the map. The Scarlet Knights primary catcher hit .385 with 16 home runs and 52 RBI on the way to being a 16th round draft pick by the Pirates later that year.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 12U Raiders Open Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a 2-0 Start
ALBANY, NY -- The 12U Raiders from Scotch Plains-Fanwood opened the 2024 Mid-Atlantic regional Tournament in Albany, NY with 2 wins on Thursday, July 18. In Game 1, the Raiders beat Guilderland NY 14-1, with pitchers Anthony Minyetty and Brayden Bates scattering four hits over five innings with 0 earned runs.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At the plate, the Raiders had a total of 12 hits with Colin Craig, Will Sacchetti, and Brendan Klotz having three each. Other hits came from Marco Barretta, Lucas Blake, Cooper Simo, Anthony Kriznauski, Anthony Minyetty, and Brayden Bates. Joey...
10th Annual Wiffleball Tournament in Honor of East Brunswick's Patrick Awosogba
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - On February 22, 2015, Patrick Awosogba, a School of Arts & Sciences student at Rutgers University, passed away playing in a pickup basketball game at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Awosogba, a freshman, had a rare heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In HCM, the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick; causing an arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. Every summer since, former East Brunswick High School classmate and baseball teammate Greg Sampson organizes a wiffleball tournament fundraiser to raise scholarship money for Patrick’s parents to present to a highly-deserving East Brunswick High School student. “I am truly...
Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Stars Shine at Annual Awards Ceremony
Rutgers men's lacrosse recently celebrated the Annual Rutgers Athletics Awards, with Shane Knobloch, Ross Scott, and Cardin Stoller being recognized for their exceptional performances on the field last year. Cardin Stoller posted a 54.1% save percentage, 11.24 goals-against-average, and made 173 saves in his breakout debut season. Ross Scott scored...
Rutgers Field Hockey 2024 Fall Schedule: 16 Games, Familiar Foes & Key Players
Rutgers field hockey has announced its 2024 fall schedule, consisting of a 16-game slate with a mix of non-conference and Big Ten opponents. Rutgers will face 11 opponents they competed against in their successful 16-win campaign last season. Last season, Rutgers was one of four Big Ten schools to make...
Shady Rest in Scotch Plains Awarded $75,000 in Preservation Funding
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- The Shady Rest Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains is among 30 African American historic sites receiving a combined total of $3 million in preservation funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Established in 1921, Shady Rest was the first Black-owned and operated country club in the nation. It hosted the first American-born professional golfer John Shippen Jr. (1879-1968), a Black man whose father was born into slavery. Black luminaries such as W.E.B. Du Bois and singer Ella Fitzgerald also frequented the...
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2024 Team Preview | The College Football Experience (Ep. 1646)
The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 134 college football team preview series with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2024 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & NC Nick (@NC__NicK) break down the upcoming 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights schedule game by game and key in on their offense, defense and special teams heading into the 2024 college football season. Will Greg Schiano and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights not only be a bowl team in 2024 but perhaps also a contended in the Big Ten Conference?
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