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Incredibly excited to share my 2022
@STAAtalent
Jim Nantz Award reel! This one features my
@RutgersMBB
play-by-play and anchor work at
@WRSUsports
and my postgame show from the
@NYCFC
Radio Network.
Check it out:
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Steve Pikiell took over a Rutgers team ranked 278th in KenPom and got them to the NCAA Tournament in 4 years
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NEWS: Forward Bryce Dortch has officially signed with Rutgers basketball.
Here's what Dortch told
@Ruscarletnation
about joining the Scarlet Knights:
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For anyone who isn't in the area, this is what River Road looks like in front of SHI Stadium at the moment.
@WRSUNews
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Rutgers fans give an ovation to 2024 signee Dylan Grant, who is on campus for today's game.
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The New York Red Bulls have achieved a remarkably consistent run of success, having made 11(!) consecutive playoffs while winning 3 Supporters Shields.
I find it very strange that so many talk about them like they're the Jacksonville Jaguars of MLS.
Red Bull might want to just go ahead & sell the New York Red Bulls. Keep the stadium, but sell the team, because the "We play kids now, be patient" thing just isn't going to fly for
#RBNY
fans waiting 26 years for an MLS Cup. Especially w/ NYCFC winning it in 6 years.
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"Do your homework" chants are coming from the Rutgers student section towards Dug McDaniel as he shoots free throws.
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Between Kyle Monangai in the Pinstripe Bowl and Isiah Pacheco tonight, Rutgers running backs have had a lot of success against football teams from Miami lately.
Touchdown Kansas City!
@isiah_pachecoRB
finishes a 14-play, 72-yard drive. Chiefs lead, 26-7.
#MIAvsKC
on Peacock
Also available on
#NFLPlus
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“Rutgers has been really good since I started watching college [basketball]... when I got offered by Rutgers, I wasn't thinking, ‘oh, this [isn’t a great program]’ - I was like, ‘okay, that's a great program.’” - Gavin Griffiths
@RUscarletnation
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Excited to announce that I'll be staying on after graduation as the studio host for
@NYCFC
radio broadcasts!
Have had a blast covering this team this semester, and can't wait to keep at it. I am so grateful for the opportunity to do this.
Talk to you from the Bronx!
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Don't look now, but
@Rivals
has Rutgers with a top 25 class in Schiano's first year - with a program that went 3-21 in the previous two seasons.
Rutgers Football is fun again.
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With an hour and 40 mins until tipoff, Rutgers freshman Gavin Griffiths is the first one on the court for shootaround.
Here's Griffiths hitting three shots in a row:
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Did not have Rutgers twitter going after NBC News on my Christmas Eve bingo card but here we are
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BREAKING: Five-star forward Ace Bailey has just signed his letter of intent to play for Rutgers in a post-game ceremony.
Once the move becomes official, Bailey will be the highest-ranked player to sign in team history.
Story for
@RUscarletnation
:
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BREAKING: Rutgers has its first 2027 commitment from TE Connor Winn.
Story for
@RUscarletnation
:
@ConnorWinn2027
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NEWS: Rutgers has announced a contract extension for defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak. The extension was approved by the Rutgers Board of Governors earlier today, and includes performance bonuses.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Here's how the final seconds of Rutgers' upset win over No. 11 Wisconsin looked like from inside Jersey Mike's Arena:
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There is a sea of Scarlet in the lobby of the media hotel here in Jacksonville. Good sign
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After 7 semesters at
@RutgersNB
I am amazed that a significant portion of the student body still does not understand that you need to let other people off the bus before you get on
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Rutgers players Shaquan Loyal and Kaj Sanders are helping with a cooking class for local kids at Hannah's Kitchen in their hometown of Newark this afternoon.
I'll have more from both Loyal and Sanders coming up for
@RUscarletnation
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#Rutgers
five-star signee Ace Bailey participated in a charity event at a local McDonald's in Powder Springs, Ga. to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House this afternoon.
The event was held ahead of the McDonald's All-American Game that Bailey will be playing in on April 2.
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Excited to announce that I'll be spending my last semester interning with
@GlennCrooks
! I'll be helping out with the
@NYCFC
Radio Network, The Coaching Academy on
@SiriusXMFC
, and the On Frame podcast.
Can't wait to get started later this month!
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Wild storm at SHI Stadium ahead of
#Rutgers
- Temple.
Lightning is in the area, so if you're tailgating, take shelter immediately.
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One of the cool things about
@RutgersMBB
is that so many of their former coaches go on to become TV/radio analysts.
Off the top of my head:
Jeff Van Gundy
Joe Boylan
Bob Wenzel
Dick Vitale
Jim Valvano
Pretty solid broadcasting tree.
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BREAKING: Rutgers has received a commitment from Florida St. DL Malcolm Ray.
Story from
@BrianDohn247
:
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Can't really call it a sellout if you block off half the Prudential Center
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Oskar Palmquist is walked out by Ron Harper Jr. for Senior Day
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BREAKING: Five-star guard Dylan Harper is set to announce his commitment on Wednesday.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Different view tonight. Gonna give this "fan" thing a try
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With the ESPN FPI stats updated after week 4, some notes for
@RFootball
:
- Efficiency: defense is 8th overall, special teams is 6th
- Rutgers is favored to win 4 of their remaining games: NW, Illinois, Wisconsin (!) and MD
- Adjusted W-L: 6.8 - 5.2. Firmly in bowl territory.
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Rutgers four-star center signee
@LathanSommervi2
is coming off averaging 26.3 PPG and 14.4 RPG as a senior at Richwoods.
Here's what his head coach William Smith told
@Ruscarletnation
about Sommerville's skillset:
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BREAKING: Rutgers has landed a commitment from Baltimore offensive lineman Joshua Blackston
@BrianDohn247
Story from
@BobbyDeren
for
@RUscarletnation
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After deciding to return for another season at Rutgers, Tyreem Powell and Kyle Monangai are beginning to get NFL Draft attention even before the 2024 season kicks off.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Rutgers guard Jeremiah Williams has confirmed his return to the program for next season, per
@DushawnLondon1
.
Williams averaged 12.2 points per game in his first season at Rutgers.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Student section is giving Indiana the "Hoosier Daddy?" chant as the Scarlet Knights lead 58-48 with 51.5 to play.
A win would give Rutgers its ninth win over Indiana in the last 11 meetings.
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After landing three four-star prospects in the last two weeks, Rutgers is now in the race for four-star 2026 offensive lineman Kai Pritchard (
@kaipritchard6
).
Here's Pritchard's perspective on the offer and his recruitment (
@Ruscarletnation
VIP):
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BREAKING: Rutgers has landed its first commitment of the weekend from Florida CB Kaylib Singleton.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
@BrianDohn247
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Tell me you don't understand media markets without telling me you don't understand media markets
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BREAKING: Rutgers has a commitment from Eastern Michigan transfer guard Tyson Acuff, who averaged 21.7 points per game last season.
Story from
@BobbyDeren
:
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Pikiell: "Rutgers is coming and coming fast, so buy stock now"
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Some personal news:
Excited to start later this month as a beat reporter for
@RUscarletnation
! I'm beyond excited to be covering Rutgers football, men's basketball, recruiting and more.
Extremely thankful to
@BobbyDeren
and the entire 247 team for giving me this opportunity!
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FINAL: Rutgers 78, No. 11 Wisconsin 56.
The Scarlet Knights earned the first ranked win of the season, led by an 18-point performance from Jeremiah Williams.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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BREAKING: Rutgers has its 10th commitment of the weekend from Delaware edge rusher Robbie Johnson (
@RobbieJ2025
)
@BrianDohn247
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After a successful senior season, four-star Rutgers commit Lathan Sommerville is looking to exceed expectations as a freshman.
"Proving people wrong and showing them what I could really do is going to feel good."
Full story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Update: they passed
Big test tonight for
@RutgersMBB
, as they host No. 1 for the first time in 14 years with a matchup against Purdue.
Excited to have the call for
@WRSUsports
starting at 6:45 with
@SchmiedJake
. We'll be on the alternate stream at !
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Massive upset for No. 17
@RUmlax
, who takes down No. 6 Penn State 11-9 at SHI Stadium.
Hat tricks for Adam Charalambides and Connor Kirst and 15 saves for Colin Kirst.
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Rutgers fans haven't been this locked in to the A10 championship since 1989
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Highly-touted incoming freshman Gavin Griffiths told me when he's coming on campus - and why he's excited to be a Scarlet Knight.
@RUscarletnation
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Jeremiah Williams is one of the first players out on the court for Rutgers, and here he is knocking down some threes in shootaround:
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BREAKING: ESPN has reported that Rutgers DL Aaron Lewis will return to the Scarlet Knights for a fifth season.
Story from
@BobbyDeren
:
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Here's the reception Ace Bailey got during a timeout as he was recognized for his commitment to Rutgers:
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NEWS: Rutgers has officially announced the signing of point guard Jamichael Davis, per release.
Story from
@BobbyDeren
for
@RUscarletnation
:
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Get to fulfill a lifelong dream tomorrow in Dayton by calling a March Madness game on-site.
@RutgersMBB
and Notre Dame. 9:10 tip.
@WRSUsports
(88.7 FM).
This. Is. March.
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BREAKING: Rutgers CB Robert Longerbeam has announced that he will be returning to Rutgers in 2024.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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I preferred the one where Jacob Young posterized Matt Haarms into a different time zone
Jaden Ivey’s dunk at Rutgers was better than everything in the dunk contest
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When four-star safety Tariq Hayer announced his commitment to Rutgers, he became one of the highest-ranked prospects in a rapidly-growing 2025 recruiting class.
Here's more on Hayer's skillset as a player for
@RUscarletnation
(VIP):
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FINAL:
@RUWSoccer
advances to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015 after winning on PKs over TCU.
Scarlet Knights play for a Final Four spot next weekend. Postgame reactions coming up for
@WRSUsports
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BREAKING: Bryce Dortch has announced his commitment to Rutgers on
@247Sports
.
The three-star PF out of Connecticut is the third commitment of the class of 2024. Rutgers now has a team score of 61.12 - the second highest in the nation.
@RUscarletnation
#Rutgers
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I find it appalling that there isn't a Wawa within walking distance of College Ave
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Luckily, I finally get to cover the B1G tournament in person for
@WRSUsports
after calling it off a monitor last season.
Looking forward to calling some
@RutgersMBB
and meeting some other Big Ten student journalists this week!
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According to a post on his Instagram, 2025 five-star guard Meleek Thomas has received an offer from Rutgers.
Thomas is the 7th overall prospect and top PG prospect in the class of 2025.
@RUscarletnation
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BREAKING: Four-star wide receiver KJ Duff of St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) has committed to Rutgers. Duff becomes the first 247Sports Composite four star in Rutgers' class of 2024.
@RUscarletnation
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BREAKING: Rutgers has landed another offensive line commitment from Florida OL Gerrick Gordon
@BrianDohn247
@RUscarletnation
Story:
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Rutgers Journalism gets it done again 🛡🗡
NBC Sports Kathryn Tappen will make her Sunday Night Football debut on the sidelines next week on Bears/Packers.
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NEWS:
#Rutgers
guard Jeremiah Williams has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week.
Williams led the Scarlet Knights with 18 points and 7 rebounds in Saturday's upset win against No. 11 Wisconsin.
Story from
@BobbyDeren
:
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NEWS: Rutgers basketball has added its second member of the class of 2024 with the signing of forward Dylan Grant.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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So after 3 years and a lot of great memories, that's my final
@WRSUsports
broadcast from Yurcak Field.
It's been an unbelievable opportunity to cover my favorite sport at Rutgers over the last 3 seasons. Looking forward to seeing
@RUWSoccer
continue this NCAA run next weekend!
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Senior Day in Piscataway! Last time calling a game in this building as
@RutgersMBB
honors a legendary senior class before hosting Penn State to wrap up the regular season.
@DylanMcCoy99
and I have the call starting at 11:50 on
@WRSUsports
(88.7 FM and )
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Honored to receive this recognition from a top-class organization in our industry.
Thankful to Jon Chelesnik and his team for all they do.
@uw_sjmc
@Calchristo1
@NewhouseSU
@WAERSports
@NewhouseSports
@ncierzan
@ben_curtis12
@merrillcollege
@WMUCSports
@sam_goetzinger
@stcloudstate
@RealCGriff
@CASatPSU
@gioheater
@commvt
@Baylen_Hite
@bsusportslink
@TylerMelito
@LaurenMichelson
@MizzouComm
@IllinoisComm
@JoePuccio_
@prestonshoe21
An honorable mention All-American, Chris Tsakonas (
@tsakonas_chris
), a senior from Rutgers.
@wrsusports
l
#JimNantzAward
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BREAKING: Rutgers has landed its second commitment of the day from Georgia DL Braxton Kyle.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Aundre Hyatt got the start for Larsen Ford tonight, and here is his first bucket of the game:
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With three highly-ranked recruits already in the fold, Rutgers basketball's class of 2024 is currently ranked second in the nation.
@LathanSommervi2
and
@BryceDortch4
give their thoughts on being part of a potentially historic class:
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NEWS: Rutgers has a commitment from San Diego transfer forward PJ Hayes.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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We're pulling off one of the best
@WRSUsports
trips today:
@DylanMcCoy99
and Doug Willig just got off the air from
@RutgersWBB
's B1G tourney win over Penn State.
They are currently taking an Uber to Bloomington for
@RutgersMBB
- IU tonight at 7.
True road warriors.
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A source has confirmed to
@Ruscarletnation
that Rutgers is hosting Princeton transfer forward Zach Martini for a second visit to campus.
@PatLanniNJ
had it first.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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R-U chants are heating up as Rutgers has it down to a three-point game after an 8-0 run:
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Here's what Rutgers four-star RB commit
@GabeWinowich
had to say about getting the chance to visit for every home game this year and what he's looking forward to about playing for the Scarlet Knights
@Ruscarletnation
(VIP):
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BREAKING: For the first time since 2004,
@RUmlax
has been selected for the NCAA Tournament.
The unseeded Scarlet Knights will be playing the 8th seed Lehigh in the opening round.
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One of the biggest rules of TV play by play: know when to let the moment breathe.
This was a masterclass.
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BREAKING: Rutgers WR Christian Dremel has announced that he will return for another year at Rutgers.
Story from
@BobbyDeren
:
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After suffering a shoulder injury at the end of last season, Rutgers LB signee Sam Robinson is back to full health and getting ready to join his teammates this summer.
Full story for
@Ruscarletnation
(VIP):
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Rutgers received its 17th commitment of the class of 2024 this afternoon, when three-star Ohio edge rusher Elijah King (
@ElijahKing49
) announced his commitment to the Scarlet Knights.
King broke down his decision with
@RUscarletnation
:
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Rutgers is set to play in the first-ever NIL college basketball tournament in Las Vegas this November.
Details here for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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BREAKING: Rutgers lands another commitment this weekend from Michigan OL N'Kye Wynn, who chose the Scarlet Knights over 24 other offers.
@BrianDohn247
Story here from
@BobbyDeren
:
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BREAKING: Rutgers has landed a commitment from Bergen Catholic interior offensive lineman Chris Vigna (
@ChrisVigna3
) on his official visit.
@RUscarletnation
@BrianDohn247
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Aundre Hyatt is the first player out for shootaround nearly two hours before tip, and he knocked down 3 threes in a row:
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Jonathan Dugenio has been a big addition for this Rutgers team at the faceoff spot. So far, he's taken control at the X, winning 16 of his 29 draws so far.
A big part of the reason why Rutgers' offense has been so prolific in this game.
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Rutgers guard Jeremiah Williams has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA to become immediately eligible to play, according to a report from
@NJHoopsHaven
.
Story:
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Rutgers added another four-star commit to a quickly-growing class of 2025 on Tuesday in Donovan Catholic WR Michael Thomas.
Here's what his head coach had to say about what he'll bring to the Scarlet Knights (
@Ruscarletnation
FREE):
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Here's an inside look at what led up to four-star safety Kaj Sanders of Bergen Catholic becoming the first player to officially sign with Rutgers on Wednesday morning for
@Ruscarletnation
(VIP):
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As Rutgers landed 19 commitments in less than three weeks, five of them came on the offensive line. One of them was FL offensive lineman
@gerrickgordon
, who committed on Jun. 9.
Here's more on what Gordon will bring to Rutgers for
@Ruscarletnation
(VIP):
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Almost exactly a year after getting his first offer from Rutgers, Florida TE Connor Winn is set to return for an unofficial visit (VIP):
@RUscarletnation
@ConnorWinn2027
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Two wins and they're in. 12-8 in B1G with 8-9 Q1 wins gets you in 8 days out 7
I don’t care what the NET rankings say on Monday. Rutgers has put itself in a position to make the NCAA Tournament with a few more wins. Three more Q1 games ahead equals opportunity. They didn’t go quietly tonight & they aren’t going quietly in March either. Lots of season left.
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Four-star Rutgers WR commit Michael Thomas III is the highest-ranked player in the Scarlet Knights' No. 18-ranked recruiting class.
On the Scarlet Nation podcast, Thomas discusses his road to Rutgers and how far RU can go.
Listen:
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Rutgers basketball commit Ace Bailey is now the No. 2-ranked player in the country after the latest Top247 player ranking update.
Story for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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Rutgers fans will have the chance to see Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper share the floor on Saturday at the Slam Summer Classic at Rucker Park in New York. It's the third time this month that Bailey and Harper will play together.
Latest for
@Ruscarletnation
:
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