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COMMENTARY: Rutgers is a wrestling school

After an underwhelming fall and winter athletic season, Rutgers is not a football school yet and seems farther than ever from being a basketball school.Mar 12 2016

Stout MSU rush defense poses steep challenge for Rutgers

Before the Rutgers football team's season began, the Scarlet Knights' running back room declared itself one of the best groups of backs in not only the Big Ten, but the nation. With four different running backs that all bring something different to the table, it was hard to take a side against the Knights' backfield.Oct 8 2015

Senior wide out reinstated for Rutgers

Head coach Kyle Flood has reinstated senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo, according to an emailed statement from Rutgers Athletics on Wednesday afternoon.Oct 7 2015

Tight ends add key element on offense for Rutgers

The relationship between a tight end and starting quarterback requires as much synergy and chemistry as any two positions on the field The tight end allows the quarterback a certain degree of security.Sep 30 2015

Freshman ready to anchor line for Rutgers if necessary

Marcus Applefield does not hail from New Jersey. In fact, the redshirt-freshman offensive lineman might be a polar opposite in comparison to a the tri-state area native.Sep 25 2015

Sophomore sharpens athleticism, technique for Rutgers

Last season, Kemoko Turay leaped up to block the game-winning field goal against Michigan as a redshirt-freshman defensive lineman. When he reached the ground, his popularity exploded and spectators began to recognize his freakish talents.Sep 25 2015

Rutgers continues to prepare for homecoming game

The Rutgers football team finished its third practice of the week on Wednesday leading up to the homecoming matchup against Kansas.Sep 23 2015

Rutgers grapplers use offseason to improve

Going into the third week of classes, many Rutgers students finished up familiarizing themselves with their class schedule and routine for the fall semester.Sep 23 2015

Interim head coach answers Rutgers call to action

Walking into his first Monday press conference as the interim head coach of the Rutgers football team, Norries Wilson wiped the sweat that was beading from his forehead. All 6-foot-6 inches of his former Big Ten offensive lineman build stood behind the podium and he answered questions with bass in his voice that bellowed — Wilson did not need a microphone. The assistant head coach never thought he would be in this position with the Scarlet Knights, but that’s what the situation called for. Things were a little different this Monday for him.Sep 21 2015

Rutgers teammates share bond on, off field

The relationship between junior wide receiver Janarion Grant and sophomore running back Josh Hicks goes beyond more than just normal teammates.Sep 10 2015

Sophomore tight end grows into position for Rutgers

With senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo collecting three touchdowns on three catches, a quarterback controversy coming to a close and an explosion of offense from the Rutgers football team in a 63-13 win against Norfolk State, it’s easy to forget about who scored the first touchdown for the Scarlet Knights. The Knight who did might be one of the biggest mysteries to anyone other than someone on Rutgers coaching staff and players.Sep 10 2015

Rutgers quarterbacks earn support from fellow Knights

With temperatures reaching the mid-90s and thunderstorm sirens signaling a storm was within five miles, head football coach Kyle Flood addressed the media following the conclusion of Wednesday’s practice.Sep 9 2015

Sophomore adds dynamic running style to rotation for Rutgers

One of the lingering on-field questions for the Rutgers football team entering the season opener this past weekend against Norfolk State was the status of the running backs corps and how four backs listed as co-starters would work together. Senior running back Paul James figured to be the one earning the bulk of the carries as a returning starter.Sep 8 2015

Rutgers names offensive line as opener approaches

A twin extra-long mattress covers 39 inches in width, 80 inches in length and is the main bed option provided by University housing.Sep 2 2015

Freshman grappler earns top accolades

When the Amateur Wrestling News publication announced its 2015 All-Rookie Team April 28, only one member of the Rutgers wrestling team was selected. With three newcomers to the Scarlet Knights lineup in the 2014-2015 season, the lone Rutgers wrestler that stood out was redshirt-freshman 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault. Along with the national recognition for being one of the top-30 rookies in the country, The Daily Targum named Ashnault Rookie of the Year. Ashnault started out the 2014 season as well as anyone could have expected.May 3 2015

Rutgers rolls in dirt to prep for series at Penn State

The Major League Baseball season began at the beginning of April and still has a way to go for postseason implications to matter for each team.Apr 30 2015

Rutgers squanders lead in late innings against Villanova

The issues piled up for the Rutgers baseball team Wednesday against Villanova when the team traveled to Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The Scarlet Knights had previously won five out of the last five games against the Wildcats and sought to keep the streak going against their former Big East Conference rival –– but that didn’t happen. The Knights (15-28-1, 5-10) dropped their only midweek series between the Seton Hall series and the Penn State series.Apr 30 2015

Rutgers seizes series before dropping finale

SOMERSET, N.J. — Things did not go as planned for the Rutgers baseball team in the final game of its three-game series against Seton Hall this past weekend. After winning the opening game of the rivalry series 3-2 at Seton Hall and winning a 4-2 ballgame in the second battle at Bainton Field Saturday, the Scarlet Knights clinched the series and headed to TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday looking to crack the brooms out for a sweep. With a shortened outing from struggling sophomore right-hander Gaby Rosa and a lack of scoring late in the game, the Knights (15-27-1, 5-10) dropped the closing game of the series, 16-5, against the Pirates (20-17). Rosa didn't reach the third inning, setting the bar for his shortest outing of the season.Apr 27 2015

Rutgers renews rivalry against Seton Hall

Before practice on Thursday at Bainton Field, the Rutgers baseball team was debating who the better team was this season — the New York Mets or the New York Yankees. The hotbed of the discussion stemmed from the Mets winning 10th game in a row while the Yankees were coming off of a 13-4 win over the Tigers on Wednesday. Junior left-hander Howie Brey, a devout Mets fan, argued with senior first baseman Joe D’Annunzio, a die-hard Yankees fan, for 20 minutes before practice until head coach Joe Litterio had enough. “Go out to left field to talk about that kind of stuff,” Litterio said, annoyed while preparing practice plans in the dugout on the first base side. That demand from the skipper only relocated the conversation, but it did not end it.Apr 24 2015

Freshman fires shutout to lead Rutgers past Wagner

When the Rutgers baseball team wrapped up its final game of the weekend series against Michigan State, there was a sense of urgency. In ninth place of the conference, the Scarlet Knights were on the bubble of the Big Ten Tournament and needed a good series to become postseason eligible. After a sweep at the hands of the Spartans, head coach Joe Litterio lit a fire under his team with a message of winning midweek games made clear. Rutgers wanted momentum heading into its conference series in two weeks against Penn State and that’s exactly what true freshman pitcher John O’Reilly gave the Knights on the mound Tuesday in the 7-1 win against Wagner. O’Reilly went seven innings for the Knights (13-26-1, 5-10) and held the Seahawks scoreless in his outing.Apr 22 2015

Rutgers seeks return to basics of baseball

The Rutgers baseball team did not accomplish many of the things that it wanted to heading into its Big Ten series against Michigan State this past weekend. After being swept by the Spartans 10-4, 15-7 and 6-2, the Scarlet Knights could not find much to chew on in terms of a silver lining.Apr 21 2015

Rutgers closer overcomes tragedy in final season

Jon Young was ready to quit the Rutgers baseball team over winter break and before the start of his senior season.Apr 21 2015

Spartans sweep Rutgers in pivotal home series

The Rutgers baseball team sat in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference standings heading into this past weekend. With only eight teams eligible to make the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State was the team sitting in the last spot of the conference keeping the Scarlet Knights on the bubble.Apr 20 2015

Tournament spot at stake when Rutgers hosts Michigan State

With 13 teams in the conference, only eight of them qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. The Rutgers baseball team currently sits in the ninth spot in the conference after failing to capitalize on last weekend’s conference game against Indiana.Apr 17 2015

Rutgers' bats provide pop for pitching win over Columbia

For a squad that has been struggling to put runs across when it has mattered most, the Rutgers baseball team took the field Wednesday against Columbia with something to prove. Sitting in ninth place in the Big Ten Standings, the Scarlet Knights needed to gain momentum offensively in the midweek game and bring it into the weekend series against Michigan State. Behind the arm of sophomore right-hander Kevin Baxter, they were able to do just that. With flashes of excellence and only two hiccups on the mound, Baxter boasted one of his best outings of the season and the Knights offense responded.Apr 16 2015

Rutgers fights Lafayette into extra frames before darkness forces tie

Sophomore left-hander Ryan Fleming ended the game Tuesday against Lafayette with four strikeouts in a row after retiring six-straight Leopard batters.Apr 15 2015

Rutgers eyes improvements on offense in midweek matchup

When the Rutgers baseball team arrived in Bloomington, Indiana over the weekend, they came with the idea that they wanted to continue their stretch of timely hitting, clean defense and effective pitching. After a sweep at the hands of the Hoosiers — losing by tallies of 4-3, 6-0 and 5-4 — the consensus from head coach Joe Litterio and the Knights was that the hitting needed to improve. The recovery for the offense starts with the slate of two midweek games this week. The Knights will play Lafayette Tuesday in Easton, Pennsylvania on the road and then follow that up with a slate of six-straight, starting with Columbia Wednesday at Bainton Field. For senior outfielder Vinny Zarrillo, he thinks the pair of midweek games will help to calm things down for Rutgers so that they can get back to the fundamentals.Apr 14 2015

Indiana holds off Rutgers, completes three-game sweep

Head coach Joe Litterio doesn’t think any atmosphere he’s experienced quite matches up to the one the Rutgers baseball team had to endure throughout its weekend series in Bloomington, Indiana. With a max capacity surpassing Bainton Field, the Scarlet Knights were truly at the mercy of one of the best home field advantages in college baseball –– and they failed to respond. “Overall, I’m disappointed because we want to win baseball games.Apr 13 2015

Rutgers takes on former Big Ten champ Indiana

The Indiana baseball team was one of the best teams in the country in 2014. Finishing the season with a 44-15 record and 21-3 tally in-conference, the Hoosiers won the Big Ten Championship and made it to the NCAA Regional Tournament. Prior to last season, Indiana made it all the way to the College World Series to the second round of the Championship Bracket eventually losing to runner-up Mississippi State.Apr 10 2015

Rutgers runs rampant on Rams in Bronx

The Rutgers baseball team was on a its biggest high of the season Sunday after beating Minnesota two out of three times at Bainton Field.Apr 9 2015

Rutgers splits series opener against Minnesota

Up until the last inning of the second game of a double-header Saturday, junior left-hander Howie Brey was up on the railing of the Rutgers baseball team’s dugout trying to rally the Scarlet Knights. When Brey left the game in the fifth inning, Rutgers was down, 9-3, with the two runners on base his own responsibility.Apr 5 2015

Rutgers head coach lights fire beneath players for homestand

Head coach Joe Litterio remembers the last time the Rutgers baseball team played Minnesota.Apr 3 2015

Rutgers drops third straight game at home

The agenda set forth by head coach Joe Litterio was simple – the Rutgers baseball team needs to work harder.Apr 2 2015

Rutgers seeks momentum in midweek games

The Rutgers baseball team hosted its first home series of the season this past weekend against Ohio State and the results were not exactly what they envisioned. Heading into back-to-back midweek games against Manhattan Tuesday and Monmouth Wednesday, the Scarlet Knights will need to rebound to gain some momentum before the weekend.Mar 31 2015

Rutgers drops series finale in pitcher's duel

The outing went as good as it could have gone for sophomore right-hander Gaby Rosa. In his long awaited return to the rotation after the experiment of playing him as an everyday fielder, Rosa did not disappoint. It would have gone better, but Ohio State left-hander Ryan Riga stood in the way for the Rutgers baseball team and Rosa.Mar 30 2015

Rutgers hosts Ohio State at Bainton Field

After a slow start to the beginning of the season, the Rutgers baseball team is streaking—and this time, in a good way.Mar 27 2015

Rutgers erupts in fifth to sustain win streak

When senior first baseman Joe D’Annunzio came to bat in the fifth inning, he was probably unaware of the rally he was about to start for the Rutgers baseball team.Mar 26 2015

Rutgers extends nation's second-longest win streak to 15

The Rutgers baseball team extended the second-longest active home win streak Tuesday when they faced NJIT Tuesday at Bainton Field. It was only the second home game of the season for the Scarlet Knights, but, despite being outhit 10-8, they won the matchup 5-3.Mar 25 2015

Rutgers earns first series victory in Big Ten

It took the Rutgers Football team nearly half of their season to win their first game against the Big Ten as a member of its new conference.Mar 24 2015

Lone Rutgers All-American highlights NCAA Tournament

ST. LOUIS – Every Rutgers wrestler’s goal entering the 2015 NCAA Tournament was to advance as far as possible in the bracket and find themselves atop the podium as an All-American. The Rutgers wrestling team had a realistic chance to accomplish those goals, too.Mar 24 2015

Ashnault injures hamstring, falls short in All-American campaign

ST. LOUIS — Standing in the Morgan Street Brewery, a small pub in the historic Laclede’s Landing neighborhood of downtown St.Mar 24 2015

Rookie pitcher tosses gem in debut start for Rutgers

The bats woke up for the Rutgers baseball team against Iona and the pitching staff followed through as well.Mar 12 2015

Rutgers aims to end skid, protect 13-game home winning streak

It’s no secret that the Rutgers baseball team is enduring struggles to start the season. Beginning 2015 losing nine out of the first 10 games was not exactly the plan for the Scarlet Knights.Mar 11 2015

Rutgers defense leaks, offense lacks in blowout losses

Things did not go as planned for the Rutgers baseball team this past weekend in the series against No.Mar 10 2015

Four Rutgers grapplers qualify for NCAAs

COLUMBUS – Anthony Ashnault wanted to win the Big Ten title at 141 pounds. Anthony Perrotti also wanted to stand at the top of the podium.Mar 9 2015

Rutgers refocuses, faces another ranked foe in No. 24 Florida Atlantic

The bats finally woke up for the Rutgers baseball team this past weekend against Old Dominion. It may have taken six games for it to happen, but the Scarlet Knights were able to combine effective pitching with timely hitting. Now, they need to duplicate that performance and continue to support the starting pitcher, head coach Joe Litterio said.Mar 6 2015

Rutgers prepares to take podium at Big Ten Championships

It’s just like Christmas morning for Anthony Perrotti, only it feels different. After all, when Christmas morning is over and the toy you’ve been wanting for months becomes boring, that’s it. But what awaits the Rutgers wrestling team is no Christmas morning – it’s the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Columbus, Ohio. And that is something that Perrotti said he has been waiting his whole life and wrestling career for.Mar 6 2015

Gardner shares optimism on life at Rutgers

Glen Gardner struck out only two times in his life, and it was not on a baseball diamond. But before the man who came to be known as "Beef" was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft out of Rutgers, Gardner began his story with what felt as good as a standup triple.Mar 4 2015

Offense awakens in Rutgers' first victory

As of Sunday morning, the Rutgers baseball team had not won a game. The Scarlet Knights started off the season with six straight losses after two games into the Old Dominion series. The games have been close.Mar 3 2015

Rutgers bides time on turf to prep for Myrtle Beach

Time goes by fairly slow in two weeks. But, after waiting 266 days to play its first game of the season, the Rutgers baseball team can wait a little longer to play game five Friday against Old Dominion.Feb 26 2015

Rutgers uses alternative training methods during slump

The season has not gone the way that the Rutgers baseball team expected and wanted it to. The Scarlet Knights dropped their opening series against then-No.Feb 24 2015

Rutgers duplicates dominance over Drexel in final dual

PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t exactly what junior 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti said he expected when he was previewing the dual-meet against Drexel.Feb 20 2015

Rutgers plans to slay Drexel Dragons in finale

The No. 23 Rutgers wrestling team is on a hot streak and they know it. After winning 4 out of their last 7 dual meets – with a 19-18 loss against then-No.Feb 19 2015

Rutgers stumbles out gate to open season in 0-4 hole

There’s only one word head coach Joe Litterio could use to describe the Rutgers baseball team’s weekend in Miami – disappointing.Feb 17 2015

Rutgers pounces on Princeton in dominant Senior Day win

Anthony Perrotti sensed the blood was in the water. Four-straight decisions – including two majors to start the dual – and the sharks were circling, so Perrotti went for the kill. Perrotti needed just one more takedown for a tech fall, but secured the 14-2 major and the Rutgers wrestling team was up 18-0 against Princeton, a lead they would not forfeit.Feb 15 2015

Rutgers honors lone senior, defends rivalry with Princeton at 'The Barn'

Senior 165-pounder Nick Visicaro feels like an old man these days, he admitted earlier this season. The lone senior on the Rutgers wrestling team, who turned 23 last month, will be honored Saturday when the No.Feb 13 2015

Rutgers heads south to take on Miami

Most people on the Rutgers baseball team agreed on how great of a place Miami is. After all, snow covers the ground in New Jersey, ice blankets the sidewalks and frigid air leaves your fingers numb if exposed long enough.Feb 12 2015

Rutgers headman reflects on rapid ascent in Big Ten

When head coach Scott Goodale first arrived in New Brunswick eight years ago, he never thought it would possible that he and the Rutgers wrestling team would face four of the top five teams in the country and compete in the top conference in the nation.Feb 11 2015

Rutgers returns pitching stability, youth on offense

Sitting with Director of Baseball Operations Glen Gardner before the Rutgers baseball team took to practice inside the indoor practice bubble outside of High Point Solutions Stadium, the man affectionately known as “Beef” had plenty of good things to say in his 15 minutes of downtime. In his 25 years at Rutgers — his first 18 as a hitting coach under former head coach Fred Hill and the last seven in his current role — Beef admits to rarely being wrong.Feb 10 2015

Rutgers finishes out Big Ten schedule on high note, tops No. 25 Northwestern

It started off as strangely as possible for the Rutgers wrestling team when it traveled from Wisconsin to Chicago for its dual meet on Sunday against Northwestern. In two out of the first three bouts, the Wildcats forfeited at 157 pounds and 174 pounds — the latter being something they have done all season.Feb 9 2015

Rutgers assistant Pritzlaff returns to alma mater Wisconsin in new role

It’s been 14 years since Rutgers wrestling associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff ended his own wrestling career at the University of Wisconsin — on top of the podium at the National Championships. One of the more decorated wrestlers in collegiate and amateur wrestling history, Pritzlaff went back to Wisconsin to serve as an assistant coach and later as associate head coach from 2007-2011.Feb 6 2015

Sophomore electrifies NJ fans in first year as starter at Rutgers

“Two!” the Rutgers wrestling team’s fans repeatedly scream, trying to persuade the referee to award points on a reversal. The crowd at the College Avenue Gym keeps exclaiming until finally their calls are answered, and they rise to their feet when they realize their favorite grappler has earned the reversal and is now looking for back points. They erupt in hysterics when their favorite Scarlet Knights wrestler collects three points on a near fall as time expires to upset No.Feb 4 2015

Perrotti battles injury, declares return for Rutgers

When junior 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti aggravated a lower body injury in early January during a dual-meet against then-No.Feb 3 2015

Ohio State thwarts Rutgers' upset opportunity

Twenty-two hours after a come-from-behind 20-15 victory against Navy on Saturday, the No. 22 Rutgers wrestling team was then tasked with having to face No. 4 Ohio State on Super Bowl Sunday.Feb 2 2015

Rutgers' sophomore grappler learns from losses

Everyone knew that coming to the Big Ten Conference was going to be an upgrade from the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association — the Rutgers wrestling team’s old division that it grappled in for 65 years.Jan 29 2015

Rutgers faces fifth ranked team this season in Big Ten foe Nebraska

Coming off of its first Big Ten dual-competition victory, the Rutgers wrestling team’s task becomes a little bit harder.Jan 23 2015

Visicaro overcomes hardship, returns to Rutgers starting lineup

All had appeared lost for fifth-year senior 165-pounder Nick Visicaro at the outset of the 2014-2015 Rutgers wrestling season.Jan 22 2015

Junior heats up on winter break

The season started off successfully for the whole Rutgers wrestling team, garnering a 9-0 dual-meet record start — its best start under the guidance of head coach Scott Goodale — and with most of the individuals enjoying career-best starts.Jan 21 2015

Rutgers sets attendance record, collects first Big Ten win at RAC

When most students were wrapped up on their couch watching Netflix for several hours straight, or taking long naps to pass the time of day, there was a group that was left to brave the loneliness of an empty Rutgers campus.Jan 20 2015

Iowa offers first Big Ten opponent, challenge for Rutgers

It’s the first time that the Rutgers wrestling team takes the mat in 2015. It’s also the first time this season that the Scarlet Knights will have their best lineup ready to go in dual competition. But most importantly, Friday marks the first time that No. 23 Rutgers will take the mat and compete against a Big Ten opponent as a member of its new conference.Jan 2 2015

Rutgers sweeps competition in Grapple at Garden

NEW YORK – The third annual Grapple at the Garden went as well as it could have gone for the Rutgers wrestling team Sunday in dual-competition against Army and Davidson. A 46-3 shellacking of Davidson closed off the Madison Square Garden event for the Scarlet Knights, after Rutgers had already soundly defeated Army, 24-13, earlier in the afternoon.Dec 22 2014

Rutgers finishes 11th in invite behind pair of placewinners

The Rutgers wrestling team had a few things in mind when it made the journey to Nevada this past weekend for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.Dec 8 2014

Rutgers travels to Las Vegas for highly-billed invite

With nearly 40 teams bringing their whole lineups to Las Vegas this weekend, the Cliff Keen Collegiate Invitational serves as one of the first true tests for the Rutgers wrestling team in the early part of its grappling season.Dec 5 2014

Rutgers grapplers embrace nagging medical condition

Most of the time, it is easy to spot a wrestler who is walking past you. There is something unique about the way they carry themselves, their strut and the Rutgers wrestling backpack they wear.Dec 4 2014

Rutgers' marquee win establishes optimism for ranked opponents

In order to find the last time the Rutgers wrestling team has faced a top-25 opponent and won in a dual-meet, one would have to date all the way back to 2012-2013 wrestling season.Dec 2 2014

Rutgers sophomore earns larger role in new weight class

When an average person thinks about wrestling, thoughts of cutting weight and grapplers starving themselves come to mind.Nov 20 2014

Cold weather offers tough adjustment for Rutgers at Spartans

It was no secret for the Rutgers football team when everybody exited practice Tuesday: it’s cold.Nov 19 2014

Rutgers' Grant dances into end zones, locker room

It all started when sophomore wide receiver Janarion Grant was a young kid and the movie “Rize” came to television. When Grant saw the introduction to the film, he immediately grabbed a tape to record it, and the rest was history.Nov 18 2014

Rutgers explodes in commanding win with bonus points

The way things started for the Rutgers wrestling team this season, one would expect things to be closer than they actually were against Hostra.Nov 17 2014

Freshman running backs carry load on Knights’ Senior Day

On a day where 19 seniors in the Rutgers football team’s program were honored, it was a pair of true freshman running backs who sent the upperclassmen off with their last win at High Point Solutions Stadium.Nov 17 2014

Talented back highlights Hoosiers prep

The one unifying characteristic of the Rutgers football team’s opponents this season — and the past four games — has been their desire to test the Scarlet Knights’ ability to stop the running game. In the Knights’ five wins this season, Rutgers has been widely successful in limiting its opponents from getting anything going when running the football — at least at key moments in the game. Nov 14 2014

Hofstra offers chance at redemption for Rutgers

The score was 21-17 with the final match ready to take the mat last season when the Rutgers wrestling team grappled Hofstra in its season-opening dual-meet.Nov 14 2014

Defender eyes legacy as Rutgers great, acrobat

It all started back in high school for senior nose tackle Kenneth Kirksey. It was really just something fun to do after practice and never held any sort of real meaning outside of something to fulfill Kirksey’s hyperactive nature.Nov 13 2014

Rutgers senior shares odd journey to starting role

The road to earning the full-time starting right tackle position took longer than all the other starters on the Rutgers football team’s offensive line, and the story is one of perseverance paying off.Nov 12 2014

Burton instills work ethic at Rutgers

He’s usually one of the first to arrive on a given workday to the Hale Center, arriving before team breakfast and before the day of practice even starts for the Rutgers football team.Nov 11 2014

Sophomore talks grand goals after rookie success

The two have been best friends their whole lives, and the way their friendship started revolved around the one sport the two value nearly as much as their own friendship.Nov 7 2014

Rutgers uses bye week to correct run game issues, heal injuries

Over the past four games, all against Big Ten opponents, it is no secret that the Rutgers football team has struggled to replicate the offense it had earlier in the season.Nov 5 2014

Rutgers defense falls flat after allowing big plays

In order to return to some of the defensive prominence that it held earlier this season, the Rutgers football team had plans of containing the run and making Wisconsin’s offense one-dimensional.Nov 3 2014

Rutgers returns home, faces top run offense

Going to “The Horseshoe” in Columbus in front of a sold-out Ohio State crowd that featured 106,795 Buckeye fans was difficult. Following that up with yet another sold-out stadium when it traveled to Nebraska to play in front of the 338th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium was also challenging. But the Rutgers football team finally comes home — and it couldn’t have come any sooner. Oct 31 2014

Rutgers hosts first quad at home in season opener

This will be the first time in years that the Rutgers wrestling team hosts a quad meet at home, and the first time many of the Scarlet Knights’ grapplers have wrestled in one since high school.Oct 31 2014

Rutgers find motivation in New Jersey fanaticism

Apart from their competition between who has the better cheesesteak and whether Wawa or Sheetz is better, New Jersey and Pennsylvania both love their wrestling. It’s really something both states pride themselves in.Oct 30 2014

Rutgers rookie preps for potential start

The only occasions that redshirt freshman quarterback Chris Laviano played early this season were spot fill-in roles when the Rutgers football team was either winning by several points, like against Howard, or when it was trailing by a significant amount, like against Ohio State.Oct 28 2014

Exhibition paves way for Rutgers' season

Head coach Scott Goodale never really bought into the whole concept of the wrestle-offs. For him, it’s just an extension of practice where everything ends up being a lot different than actual training. Oct 27 2014

Rutgers sets high bar in Big Ten

Anthony Perrotti said last season that the Rutgers wrestling team trains just as hard as every other program in the nation. The 157-pound junior All-American also said he knew the Scarlet Knights were bound to have grapplers on the podium, but it was just a matter of time. The expectations and wait for the first All-American under head coach Scott Goodale have ended, but the pressure to reach the podium has not for Rutgers.Oct 24 2014

Rutgers sophomore enjoys increased role after injury to star back

The process of becoming one of the Rutgers football team’s top weapons started for him when junior running back Paul James went down with a season-ending ACL tear in his knee Sept. 20 against Navy.Oct 23 2014

Rutgers prepares for dual-threat quarterback at Nebraska

After playing one of the top offenses in the nation against Ohio State last weekend, the Rutgers football team is now tasked with facing one of the most dynamic offenses in the country with one of the top offensive weapons in running back Ameer Abdullah.Oct 22 2014

Rutgers' defense preps for top back in nation

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah is unlike anyone the Rutgers football team has seen this season and distinct from any running back the Scarlet Knights have seen in recent history.Oct 21 2014

Ohio Stadium fails to unnerve Rutgers junior

For some, the prospect of possibly playing in front of about 108,000 people who don’t want to see you succeed would be a frightful task.Oct 16 2014

Offensive line duo steps up after injury

He hasn’t really taken snaps in basically 15 years. He’s only played the position sparingly as a second or third string during practice, and in high school he was mainly at the tackle position, occasionally playing on the interior part of the line.Oct 15 2014

Ohio State defensive line poses challenge to Rutgers

Head coach Kyle Flood has been at Rutgers for 10 years, joining the Rutgers football team in 2005 as the offensive line coach. Oct 14 2014