The Knight Report Podcast

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment to Rutgers football's class of 2024 in DB Kevin Levy (Cardinal Newman HS in West Palm Beach, FL) (0:30). They then pivot to basketball and discuss the latest with some of Rutgers' top portal targets in Jeremiah Williams (15:30) and Austin Williams (22:15), before discussing who Rutgers' coaches were out to see this weekend in Ace Bailey at the Power...

Mike and Richie break down how the Peach Jam tournament went for Rutgers top targets and commitments ( Dylan Harper ,  Lathan Sommerville ,  Darius Acuff ,  Trey McKenney ,  Darius Adams ,  Brandon Stores Jr ,  Meleek Thomas  and more) (0:30). They then discuss where Harper's recruitment stands now that the EYBL circuit has closed out for the season (10:15). Next they break down where things stand...

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment for Rutgers football in four-star DB  Kaj Sanders  (Bergen Catholic High School). He represents the second four-star commitment in as many weeks for the Scarlet Knights and they break down his game, what this commitment means both for the class and perception wise and how they see the class finishing up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Mike and Richie team up for a packed podcast discussing the recent updates to the OOC schedule for basketball (0:30),  Dylan Harper  (Duke pivoting, Pikes/Knight in Hungary) (5:45), Peach Jam standouts (Harper,  Lathan Somerville ,  Darius Adams ) (9:30),  Austin Williams  update (18:30), assistant extensions (20:45) and  Paul Mulcahy  to Washington (23:00). They then break down the latest with Ru...

Mike and Richie break down the latested commitment of the class of 2024 for Rutgers football in 4 star WR Korey Duff (St Anthony's HS on Long Island, NY), what this means for the rest of the class of 2024 and what this means for NY recruiting in both the class of 2024 and in the future after landing the #1 player in the state of NY. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Mike and Richie break down the latest in Rutgers basketball transfer portal news, starting with a target identified recently in former Temple G Jeremiah Williams (0:30). They then discuss a transfer portal target who's currently on campus in former Marist and Hartford G Austin Williams (6:00). They close the portal discussion by talking about another target the staff has identified in former Army...

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitments for Rutgers football in class of 2023 ATH  Sage Clawges  (0:30) and class of 2024 OT  Carter Kadow  (7:00). Richie also breaks down how Rutgers' Schiano Shootout 7 on 7 camp went and the prospects that stood out most at the camp (13:00). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment from 2024 DB  Antonio White  (Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia) (0:30). They then discuss the latest with 2024 4 star WR  Korey Duff  (14:00) before closing the pod with some  Paul Mulcahy  news (18:00). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising...

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment of the class of 2024 in DB/ATH  Noah Shaw  (Asheville HS in Asheville, NC) (0:30). Next they discuss the latest developments with NY four-star WR  Korey Duff  and how things are now looking much better for Rutgers (6:15). They then pivot to basketball and discuss  Caleb McConnell  signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder (13:15)...

Mike and Richie break down the commitment of 2024 DE Elijah King (Lincoln HS in Columbus, OH) (0:30). They discuss what he brings to the program as well as how he decided to become a Scarlet Knight. They then talk about a recent offeree in WR Sage Clawges and what to expect from his recruitment (7:15).They close by discussing the latest updates to the Rivals 150 in the basketball class of 2025 and...

Mike and Richie discuss the latest commitment in the class of 2024 in football from former UCF commit LB  Samarian Robinson  (Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida). They close by discussing some basketball recruiting and what they're hearing about  Caleb McConnell  on the eve of the NBA Draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Mike and Richie run down that was in Rutgers football and basketball recruiting, starting on the gridiron. Rutgers has experienced a bit of a recruiting downturn with DL  Judah Pruitt  flipping from Rutgers to Boston College and several of Rutgers' top targets looking like they may end up elsewhere now ( Josiah Brown ,  Korey Duff  and  Willy Love ) (0:30). They also discuss the surprise mid-week...

Mike and Richie break down the commitment of class of 2024 3 star WR Benjamin Black (Mallard Creek HS in Charlotte, NC) to RFootball (1:45) before pivoting to the latest commitment to MBB program in 2024 4 star SF Bryce Dortch (Brimmer & May HS in Chestnut Hill, MA) (12:45). They also discuss the latest on the apparel deal (16:50), how the Schiano charity golf outing went (24:00) and some inte...

Mike and Richie break down the commitment of JUCO C  Emmanuel Ogbole  from Monroe College. He has three years of eligibility remaining after averaging 12.2 per game, 8.3 rebounds per game and more than 2 blocks per game in his only season at Monroe College. He also hails from Nigeria, the same home country as current Rutgers starting center Cliff Omoruyi. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Mike and Richie break down the commitments of the three latest members of the Rutgers football class of 2024 in DT  Aaris Bethea  (0:30) from Erasmus Hall High School in NYC, DB  Dahkari Gilley  (5:35) out of University Christian HS in Jacksonville, FL and LB  Montele Johnson  (10:00) out of West Bloomfield HS in West Bloomfield, MI. They then pivot to discussing more on the  Paul Mulcahy  transfe...

Mike and Richie break down  Paul Mulcahy entering the portal and what that means for the 2023-24 men's basketball team (0:30). They then discuss possible roster options for basketball (12:00), the latest on class of 2023 recruit Joey Hart  (18:15) and where things stand with 2024 recruit  Bryce Dortch  ahead of his Tuesday commitment (25:30). They then pivot to football discussion, highlighting wh...

Mike and Richie break down the commitments of three new members of  the class of 2024  for Rutgers football team. All three commitments hail from the same high school (Miami Norland in Miami, FL). First they discuss the commitment of three-star OL  Raynor Andrews  (0:30) before discussing the commitments of three-star defensive linemen twins  Tycoolhill  and  Tyclean Luman  (4:00). They then discu...

Mike and Richie break down the return of Rutgers All-B1G C Cliff Omuruyi withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft and returning to school for his final season (0:30). They then discuss what they're hearing about Paul Mulcahy's potential return (10:50) and Rutgers' MBB upcoming official visitor this weekend in 2024 4 star SF Bryce Dortch (16:15). They then pivot to football where they run down the u...

Mike and Richie break down Richie's FutureCast of  Dylan Harper  to Rutgers basketball (0:30). They discuss what went into Richie finally making the FutureCast after alluding to it for weeks and months, along with some of the very close relationships #DylanHarper has with the staff, to committed players ( cough cough   Ace Bailey   cough cough ) and people close to the Rutgers program (3:30). They...

Mike and Richie break down the decommitment of PG Dellquan Warren from the vaunted Rutgers MBB class of 2024 (0:30). It's not all bad news though, they then discuss the latest in what they're hearing about Ace Bailey (7:50) and close with more information they've heard about new assistant coach Marlon "Smoke" Williamson (11:35). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

Mike and Richie break down Steve Pikiell's hire of former Central Michigan assistant coach Marlon Williamson to fill the final assistant coaching spot on the staff (0:30). They discuss his background, his coaching history and drop some juicy nuggets about the hire. They close by discussing the Gavitt Games matchup for Rutgers, which may have RU face off with Cam Spencer if he lands at Georgetown (...

Mike and Richie are joined by Rutgers beat reporter Craig Epstein to first say goodbye to Chris Nalwasky (0:30) who is leaving for NJ.com. They then break down the departure of Rutgers SG Cam Spencer to the transfer portal and what it means for the team next season (3:00). They then get into a larger discussion about the transfer portal/NIL, the newly announced fundraising goals and the challenges...

Mike and Chris discuss the commitment of D2 All-American WR JaQuae Jackson to Rutgers football. They break down his game, what went into his commitment and what Jackson's commitment means for the outlook of Rutgers football in 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mike and Richie discuss  Cliff Omoruyi  and  Caleb McConnell 's performances at the G-League Elite Camp this past weekend and why we think Cliff got snubbed (0:30). Richie then gives an update on the Rutgers Basketball assistant coaching search (8:30) before pivoting to an update in the Rutgers athletics apparel contract (13:40). They close by discussing the recent movement in conference realignme...

Mike and Richie breath a collective exhale for the Rutgers fanbase as the basketball window to enter the portal has closed (1:00). They discuss the upcoming G-League combine and what it means for Cliff (4:30), then talk Rob Cassidy proclaiming Rutgers as the (slight) leader for Dylan Harper (11:00) and the latest on the assistant coaching search (14:00) before pivoting to the apparel deal discussi...