The Knight Report Podcast

Mike and Richie are joined by Craig Epstein to recap the biggest comeback for Rutgers MBB since 1996 at Penn State 59-56. Rutgers clawed back from a 19 point 2nd half deficit to secure it's 6th Quad 1 win of the season, including it's 4th Quad 1 road win. They then pivot to basketball recruiting and discuss how 2024 4 star Kur Teng's visit went, along with some football recruiting updates. They cl...

Mike and Richie are joined by Craig Epstein and Chris Nalwasky to break down Rutgers' 58-45 home loss to Michigan, which brings Rutgers to 17-11 (9-8) on the season. They discuss the upcoming schedule and the rest of the season outlook before talking about Rutgers basketball recruiting. They close by discussing the future of Rutgers basketball and how the heights we think Steve Pikiell can take th...

Mike and Richie are joined by Craig Epstein to recap Rutgers 58-57 win in Madison over Wisconsin. They break down the good, the bad and what to expect over the remainder of the final 4 games of the season. They then pivot to recruiting talk, focusing on the upcoming visit of 2024 #43 overall prospect Kur Teng and the upcoming rankings update for the 2024 Rivals150 (big moves for Rutgers targets an...

Mike and Richie break down the Rutgers MBB 82-72 home loss to Nebraska and discuss what's going on with the MBB team right now. They're currently in the midst of a 3 game losing streak. Then they discuss the latest happenings in Rutgers MBB recruiting, including an update on 2024 5 star prospect Naas Cunningham. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...

Mike and Richie break down the commitment of class of 2024 QB AJ Surace (Notre Dame HS) before being joined by Chris Nalwasky and Craig Epstein to talk the Rutgers MBB 61-55 win over MSU at Madison Square Garden! 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 are joined by Rutgers legend Geo Baker to preview the Knight Society/Front Office/Rutgers Rivals watch party event next Tuesday (2/7) at the Olive Branch in New Brunswick. This one is jammed packed with everything from insider stories, recruiting, playing for Steve Pikiell, and so much more. Links to things discussed on the show... Watch Party Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yv3b94xx...

Mike and Richie breakdown the final assistant coaching hire for Rutgers football in 40 year coaching veteran and former NY Giants OL coach Pat Flaherty. They also discuss Dylan Harper's final 5 schools and Steve Pikiell's (lifetime?) contract extension. 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 breakdown the first offensive transfer portal commitment of the off-season for Rutgers in former Western Illinois WR Naseim Brantley. They then dive into Rutgers MBB 93-82 loss at Iowa along with a lookahead of their upcoming schedule. They close by discussing LB Anthony Johnson's dismissal, where the OL coaching search sits and where Rutgers (football and basketball) sits with som...

Mike and Richie are joined by Chris Nalwasky to break down Rutgers' 65-45 drubbing of Penn State last night at JMA/RAC. They then discuss how the recruits who attended the game reacted, the huge announcement Knights of the Raritan and preview the Knight Society/Front Office event the guys will be a part of on 2/7. Link for tickets to the event: tinyurl.com/yv3b94xx Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Mike and Richie break down Rutgers' latest transfer commitment in former Akron CB Charles "Chuck" Amankwaa, older brother of RS FR DB Thomas Amankwaa. They go over what to expect from Charles Amankwaa, his game and what this means moving forward for Rutgers' transfer portal recruiting. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

Mike and Richie break down the latest coaching staff hire in WR coach Dave Brock. They then discuss how this changes things elsewhere on the offensive coaching staff and speculate OL coach names. They close by previewing the Rutgers/Michigan State MBB game tonight in East Lansing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...

Mike and Richie are joined by former WMU QB Zach Terrell to discuss new Rutgers OC Kirk Ciarrocca. Coach Ciarrocca was Zach's OC for 4 years at WMU, so he provides his insights and stories about what he learned under Ciarrocca. Zach Terrell rewrote the QB record book at WMU under Ciarrocca and there's no one better to discuss the new Rutgers OC than him! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

Mike and Richie are joined by Craig Epstein to break down arguably the biggest commitment in Rutgers basketball HISTORY in 2024 5 star F Airious "Ace" Bailey (McEachern HS in Powder Springs, GA). They then break down the 68-64 Rutgers MBB OT win against OSU and they close by breaking down the commitment of the 2nd football recruit of the 2024 class in ATH Gabriel Winowich (Detroit Countr...

Mike and Richie are joined by Chris Nalwasky and Craig Epstein to discuss Rutgers' clutch 65-62 win on the road vs Northwestern, to push the Scarlet Knights to 12-5 (4-2) on the year. Cam Spencer once again hit a dagger late 3 pointer to push Rutgers to within a half game of 1st place in the B1G standings. They then preview the upcoming junior day and the Ohio State matchup on Sunday. They also br...

Mike and Richie break down the departures of former OL coach Augie Hoffmann and former TE coach and interim OC Nunzio Campanile. They also dive into where Rutgers currently is in the transfer portal before discussing some Rutgers/Northwestern hoops. 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 are joined by Craig Epstein to break down the latest commitment in the class of 2023 for MBB in PF Baye Ndongo (Colorado Prep in Colorado Springs, CO). Richie then breaks down the latest in what he's hearing in Rutgers basketball recruiting, including updates on 2024 5 stars Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Mike and Richie are joined by Craig Epstein to discuss the commitment of former Ole Miss DT Isaiah Iton to Rutgers football. Next they dive into the football assistant coaching carousel before recapping the 76-65 loss by Rutgers MBB Sunday afternoon. 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 are joined by Chris Nalwasky and Craig Epstein to break down Rutgers 64-50 win over Maryland to extend the MBB winning streak to 5 games. The Scarlet Knights are now 11-4 on the year and 3-1 in B1G play. They then discuss MBB recruiting updates before discussing another football portal offer and the OC hire! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Mike and Richie break down the hiring of Rutgers new (and also former) OC Kirk Ciarrocca. They go through his résumé, his offensive philosophy and the timeline of the hire. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mike is joined by Chris Nalwasky and Craig Epstein to break down Rutgers' program defining 65-64 win against #1 Purdue on the road at one of the hardest places to play in college basketball at Mackey Arena 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 Rutgers MBB first commit of the 2024 class in PG Dellquan Warren (Keystone Athletic Academy in Erie, PA). Warren is one of the highest rated commits of the Rivals era for Rutgers (#91 overall in the 2024 class). They break down his game and how the commitment came together. They then touch on where Rutgers stands with other top recruits (5 star Dylan Harper and 5 star Ac...

Mike and Richie go 1 through 19 in the class of 2023, breaking down each player in the class. They also take live questions from the chat and discuss the transfer portal. 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 transfer commitment to Rutgers football in Minnesota DB Michael "Flip" Dixon. They discuss what he brings to the table, how many years of eligibility he has and what this mean for Rutgers moving forward. They finish by previewing signing day, discussing another portal visitor and talk about the Knights of the Raritan $1M pledge match drive! Hosted by...

Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment to the class of 2023 in DL Djibril Abdou Rahman (Cegep du Vieux HS in Montreal, Quebec). They then dive into how the 2nd official visit weekend of the off-season went before touching on the OC hire rumors. They close by recapping Rutgers MBB pasting of Wake Forest this past weekend 81-57 at JMA. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...

Mike and Richie break down the latest MBB commitment in class of 2023 SG Jamichael Davis (McEachern HS in Powder Springs, GA). They dive into his game and how this might affect other players Rutgers is recruiting (including his 5 star teammate, class of 2024 recruit Airious "Ace" Bailey). Then they offer an update on a big-time transfer portal WR who is currently visiting Rutgers. Hosted...