The Scarlet Faithful

Rutgers men's basketball announced on Friday that veteran guard Tyson Acuff fractured his foot in practice this week and will miss three months of basketball activities. Here is a breakdown of the impact of Acuff missing the rest of the offseason along with a review of the potential negatives and positives for this team in the short and long term. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsle...

With an Indiana podcast publicly airing complaints against men's basketball coach Mike Woodson, it brought me back to how I started covering Rutgers athletics, how the department has made major strides embracing media coverage over the years, some of my own experiences developing my own brand and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beeh...

With Steve Pikiell's team into its second week of summer workouts, here are some thoughts on what was reported, why pace and tempo is critical with the intended style of play based on how the roster was built, the freedom to manage minutes next season and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

4-star linebacker DJ McClary committed to Rutgers on Sunday. It was a significant result for multiple reasons including another recruiting win over Big Ten foes, stockpiling several top 15 recruits in New Jersey, solidifying the highest player grade average in the class for the program in modern era, another signal things are changing in the long term under Greg Schiano and more. Subscribe to the...

A full review of where The Athletic has Rutgers men's basketball ranked within the Big Ten as far as transfer portal additions this offseason and why they missed the mark. Also, a comprehensive deep dive on Phil Steele's preseason rankings and projections for Rutgers football. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

Greg Schiano and the coaching staff have grown the 2025 recruiting class to 27 commits after landing running back John Forster on Saturday, a pair of cornerbacks in Kaylib Singleton and Jakarrion Kenan on Sunday followed by EDGE Canaan Edwards on Monday night. This episode dives into what these prospects bring to the program, where the class stands as of today and more. Also a note on Rutgers wres...

Chloe Timberg discusses her journey towards winning a national championship in the pole vault, how her path began, the impact of her coach Carl Porambo, the progress that Rutgers track & field has made as a program, pursuing her Olympic dreams at trials at the end of June, her plans for next year and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan....

Steve Pikiell's program begins summer workouts on Saturday, June 15. News broke on Friday afternoon that Dylan Harper will miss a few weeks due to elective knee surgery. Thoughts on his absence and several others including where Rutgers stacks up on paper vs. the rest of the Big Ten, potential strengths and weaknesses and more as the journey begins on the court for the 2024-2025 team this week...

David Anderson returns to give his insight on the most recent commits over the few days in the 2025 recruiting class as well as some big picture takeaways for Rutgers football moving forward. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

A breakdown of what Thomas brings to the offense for the future, the wide receiver position a strength in the 2025 class, a top 25 overall ranking within striking distance and how things are shaping up historically for the program plus more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

The Scarlet Knights now have four 4-star commits per the 247 Sports composite rankings and continue to increase its player grade average in the 2025 class. Matthews joins a very talented and highly rated offensive line group that highlights how Rutgers has a chance to really compete and win in the trenches in the Big Ten in the future. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https...

ver three days from Saturday through Monday, Greg Schiano's program added two 4-star commits in S Tariq Hayer and OL Joshua Blackston as well as 3-star OL Gerrick Gordon. A detailed look at all three prospects who have almost four dozen power offers combined. Takeaways include the importance of Rutgers winning battles against other Big Ten foes, building positions of strength with depth and th...

The Scarlet Faithful podcast is sponsored by Knights of the Raritan, an NIL Collective for Rutgers Athletics. David Anderson returns to discuss the recent additions to the 2025 recruiting class, why some commits could see their player ratings increase, class sizes varying based on different power four programs, Chloe Timberg wins a national title and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan N...

The Rutgers head coach returns to The Scarlet Faithful podcast to discuss many topics. They include how he strategically built the roster through the transfer portal, the importance of NIL and working with Knights of the Raritan, offensive improvements, positional versatility, the center position and last scholarship available, the goal of winning a national championship, scheduling, making all th...

Several current and former Rutgers basketball players are confirmed to play in the Jersey Shore Basketball League, Kentucky transfer Ugonna Onyensu is off the board, will RU fill its last roster spot, players starting to arrive on campus as well as updates with Rowing and Track & Field at NCAA Championships. A little baseball chatter also with the departure of ace pitcher Christian Coppola. Su...

The preseason Football Power Index for the 2024 season is out and we review the outlook for Rutgers by the predictive rating system. The easiest schedule in the Big Ten, where all opponents rank in the FPI, how many wins predicted for RU and much more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Link to the most improved teams vide...

DL Robbie Johnson Jr. becomes the 10th official visitor from this past weekend to commit to Rutgers football as the 2025 class surges up the national rankings. Also 2025 priority basketball target Nigel James includes Rutgers in his final four, Jamie Vinson & Mawot Mag commit to Big XII schools, hoops dead period now over and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https...

A detailed breakdown of where the 2025 recruiting class currently stands for Greg Schiano's program, who stands out on film, which commits boast impressive offer lists, who had other Big Ten interest, how each can help in the future and plenty more.

Seven four star recruits highlight a strong visitor list this weekend, Kahleah Copper leads the WNBA in points, Dale Stanavich promoted to AA, a pitcher commits to Steve Owens, Rowing at nationals, hoops offers top recruit in 2025 class and some thoughts on Mike Rice landing at Linden high school.

A review of how all 18 league teams currently project analytically per Bart Torvik right after the NBA early entry deadline passes and how Rutgers stacks up, how much things might change in the next two weeks, Morgan Smith named First Team All-American for RU softball as well as why the passing of Bill Walton brings perspective on the journey ahead next season. Subscribe to the Knights of the Rari...

A review of the annual anonymous quotes from Big Ten coaches in Athlon Sports' season preview, perception is changing around the conference from some independent sites, preseason power rankings and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

This mailbag edition focuses on projecting the starting lineup for Steve Pikiell's team as well as major keys for the roster to come together on the court in order to reach its full potential next season. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

This episode gets you caught up with several pieces of news this week including football playing two games on FOX, Josh Kuroda-Grauer winning Big Ten Player of the Year, pitching coach Brendan Monaghan resigning, hoops big man search likely to go past dead period, updates with track & field at NCAA regionals, Anthony Ashnault hired at Princeton, lacrosse honors and more. Subscribe to the Knigh...

A full breakdown of why Hayes checks a major box for next season's team, advanced stats review, his consistency as a three-point shooter and what makes him unique for RU, how the roster is coming together, a late offer to big man Viktor Mikic and more. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/

Steve Pikiell and the coaching staff are looking to stack back to back heralded recruiting classes following a historic haul in the 2024 cycle. Following last weekend's live period, Rutgers is very much in the mix with five top 100 recruits in the 2025 class who are rated 4-star or 5-star prospects. A review of where they stand and how Pikiell's vision is clear with the current roster and...