The Scarlet Faithful

This episode discusses factors in the search to consider including the reported potential departure of Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway, the importance of fostering vertical alignment across the university with athletics, the possibility of hiring a sitting P4 AD, various other potential options, in-house solutions to consider and more.

A full rundown of week 3 bowl projections, rankings and FPI game by game projections for Rutgers football. Also 3-star big man Gevonte Ware visits Rutgers men's basketball, thoughts on the 2025 recruiting cycle for the program as well as a mea culpa for a mistake in Monday's episode.

Topics discussed include the offensive improvement with questions remaining as the competition ramps up the rest of the season, the development of the defense with several key pieces yet to appear, good timing with the bye week, the potential for a special season remains intact as well as updates on Rutgers Olympic sports and some programming notes for this podcast.

The conference went 2-3 in power four matchups, the only league game had a surprise ending, why to remain cautious on how to project many teams so far and some additional thoughts on Rutgers following a 49-17 win over Akron. Week 3 features two former PAC 12 rivalry games, Wisconsin hosting Alabama, Maryland at Virginia as well as Notre Dame at Purdue. A few thoughts on Virginia Tech ahead of RU e...

After a slow start and shaky QB play, the Rutgers offense hit another stride en route to a 2-0 start. Topics include Athan Kaliakmanis finishing strong through the air, the depth at wide receiver, the dominance of Kyle Monangai, the stability of the offensive line, defensive development, thoughts heading into the bye week and more.

The Scarlet Knights need to be able to rely on multiple playmakers who can produce on a consistent basis in order to have a special season. This episode dives into who showed that ability in the season opening win over Howard, can certain players replicate or build on that week 1 production as well as who else Rutgers needs to step up against Akron to improve as a team heading into the bye week.

David Anderson returns to detail the matchup between Rutgers and Akron, the challenges Zips head coach Joe Moorhead will pose in this game, thoughts on what the Scarlet Knights can build on from week 1 and more.

A full discussion on the aftermath following the sudden resignation of former Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs. Topics include reporting by NJ Advance Media that multiple investigations are underway, Governor Murphy getting involved, many reasons Hobbs fell short of his lofty goal and how Rutgers fans, alums and supporters are left dealing with the same old story once again.

A full rundown of the new look Big Ten going 17-1 to open the 2024 college football season. As for this coming weekend, Rutgers hosts an Akron team that played Ohio State tough into the second half in their season debut. In addition, there are five P4 non-conference matchups in the conference in week two plus the first league game between Maryland and Michigan State.

A discussion on the news over the last few days for the program including the Feast Week schedule in Vegas, the reported charity exhibition against St. John's, Steve Pikiell and Dylan Harper on WFAN who will now broadcast games, the lightness and confidence around this team and more.

TJ Hitchings is one of the more visible Rutgers alums in sports media and social media landscapes. He joins The Scarlet Faithful podcast to discuss his journey from his start at Rutgers to becoming a senior producer at Barstool Sports, what being an RU alum means to him, his viral court celebration video against No. 1 Purdue, thoughts on the high expectations for both Rutgers football and men'...

There was plenty of positives as well as a few concerns to come out of Thursday night's victory for the Scarlet Knights. Discussion includes Athan Kaliakmanis' strong debut, a dominant run game, standout performances, stats review, injury concerns along with the defensive depth plus more.

The No. 9 ranked Scarlet Knights open the 2024 season on Saturday, September 1 at home against Vermont. All-Region Goalkeeper Sophia Howard discusses the success of last season which included a 16-4 record and NCAA Tournament bid, the strong returning core on this team, being a three-time captain, the strength of schedule, championship aspirations and more.

The Scarlet Knights kick off the 2024 season at SHI Stadium on Thursday, August 29 at 6:00 pm ET on BTN. This episode recaps my season prediction, what to watch for in this game includes injury concerns, newcomers seeing action, Athan Kaliakmanis' Rutgers debut, why it shouldn't be a complete laugher, game day changes to be aware of if you are attending and much more.

The final part of the collaboration between The Scarlet Faithful, The Knight Report and Knight Watch to preview the season ahead for Rutgers football is our season prediction episode. Featuring Aaron Breitman of The Scarlet Faithful along with longtime contributor David Anderson, Richie O'Leary and Mike Broadbent of The Knight Report Podcast and Larry Krayn of Knight Watch. This episode covers...

The second of a three-part collaboration between The Scarlet Faithful, The Knight Report and Knight Watch to preview the season ahead for Rutgers football. Featuring Aaron Breitman of The Scarlet Faithful along with longtime contributor David Anderson, Richie O'Leary and Mike Broadbent of The Knight Report Podcast and Larry Krayn of Knight Watch. This episode focuses on the defense including p...

The first of a three-part collaboration between The Scarlet Faithful, The Knight Report and Knight Watch to preview the season ahead for Rutgers football. Featuring Aaron Breitman of The Scarlet Faithful along with longtime contributor David Anderson, Richie O'Leary and Mike Broadbent of The Knight Report Podcast and Larry Krayn of Knight Watch. This episode focuses on the offense. This episod...

David Anderson returns as we discuss several factors that should dictate how the season plays out as well as a deep dive into the schedule to project where the floor and ceiling could be for the Scarlet Knights this season.

With the news that Mo Toure is out for the season and the team is dealing with other injuries, this episode breaks down what it means for the linebacker position, defense, other keys spots that must stay healthy and while the ceiling could be impacted, high hopes for this team remain.

David Anderson returns to discuss how the careers of Rutgers players Flip Dixon, Mo Toure, Hollin Pierce, Christian Dremel and Kyle Monangai as well as head coach Greg Schiano can benefit greatly if the program can have a special season in 2024.

Brian Fonseca, Steve Politi and Pat Lanni of NJ Advance Media broke the news on Friday afternoon that Hobbs was resigning immediately citing health reason. A full review of his nine year tenure as AD, how Rutgets is in a far better place since his arrival, why finding his replacement is so critical to the future of the athletic department, as well as a thank you and well wishes in his health journ...

A discussion on the KFord ratings that project Rutgers football to play in nine one score games in the 2024 season. A look at why the structure of the schedule is a positive aside from the difficulty level, the question of whether the offense can close games a bit differently, the potential ability to be able to come from behind in situations, why you should stock up on antacid and more.

Larry Krayn of Knight Watch returns for a in-depth episode covering a lot of ground a little over two weeks from the Scarlet Knights kicking off its 2024 campaign. We discuss this team in detail through the lense of what we think will happen, won't happen and could happen with the offense, defense, individual players and the team's outlook overall. Visit Larry's YouTube channel here: h...

It's Ace Bailey's 18th birthday so it was a good time to discuss the two highest rated recruits in program history showing off their personalities on a recent podcast. There is a lot to like about them and what they bring to this team as a whole. Also this episode highlights Mo Toure on the Butkus Award Watch List, Chase Linton recruiting ranking & Georgia offer, Josh Kuroda-Grauer spa...

Thoughts on several updates from Greg Schiano after the first scrimmage of camp this past weekend, three Scarlet Knights win medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as well as Rutgers announcing the 2024 Hall of Fame class headlined by the McCourty brothers. Subscribe to the Knights of the Raritan Newsletter HERE! https://knights-of-the-raritan.beehiiv.com/subscribe/