Rebuilding Rutgers

The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss a big Saturday in the Scarlet Knights universe. The football team underwent its second and final scrimmage of training camp, while the potential future of the men's basketball program took over legendary Rucker Park in Harlem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses football's first scrimmage of training camp, the first game of men's basketball's overseas trip, the Athletic story heard around Piscataway and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head coach Greg Schiano publicly named Gavin Wimsatt as the Scarlet Knights’ starting quarterback during Big Ten Media Days, setting the stage for the start of training camp this week. The crew discusses those developments, looks ahead to the biggest storylines of the offseason and much more in our latest episode. Correction: the last Rutgers QB to be named the starter before training camp at Rutgers was Noah Vedral in 2021, NOT Tom Savage in 2011. Apologies for the error. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a month off, the Rutgers Rant is back to preview Big Ten Media Days, the unofficial start of the 2023 football season. The crew discusses the storylines heading into the week, from the Scarlet Knights' situation to the scandal surrounding their season-opening opponent Northwestern. We then update the latest on the men's basketball team's offseason, from recruiting to scheduling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant crew recaps the 2022-23 academic year in Rutgers Athletics, including their picks for athlete of the year, team of the year and the best moments. They also discuss men's basketball star Cliff Omoruyi's decision to return to school for a fourth season, guard Paul Mulcahy's status, the football program's current standing amid a controversial comment from an anonymous Big Ten coach, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cam Spencer, Rutgers basketball's leading scorer, entered the transfer portal late last week in pursuit of greener pastures, and that has raised questions about where the school stands in the NIL landscape among its competitors. The Rutgers Rant is here to discuss the situation, from the impact it has on next season’s basketball season to what it says about where the Scarlet Knights’ NIL situation sits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses the Scarlet Knights' spring game, where the Rutgers quarterback battle between Gavin Wimsatt and Evan Simon stands, the potential targets head coach Greg Schiano and company will attack in the transfer portal, the outlook of the program following the spring, as well as the latest developments of the men’s basketball program’s offseason and where the spring sports stand entering May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant returns to discuss a busy month, including football's spring camp, the fluid men's basketball offseason, wrestling's big transfer portal addition and what's next and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses the Scarlet Knights being excluded from the NCAA Tournament field, what it means for the evaluation of the season and what the future holds for head coach Steve Pikiell’s program. We also touch on the Rutgers wrestling program’s showing at the Big Ten Championships and looking ahead to the NCAA Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses the basketball program's dreadful finish to the regular season, which ended with a Senior Night loss to Northwestern on Sunday that followed last week's meltdown at last-place Minnesota. We break down what is wrong with the Scarlet Knights’ offense, how much of an impact Mawot Mag’s injury truly had, what Rutgers has to do to fix this before it is too late and what this all means for the future of the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses the men's basketball program's epic comeback over Penn State, whether that earns Derek Simpson more playing time, what to do with Paul Mulcahy and why the Scarlet Knights struggle so much offensively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rutgers basketball has lost three straight games since key starter Mawot Mag suffered a season-ending knee injury. A 10-point home loss to Nebraska, the 12th-place team in the Big Ten, is sounding the alarm bells in Piscataway. Is it time to panic in Piscataway? The Rutgers Rant discusses all of that and more, including the need for Paul Mulcahy to be more assertive, Cliff Omoruyi's NBA prospects and whether head coach Steve Pikiell is too nice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses where the men's basketball program stands at the midpoint of the Big Ten season, the football program's offensive outlook after a lack of movement in the transfer portal, the wrestling team's down year and the women's basketball program's strong first season under head coach Coquese Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the commitment of five-star forward Ace Bailey and what it means for the program's future, including the pursuit of Dylan Harper. We talk about the Scarlet Knights' epic overtime win over Ohio State. We touch on offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca's introduction and his plans for the offense, quarterback Gavin Wimsatt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses Greg Schiano's hire of Kirk Ciarrocca as the Scarlet Knights' offensive coordinator. We also touch on the men’s basketball program’s win over Maryland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses every angle of the the Scarlet Knights' monster upset over No. 1 Purdue at Mackey Arena, from the the chaotic finish to what it all means moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant welcomes NJ Advance Media recruiting analyst Todderick Hunt to the show. He breaks down the Scarlet Knights' 2023 recruiting class, discusses transfer portal targets and the current state of recruiting at large in the age of NIL. We also discuss the men's basketball team's big win over Wake Forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant discusses the controversial finish to the Scarlet Knights' gut-wrenching loss to Ohio State on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant crew discusses the football program's quiet start to the offseason, between the lack of an offensive coordinator hire and the relatively positive start to the transfer portal window, along with the basketball team's huge start to Big Ten play with a dominant win over No. 10 Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rutgers Rant crew discusses a down 2022 season for the Scarlet Knights and previews a pivotal — and potentially wild — offseason for the program led by head coach Greg Schiano. We touch on the players Rutgers must prevent from entering the transfer portal, the positions of it needs to attack, the offensive coordinator search and more. We also touch on the men's basketball team as it enters the toughest stretch of its non-conference slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices