RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Big East is content to keep on keepin’ on. With West Virginia nearing their Big East buyout, some talks have surfaced about potential scheduling issues if they indeed leave early, which – barring any massive breakdowns – should happen. If the Big East cannot grab another team [...]

Former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano recently signed a $15 million deal to become the head coach of the Bucs, but he'll reportedly have to give $800,000 of it to his old employer.

Rutgers won for the second time at Yankee Stadium in a seven-week span, turning back Iowa State 27-13 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Thanks to a near-flawless defensive effort, a 131-yard rushing performance from Jawan Jamison, and an 86-yard scoring bomb to Brandon Coleman from Chas Dod. Greg Schiano has long stated his belief that Rutgers has every right to call New York City its...

A highly touted recruit coming out of high school, former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage hasn’t quite had the collegiate career many thought he would. After transferring from the Scarlet Knights earlier this year to Arizona, Savage announced earlier this month through the school that he would be leaving the program after just one semester —…

The story of Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand is one that captivated sports fans throughout the world during 2011. LeGrand, a once-promising defensive star for the Scarlet Knights, was paralyzed during a game in October 2010 against Army, and has been fighting a very public fight to regain some use of his arms and legs. LeGrand’s progress has been followed...

Paralyzed former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand actually sat up on his own. Check out the video and you’ll see this amazing accomplishment. LeGrand has been able to sit upright on his own for as long as 23 seconds during physical therapy. A physical therapist has to lift LeGrand into the sitting position, but he’s able to hold that upright position on a regular...

Khaseem Greene grew up a half-hour train ride from New York City, but the Rutgers junior linebacker never spent "more than a couple hours" there. So you can imagine his anticipation for when Rutgers spends four days in Manhattan leading up to the Dec. 30 Pinstripe Bowl. Greene, who is favored to earn the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, will...

A one-handed catch is not always just a one-handed catch. Most of them are impressive, but some represent more important things than others. When Kellen Winslow pulled down this sick one-handed catch earlier in the season, it was a play you simply tip your hat to and move along. When Andrew Luck made a one-handed [...]

It may sound crazy and it may be far fetched, but the Rutgers Scarlet Knights still have a shot at the Big East title this season. Many Rutgers fans will read that sentence and immediately say, “Well, Schiano blew it with his quarterback mess.” I am not going to get into that, because there are still some positives to look at here. Chas Dodd came on in relief of Gary...

Eric LeGrand’s football career ended last October when he tackled Malcolm Brown on a kick return at New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium. “I fell to the ground and my body just went, ‘ding,’” he said. “That’s all I hear, like my bell was ringing and I — my body was stuck … I try to get up but I couldn’t.” Since becoming paralyzed, LaGrand...

Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers Scarlet Knights player who was paralyzed last season but has since made a miraculous recovery, will lead his former teammates out onto the field Saturday.

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New York-based sports talk radio host Mike Francesa is often credited with being the “Godfather of Sports Talk” in the area– and some believe, nationally. Francesa– as any good sports talk guy does– has as many detractors as believers, however, and this call certainly added to the latter. In a short call with a Rutgers fan, Francesa immediately discredits...

Savon Huggins, Scout's #4 rated RB, decided to take his talents to Jersey and commit to Rutgers, but not before he toyed with the emotions of the Tar Heel faithful first.

It's been a tough month for the Rutgers program.  A fan at the Rutgers-USF game is in critical condition after a fall.  This come just four weeks after DT Eric LeGrand was paralyzed during a game.