Rutgers gives Sandy victims thrill
It's been six months since Hurricane Sandy throttled the East Coast, causing more than $70 billion in damage in the U.S. and killing more than three dozen people in New Jersey alone. For many of those displaced by the storm, life still hasn't gotten back to normal. So when Rutgers took the field for its annual spring game Saturday afternoon at High Point Solutions Stadium...
Spring Football: One foot out the door, Rutgers prepares for final Big East season
First Practice: March 26
Spring Game: April 27
This time next year, Rutgers will be doing its best to get ready for the transition to the Big Ten.
Since the Scarlet Knights have been a below-average Big East team for years, the move to the much tougher conference could result in some tough times for Kyle Flood’s football program.
Of course, that’s next year and Rutgers...
Spring Football: One foot out the door, Rutgers prepares for final Big East season
First Practice: March 26
Spring Game: April 27
This time next year, Rutgers will be doing its best to get ready for the transition to the Big Ten.
Since the Scarlet Knights have been a below-average Big East team for years, the move to the much tougher conference could result in some tough times for Kyle Flood’s football program.
Of course, that’s next year and...
Virginia Tech Escapes Rutgers In Sloppy Russell Athletic Bowl: 3 Things We Learned
Two former Big East rivals reunited for one night in the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl with Rutgers facing Virginia Tech, the first meeting between the two teams since October 8, 2003. Storylines were not difficult to find for this game, from first-year Scarlet Knights coach Kyle Flood looking to do what only two teams in school history had ever accomplished by winning ten games (1976...
Rutgers falters, falls to Va. Tech in Russell Bowl
Rutgers' regular-season ended with the Scarlet Knights thinking about what might have been after they lost a BCS bowl berth with consecutive losses.
They will have to have to wait a little longer to completely wash away that bitter feeling.
On Friday night in the Russell Athletic Bowl, Rutgers dominated the first half defensively, only to see its offense wilt down the stretch...
Russell Athletic: OT win for Va. Tech
Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.
Virginia Tech (7-6) won its third straight game to avoid its first losing season since 1992.
Rutgers (9-4) had a chance to tie it in overtime, but Nick Borgese missed a 42-yard field-goal attempt to the right.
Virginia...
Rutgers looks to finish season with bowl win
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Rutgers accomplished one major goal this season, earning a share of the Big East title for the first time in school history.
Though a 20-17 loss to Louisville in the finale dashed the Scarlet Knights' hopes for the program's first BCS berth, the consolation prize of the Russell Athletic Bowl presents coach Kyle Flood and his players with an opportunity...
Rutgers blows 11-point lead, loses BCS bid
Rutgers had its first outright Big East title and a Bowl Championship Series bid in its hands and let it get away.
Instead of a celebration, there was only pain and disbelief at the birthplace of college football after Teddy Bridgewater threw two touchdown passes despite ankle and wrist injuries and Louisville rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to a 20-17 victory on John...
SR.com TV: QB Gary Nova
PITTSBURGH -- Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova discusses the Scarlet Knights' 27-6 loss at Pittsburgh, and discusses shaking off the bad feeling and readying for Thursday's showdown against Louisville for a BCS bowl berth.
Rutgers stays in control of Big East
Reserve running back Savon Huggins had a career-high 179 yards, and Rutgers' defense had another shut-down performance on Saturday for a 10-3 victory over Cincinnati that kept the 22nd-ranked Scarlet Knights in control of the Big East.
Rutgers (9-1, 5-0) remained the only unbeaten team in conference play. The Scarlet Knights finish with games at Pittsburgh and home against No...
Rutgers shuts out Cincinnati
Reserve running back Savon Huggins had a career-high 179 yards, and Rutgers' defense had another shut-down performance on Saturday for a 10-3 victory over Cincinnati that kept the 22nd-ranked Scarlet Knights in control of the Big East.
Rutgers (9-1, 5-0) remained the only unbeaten team in conference play. The Scarlet Knights finish with games at Pittsburgh and home against No...
No. 22 Rutgers beats Cincy, holds 1st place
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Savon Huggins ran for a career-high 179 yards, and Rutgers' defense had another shut-down showing Saturday in a 10-3 victory over Cincinnati that kept the 22nd-ranked Scarlet Knights in control of the Big East.
Rutgers (9-1, 5-0) remained the only unbeaten team in conference play. The Scarlet Knights finish with games at Pittsburgh and home against No. 20...
SR.com TV: 1-on-1 with Gary Nova
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 22 Rutgers hits the road for Saturday's Big East showdown at Cincinnati, and Scarlet Knights quarterback Gary Nova went 1-on-1 with ScarletReport.com to discuss the important aspects of the game.
Kansas State, Oregon Face Key Matchups With National No. 1 on the Line
We’ve got a new No. 1 team in the country and it’s the Kansas State Wildcats. With the Alabama Crimson Tide dropping in the standings thanks to their home loss to Texas A&M last week, we might finally be en route to seeing a BCS championship game without an SEC team for the first time in seven years. This all depends on whether Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame can avoid...
Rutgers Needs Offense To Start Quicker Down Stretch
Photo Credit: Mel Evans / AP
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights find themselves in the middle of a championship opportunity. Head coach Kyle Flood and the rest of the football staff and players will continue to say all the right things; it’s one game at a time, we are not looking at the long term picture etc. However, the reality is staring Rutgers right in the face. The Big East title...
Fate in its hands, Rutgers eyes a Big East crown
With three weeks left in the season, Rutgers is in the driver's seat in the Big East Conference.
The road is straight for first-year coach Kyle Flood and his program, one that has never won the league.
But if the Scarlet Knights (8-1, 4-0) win their final three games, they will capture the conference crown, a BCS bowl bid and complete a more than a decade-long revival that...
SR.com TV: WR Brandon Coleman & QB Gary Nova
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Following the 28-7 victory over Army for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, offensive play makers Gary Nova and Brandon Coleman speak about the victory. Excited about taking over first in the conference, Coleman and Nova break down what needs to happen the final three games of the year.
No. 24 Rutgers 28, Army 7
Brandon Coleman caught his second touchdown of the game on a 31-yard pass from Gary Nova with 8:49 to play and No. 24 Rutgers survived a valiant effort by mistake-prone Army in posting a 28-7 victory Saturday.
In bouncing back from its first loss and a two-week layoff that featured Hurricane Sandy and a Nor'easter that dumped a foot of snow in New Jersey, the Scarlet Knights...
No. 23 Rutgers hopes to be a distraction vs. Army
If this had been an ordinary week, No. 23 Rutgers would simply be looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season.
But this hasn't been an ordinary week - or two - in New Jersey. And so while the Scarlet Knights (7-1) certainly want to get on the field and win again, no question, they also want to provide a little distraction from Superstorm Sandy for their state.
...
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Rutgers to wear Armed Forces tribute helmets
Rutgers will be paying tribute to the US Armed forces this weekend by wearing these helmets. “We try to do this — and we did it last year for the first time and now we’re fortunate to do it again — when we’re playing Army,” said Rutgers coach Kyle Flood. “And, really, this is just our way of honoring all of the men and women around the world that serve our country and...
Kent State scores biggest win in program history
After hugs and chest bumps at midfield following the final whistle, Kent State players and coaches raced to the corner of the stadium and serenaded the small contingent of its fans lucky enough to witness the biggest win in school history.
Seven turnovers, including two interceptions by defensive end Mark Fackler, led to a 35-23 upset for Kent State over No. 18 Rutgers on Saturday...
SR.com TV: Flood's Post-game Presser
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova threw six interceptions and the Scarlet Knights turned the ball over seven times as they fell for the first time under coach Kyle Flood, dropping a 35-23 decision to Kent State. After the loss, Flood met the media to discuss what happened.
Kent St forces 7 TOs, upsets No. 18 Rutgers 35-23
Defensive end Mark Fackler returned his second interception 25 yards for a touchdown, and Kent State forced five other turnovers in stunning No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 Saturday for its biggest win since its first game in 1920.
The Golden Flashes (7-1) had been 0-22 against ranked teams, but they ended the best start for Rutgers (7-1) since the Scarlet Knights were 9-0 in 2006.
Kent State...
Kent St. 35, No. 18 Rutgers 23
Defensive end Mark Fackler returned his second interception 25 yards for a touchdown, and Kent State forced five other turnovers in stunning No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 Saturday for its biggest win since its first game in 1920.
The Golden Flashes (7-1) had been 0-22 against ranked teams, but they ended the best start for Rutgers (7-1) since the Scarlet Knights were 9-0 in 2006.
Kent State...
Kent St. forces 7 TOs, upsets No. 18 Rutgers
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Defensive end Mark Fackler returned his second interception 25 yards for a touchdown, and Kent State forced five other turnovers in stunning No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 Saturday for its biggest win since its first game in 1920.
The Golden Flashes (7-1) had been 0-22 against ranked teams, but they ended the best start for Rutgers (7-1) since the Scarlet Knights...
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