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Greg Schiano and Rutgers Have Already Become College Football's Biggest Meme
Rutgers entered its opener as a 29.5-point favorite but was stunned by UMass in one of the most embarrassing upsets of the college football season....
'Pop' Watson-led UMass routs Rutgers to end 16-game skid
William "Pop" Watson III tossed three touchdown passes to help visiting UMass end the program's 16-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 37-21 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J., ,Watson, a transfer from Virginia Tech, completed 19 of 22 passes for 197 yards. Runn...
Rutgers determined to get defensive in opener vs. UMass
Rutgers' defense didn't perform well last season, but the UMass offense was even worse. ,Those units are in the spotlight when visiting UMass attempts to end the program's 16-game losing streak when they take on Rutgers on Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams., ,The Minutemen were pick...
Nik Graves, Creighton surge past Rutgers, reach Vegas semis
Nik Graves scored 25 of his season-high 28 points in the second half and Creighton kept Greg McDermott's coaching career going with an 82-69 victory over Rutgers in the College Basketball Crown Tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday night.,Creighton (16-17) advanced to a semifinal matchup with West Vir...
Creighton, facing Rutgers, aims to extend Greg McDermott's tenure
After missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six seasons, Creighton coach Greg McDermott announced his retirement effective the end of the season.,Since the announcement, McDermott is devising a game plan he hopes will result in a few more wins. Creighton's next chance occurs Thursday in ...
Oklahoma headlines 8-team College Basketball Crown field
Oklahoma, the top team excluded from the NCAA Tournament field, accepted an invite Monday to play in the second edition of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Oklahoma will face Colorado in the first game April 1. Baylor, Creighton, Minnesota, Rutgers, Stanford and West Virginia also said yes...
Donovan Dent makes triple-double history as UCLA tops Rutgers
Tyler Bilodeau scored 21 points and Donovan Dent recorded the first triple-double in Big Ten tournament history, leading sixth-seeded UCLA to a 72-59 victory over 14th-seeded Rutgers in a third-round matchup on Thursday in Chicago.,Dent finished with 12 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds while becom...
Well-rested UCLA opens Big Ten tourney play vs. Rutgers in third round
UCLA coach Mick Cronin enjoyed a few days of quiet preparation this week.,On Thursday night in Chicago, the noise will return.,No. 6 seed UCLA (21-10) will tip off against No. 14 seed Rutgers (14-18) in the third round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Rutgers advanced with a 72-67 victory over ...
Tariq Francis pours in 29 as Rutgers muscles past Minnesota
Tariq Francis scored 29 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range as No. 14 seed Rutgers finished strong for a 72-67 win over No. 11 seed Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament's second round on Wednesday in Chicago.,Jamichael Davis finished with 13 points and six assists for Rutgers (14-18), which ad...
Minnesota, Rutgers ride momentum into Big Ten tournament
Moments after his team's regular season ended, Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell turned his attention to the Big Ten tournament.,"A new season starts after this," Pickiell said. "We'll head to Chicago, and everyone has a chance.",Both teams have a legitimate chance to extend their season when No. 11 seed ...
Tariq Francis, Lino Mark propel Rutgers past Penn State
Tariq Francis scored 18 points, freshman Lino Mark put up 16 and Rutgers cruised to a 74-62 victory over Penn State to close the regular season on Sunday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.,Rutgers (13-18, 6-14 Big Ten) used 12-0 and 16-0 runs in the first half to build plenty of cushion. The Scarlet Knig...
Rutgers has eyes on seeding ahead of clash vs. Penn State
Rutgers can gain a single bye in the Big Ten tournament and enter Chicago on a positive note if it defeats last-place Penn State on Sunday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J.,Actually, the seeding could be decided before the Scarlet Knights (12-18, 5-14 Big Ten) take the court. A Northwestern loss to Minn...
No. 8 Michigan State holds off Rutgers to clinch Big Ten triple-bye
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 21 points and eight assists, Coen Carr also scored 21 points and No. 8 Michigan State clinched a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten Tournament by dispatching Rutgers 91-87 on Thursday night at East Lansing, Mich.,Fears moved into third place on the Spartans' single-season assists...
No. 8 Michigan State eyeing magical night vs. Rutgers
Jeremy Fears Jr. is six assists away from passing the most beloved player in Michigan State history.,Fears is on the verge of jetting past Magic Johnson for third place on the school's single-season assists list when the No. 8 Spartans face Rutgers on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at East Lansing,...
Rutgers fires Coquese Washington after four seasons
Rutgers fired women's basketball coach Coquese Washington on Monday after four straight losing seasons.,The Scarlet Knights' season ended Saturday with 11 straight losses and a 9-20 record, including 1-17 in the Big Ten. It marked the worst conference record in the program's history.,Washington, 55,...
Rutgers endures blown lead, holds off Maryland for sweep
Tariq Francis scored 19 points as Rutgers pulled off a wild, split-personality Big Ten victory, 69-65, over Maryland, Sunday in College Park, Md.,Darren Buchanan Jr. scored eight of his 14 points in the final eight minutes for the Scarlet Knights (12-17, 5-13), who blew a 20-point lead but gathered ...
Rutgers, Maryland battle for Big Ten tournament seeding
Rutgers and Maryland are two of the four teams that started the weekend tied for next-to-last place in the Big Ten. ,And that's a spot both would like to avoid at the end of the season. The bottom four teams in conference standings at the end of the regular season will play in the opening round of t...
Hannes Steinbach, Lathan Sommerville help Washington top Rutgers
Freshman Hannes Steinbach scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Washington improved its chances of a first-round bye in the Big Ten Conference tournament with a 79-72 victory against Rutgers on Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J.,Wesley Yates III added 19 points and seven assists and Zoom Diallo and Q...
Washington, Rutgers battle to avoid Big Ten tournament opening round
As they enter the home stretch of the Big Ten season, Washington and Rutgers share the same goal: avoid the opening round of the conference tournament.,The Huskies (13-14, 5-11 Big Ten) and Scarlet Knights (11-16, 4-12), who meet Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J., are currently in 13th and 14th place, res...
Cade Tyson, Langston Reynolds help Minnesota rout Rutgers
Cade Tyson scored a game-high 27 points and undermanned Minnesota took command late in the first half to earn an 80-61 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. ,Tyson hit 10 of 18 from the field and made 7 of 9 from 3-point range while adding 10 rebounds for the Golden Gophers (13-14, ...