The Scarlet Faithful

The Big Ten formally announced the league schedule for men's hoops on Thursday afternoon. Here is a full breakdown and takeaways on Rutgers' complete 31 schedule including 11 non-conference games and 20 league games. The wild ride for this season is about to begin. Note: Times and TV to be announced at a later date.

The senior cornerback discusses his career to this point, why so many veterans chose to return to Rutgers for this season, the mentality of the defense, being a leader, fulfilling the vision that Greg Schiano had in returning to the program, the offensive playmakers, the challenge ahead at Virginia Tech and more.

A brief discussion on how the confirmed departure of President Jonathan Holloway could impact the timeline and search for the next athletic director, men's basketball holding intrasquad scrimmage, an Olympic fall sports update and a few thoughts on Saturday's showdown against Virginia Tech.

A weekly rundown of the action across the league this past weekend including Wisconsin with health issues at QB, Washington losing a rivalry game and Indiana blowing out UCLA at the Rose Bowl. As for week 4, several conference matchups and key P4 non-con games are on the slate. Some early discussion on Rutgers at Virginia Tech including how September gives the Scarlet Knights to keep the ceiling high for this season.

David Anderson returns to breakdown how each positional group has performed through two games, what success so far is sustainable this season and which areas are still needed to improve as competition ramps up next week at Virginia Tech.

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.

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 entering the bye week.

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.