The Scarlet Spotlight

The Scarlet Spotlight welcomes The Voice of Rutgers Men's Basketball, Jerry Recco, for episode No. 6. Jerry has spent the last 21 years on-and-off at WFAN, the top sports radio station in New York City. Best known for his work as the update anchor and fill-in host on The FAN's morning show, Recco discusses the many hats he has worn at the station over two decades, a turbulent year in NYC sports radio and his winding road through entrepreneurship. Jerry also touches on his two years with Rutgers men's hoops and his thoughts on the future of Steve Pikiell's program. He also responds to an age-old RU fan conspiracy theory!

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The Scarlet Spotlight welcomes ScarletNation.com senior writer Bobby Deren to the podcast. Jon, Danny and Bobby discuss his path to Scarlet Nation, the site's migration from Rivals to 247Sports, some famous message board personalities and old stories from covering Rutgers football. In the Scarlet Six, Jon and Danny debate 2018 RU football win totals, Big Ten venues, basketball recruiting, The Alley tailgating area, men's lacrosse's NCAA hopes and historic games (tweet #RGreatestPlay to @ScarletSpotRU).

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Episode 4 features long-time Rutgers wrestling coach Scott Goodale, whose program continues to reach new heights. Goodale talks about the beginnings of the program, what a sixth year for Anthony Ashnault means to the program, the important of the Scarlet Knight Wrestling Club and his basement ping-pong battles with his son. Make sure you listen to the entire interview as he breaks some news at the end. Danny and Jon also debate what was the biggest blunder in Rutgers sports history in the Scarlet Six.

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We're back with episode three of The Scarlet Spotlight. We welcome Pat Hobbs, the 8th athletic director in Rutgers University's history. Pat discusses what drew him to the challenge in Piscataway, updates fans on the R B1G Build (RU's Big Ten fundraising push), details development timelines for Athletics facilities and comments on Rutgers men's basketball's recent run at Madison Square Garden. Additionally, Pat touches on the department's long-term strategic plan, servicing younger alumni fans and his championship goals for Rutgers Athletics. Due to the in-depth nature of the interview with Pat Hobbs, there is no Scarlet Six this week. Danny and Jon's debate segment will return for episode four! Learn more and stay up to date at thescarletspotlight.com Email - [email protected] Join the Facebook Group - The Scarlet Spotlight Follow the show on Twitter - @scarletspotRU Instagram - @thescarletspotlight/ Follow Danny Breslauer on Twitter: @DannyBreslauer Follow Jon Newman on Twitter: @jonnew

We're back with episode two of The Scarlet Spotlight. We welcome Connor Fox, 2002 Rutgers graduate and RU hoops walk-on turned scholarship athlete, onto the podcast. We discuss Connor's path to Piscataway, playing through the Kevin Bannon era and the start of Gary Waters' time "On the Banks." Connor tells stories about the student-athlete experience, gives his opinion on the state of Rutgers basketball today and plays word association with his former teammates. In the Scarlet Six (16:06), an assessment of both basketball programs, which Olympic sports team can win a Big Ten title, and the most underrated Rutgers athletes of Danny and Jon's lifetimes. Learn more and stay up to date at thescarletspotlight.com Email - [email protected] Join the Facebook Group - The Scarlet Spotlight Follow the show on Twitter - @scarletspotRU Instagram - @thescarletspotlight/ Follow Danny Breslauer on Twitter: @DannyBreslauer Follow Jon Newman on Twitter: @jonnew

We're excited to kick off The Scarlet Spotlight with this first episode. We welcome Jeff Towers, fan and major donor to Rutgers Athletics, onto the podcast. We explore how Jeff and his wife Amy got involved with the Rutgers community despite having zero connections to the school before 2010. There's also an important discussion about how to encourage more alumni to become active donors to the school to help strengthen the programs. In the Scarlet Six (17:53), the areas of improvement for the football team, the athletic department's financial future, and some all-time Rutgers win and loss memories for Danny and Jon.

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Hosted by RU alumni Danny Breslauer and Jon Newman, the show looks to provide Scarlet Knights fans -- and those interested in Rutgers sports -- with a unique analysis of the athletic department and its programs. From interviews with prominent figures in the RU Athletics and New Jersey sports communities to debate segments covering on-field stories, off-the-court information and insider takes, The Scarlet Spotlight will provide your Rutgers sports fix in podcast form.

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