Rutgers kept its NCAA tournament hopes alive in dramatic fashion Wednesday night. With the game tied in the closing seconds, Ron Harper Jr. nailed a game-winning three to give the Scarlet Knights a 66-63 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers. Ron Harper Jr. with the game-winner. It’s a devastating development for the internet in Indiana. pic.twitter.com/MIPNUM9XC3 […]
Read MoreLongtime College Sports Athletic Director Has Died At 85
Earlier this week, the college sporting world lost a legendary figure when a longtime athletic director passed away. Robert Mulcahy, a longtime athletic director at Rutgers, passed away this week, according to a report from the Associate Press. His family announced he passed away on Monday following a lengthy illness. He was 85 years old. […]
Read MoreNFL World Reacts To Sunday’s Chris Ash News
The Las Vegas Raiders are working hard to assemble a strong staff under new head coach Josh McDaniels. Their latest hire is someone with decades of college experience who has recently tried his hand in the NFL. According to Ryan Dunleavy of The New York Post, the Raiders are hiring Chris Ash as their new […]
Read MoreLook: Vicious Facemask Penalty During Wake Forest-Rutgers Game
During the first half of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Rutgers quarterback Johnny Langan found himself on the wrong end of a brutal facemask penalty. Wake Forest defensive lineman Miles Fox legitimately pulled Langan’s facemask so hard that his helmet was turned completely around. Langan’s helmet snapped back to the front once Fox released the facemask. […]
Read MoreThere Are 4 CFB Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
The main events have finally arrived. Later today on this New Year’s Eve, the College Football Playoff will kickoff with two exciting semifinal matchups. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats in the Cotton Bowl. This afternoon matchup between perennial powerhouse and first-time program will kickoff at 3:30 […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Gator Bowl Replacement Announcement
Texas A&M’s loss is Rutgers’ gain. The Scarlet Knights officially accepted a bid to the Gator Bowl today to replace the COVID-stricken Aggies. Despite finishing the regular season below .500, Rutgers found itself in position to fill-in for Texas A&M because it had the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) of all the 5-7 teams. That […]
Read MoreGator Bowl Officially Has Replacement For Texas A&M
Earlier this week, Texas A&M announced that it wouldn’t be able to compete in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl because of a COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, the college football world learned who’ll replace Texas A&M for this matchup on Dec. 31 in Jacksonville. It turns out all the rumors about Rutgers accepting a bid for the […]
Read MoreLook: This Teacher’s Crazy Basketball Shot Is Going Viral
Third-grade teacher Kathleen Fitzpatrick became a favorite in her classroom this week when she promised all of her students hot chocolate if she made a full-court shot out on the playground. “Ms. Fitz” then delivered, sinking a bucket for the ages. Fitzpatrick, a teacher at Holy Trinity School in Washington D.C., drained a deep shot […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Wild Gator Bowl News
The talk of the town in college football on Wednesday has been about which team will replace Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl after the Aggies dropped out due to COVID-19 complications. It looks like Wake Forest has found a new opponent. According to James Kratch and Keith Sargeant of NJ.com, Rutgers is positioned to […]
Read MoreGator Bowl Reportedly Finds Replacement For Texas A&M
Earlier today, the 8-4 Texas A&M Aggies were forced to drop out of this year’s Gator Bowl due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within the program. Now just a few hours later, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the bowl have found a new opponent. According to reports from NJ.com, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are […]
Read More1 Team Reportedly Already Turned Down Gator Bowl
With Texas A&M unable to attend the Gator Bowl, officials for the game have been scrambling to find a replacement. Unfortunately, they’re quickly finding that to be easier said than done. According to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, the Gator Bowl can start reaching out to 5-7 teams about replacing the Aggies. Per the […]
Read MoreLook: Magic Johnson Reacts To Incredible Buzzer Beater In Rutgers-Purdue Game
Rutgers notched an incredible win over No. 1 ranked Purdue at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway yesterday. And NBA legend Magic Johnson loved it. Taking to Twitter last night, Magic gave his classic play-by-play reaction to what happened. He praised Rutgers star Ron Harper Jr – son of his friend Ron Harper – for scoring […]
Read MoreVideo: No. 1 Purdue Loses To Rutgers On Shocking Buzzer-Beater
After finally breaking through and earning the No. 1 ranking for the first time in school history, Purdue’s stay at the top won’t be lasting long. The top-ranked Boilermakers were stunned at the buzzer tonight by Rutgers, which entered the game 4-4 on the season and coming off a blowout loss at Illinois. The Scarlet […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Rivalry Week
The best weekend of the college football season is finally here. That’s right folks: it’s rivalry week. After fans are done celebrating Thanksgiving, the college football slate promises to entertain all weekend long. With games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the action on the field is sure to entertain throughout the holiday. Rivalry weekend is […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Only two weeks remain in the 2021 college football regular season, which means the most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. It also means that we at The Spun are nearing the end of our weekly picks and the race for the top prize of bragging rights is heating up. The […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
With the 2021 college football season rapidly coming to a close, the playoff picture is starting to take shape. However, plenty can happen in these next three weeks and with the upcoming slate, madness is likely to be on the menu. Georgia and Alabama held serve atop the latest edition at of the College Football […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
This week brought us the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. SEC powers Georgia and Alabama are in good shape, at Nos. 1 and 2 in the country respectively, with Michigan State and Oregon rounding out the ever-important top four. Sparty has launched itself into the Playoff discussion after beating rival Michigan in […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
Last weekend wasn’t the most exciting on paper, without any ranked matchups between college football teams, but we did get some very interesting upsets and results. Coastal Carolina was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, Penn State fell in a wild game featuring the controversial new overtime rules to Illinois, and Pitt solidified its […]
Read MoreGreg Schiano Has A Plea For Rutgers Football Fans
Greg Schiano does not want to lose Rutgers football fans because of the team’s rough 3-4 start to the season. Sure, things haven’t been pretty for the Scarlet Knights this season. They’re 0-4 in Big Ten play, including a couple of ugly losses to Ohio State, Michigan State and Northwestern. But bowl-game eligibility is still […]
Read MoreRutgers’ Head Coach Seemingly Just Vanished On The Sideline Today
Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano found himself as the subject of a viral video on Saturday afternoon. Not for a wild play call or in-game adjustment, but for a mind-bending optical illusion. Cameras captured the longtime Scarlet Knights coach hyping up a huddle of his players early on in today’s matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreLook: Rutgers Failed Miserably On Trick Play vs. Michigan
Trailing 14-3 early in the second quarter, Rutgers opted to go deep into its bag of tricks on a fourth-and-one play in Michigan territory. Prior to the snap, Rutgers quarterback Noah Vedral began walking to the sideline and looked confused. It was all apart of the act. As Vedral looked to the sideline, running back Isaih […]
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