2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 50 schools

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Rutgers and No. 24 Illinois face each other with hopes of landing more prestigious bowl bids

No. 24 Illinois (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) at Rutgers (6-4, 3-4), Saturday, noon EST (Peacock)

College football 2024 Week 13 schedule: Alabama vs. Oklahoma

Week 13 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. Oklahoma is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Athan Kaliakmanis, Kyle Monangai lead Rutgers to bowl eligibility with a 31-17 win over Maryland

— Athan Kaliakmanis threw two touchdown passes, Kyle Monangai scored twice on the ground and Rutgers became bowl eligible with a 31-17 victory over Maryland on Saturday night.

Rutgers can become bowl eligible with a win at Maryland, but the Terrapins are favored

Rutgers (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) at Maryland (4-5, 1-5), Saturday, 6 p.m. EST (FS1)

Kaliakmanis throws 3 TD against former mates as Rutgers ends 4-game slide and beats Minnesota 26-19

— There aren't a a lot of plays that can cause a football game and a season to take a sharp turn.

Rutgers' Monangai out; season over for DE Bailey, per sources

Rutgers was without running back Kyle Monangai for a win over Minnesota, while defensive end Wesley Bailey will miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPN.

Minnesota will go for its fifth straight win while Rutgers tries to end four-game slide

Minnesota (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) at Rutgers (4-4, 1-4), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (NBC)

College football 2024 Week 11 schedule: Florida at Texas

Week 11 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. LSU is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies

Coach-to-player in-game communications during Power 4 college football games this season have been occurring on unencrypted frequencies, sources told ESPN.

Moss, Marks each account for 3 TDs to help USC beat Rutgers 42-20, end 3-game skid

— Woody Marks ran for three touchdowns, Miller Moss had two scoring passes and a touchdown run, and Southern California snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 42-20 on Friday night.

College football 2024 Week 9 schedule: LSU at Texas A&M

Week 9 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. LSU vs. Texas A&M is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Losing streak will end when USC hosts Rutgers in World Series nightcap

Rutgers (4-3, 1/3 Big Ten) at Southern California (3-4, 1-4), Friday, 11 p.m. ET (FOX)

Garbers throws 4 TDs and runs for another as UCLA snaps 5-game skid and wins in Big Ten.

— Quarterback Ethan Garbers finally got UCLA's offense in gear and it gave the Bruins their first win in the Big Ten.

College football 2024 Week 8 schedule: Alabama at Tennessee

Week 8 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. Tennessee is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

UCLA will try to snap a five-game losing streak in its first game against Rutgers

UCLA (1-5, 0-4 Big Ten) at Rutgers (4-2, 1-2), Saturday, noon ET (FS1)

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Between the absolute fireworks in Ohio State-Oregon and the dizzying back-and-forth in Penn State-USC, we can't get enough of this new Big Ten.

Walker runs for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns as Wisconsin embarrasses Rutgers 42-7

— Wisconsin is starting to play its best football and sending Rutgers in the opposite direction.

Tawee Walker's breaks free for a 55-yard Wisconsin TD

Tawee Walker's third touchdown of the game goes for 55 yards to pad the Badgers' lead.

College football 2024 Week 7 schedule: Ole Miss at LSU

Week 7 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Ole Miss vs. LSU is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Rutgers will try to bounce back from its first loss when it faces banged-up Wisconsin

Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at Rutgers (4-1, 1-1), Saturday, noon ET (BTN)

Cornhuskers beat the heat and then Rutgers 14-7 to move within a win of bowl eligibility

— Dante Dowdell and Janiran Bonner scored on 1-yard runs, and Nebraska leaned on its defense on a day Dylan Raiola struggled to beat Rutgers 14-7 on Saturday.

College football 2024 Week 6 schedule: Missouri at Texas A&M

Week 6 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Missouri vs. Texas A&M is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

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Unbeaten Rutgers will try for its best start since 2006 when it visits Cornhuskers

Rutgers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska (4-1, 1-1), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FS1)

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College Football Power Rankings: How did the top 25 look in Week 5?

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Monangai runs for 132 yards and a TD, Rutgers holds off Washington 21-18

— Kyle Monangai ran for 132 yards and a touchdown and Rutgers held off Washington 21-18 on Friday night when Huskies kicker Grady Gross missed a 55-yard attempt as time expired.

College football 2024 Week 5 schedule: Georgia at Alabama

Week 5 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Georgia vs. Alabama is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Rutgers will go for its first 4-0 start since 2012 in a Friday night game with newcomer Washington

Washington (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Rutgers (3-0, 0-0), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)

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Rutgers' Metallica reference leads top trolls from CFB Week 4

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Jai Patel's late field goal lifts Rutgers over Virginia Tech 26-23

— Jai Patel connected on a 24-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining to lift Rutgers to a 26-23 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.

End Zone! Samuel Brown V scores 5-yard rushing touchdown

End Zone! Samuel Brown V scores 5-yard rushing touchdown

College football 2024 week 4 schedule: NC State-Clemson

Week 4 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. NC State vs. Clemson is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Rutgers looking to extend nonconference winning streak in matchup with Virginia Tech

Rutgers (2-0) at Virginia Tech (2-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network)

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Monangai runs for a career-high 208 yards and 3 TDs to lead Rutgers over Akron 49-17

— Kyle Monangai came into the season as the Big Ten Conference's defending rushing champion, and two games into this season he has people talking about not only breaking Rutgers' single-season mark but throwing him into the Heisman Trophy picture.

Kyle Monangai rips off 46-yard run, then scores first TD for Rutgers

Kyle Monangai bursts through for a 46-yard run, then follows it up with a 3-yard rush to score the opening TD.

Kyle Monangai punches in the opening TD for Rutgers

Kyle Monangai powers through with a 3-yard run, putting Rutgers on the board with the first touchdown.

Rutgers will look for its fourth straight 2-0 start when it faces struggling Akron

Akron (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (BTN)

College football 2024 week 2 schedule: Texas-Michigan

Week 2 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. NC State vs. Tennessee is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Howard's Scott miffed at late Rutgers TD; Schiano defends play

Howard coach Larry Scott made it clear postgame he didn't like watching Antwan Raymond score on an 11-yard run as time expired in regulation and said that's not what he would have done.

Monangai ties career-best with 165 yards rushing and scores TD as Rutgers beats Howard in opener

— Reigning Big Ten Conference rushing champion Kyle Monangai matched his career-best by running for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead Rutgers to a 44-7 victory over two-time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Howard on Thursday night.

Rutgers' Eric Rogers takes back 52-yard pick-six

Eric Rogers picks off Howard quarterback Ja'Shawn Scroggins and takes it back for a pick-six.

Rutgers opens much-anticipated season against two-time defending MEAC champion Howard

Howard at Rutgers, Thursday, 6 p.m. ET (BTN)