Steve Politi

1 month ago | nj.com | Brian Fonseca |Patrick Lanni |Steve Politi

As one door closes, a couple of others open. Just under two weeks after the highly-disappointing 2024-25 Rutgers men’s basketball season came to an end, the transfer portal window opened on Monday. The 30-day period marking a key stretch for the Scarlet Knights — and every other Division I team in the country — to build their roster for next season. Across campus, the Rutgers football team prepares to begin spring camp following its up-and-down 2024 season last fall.

1 month ago | nj.com | Steve Politi

The general manager of the Rutgers football program has deep ties to New Jersey, two rocky-but-formative seasons as the face of an NFL franchise on his resume and a working relationship with the powerful agents who will negotiate for the players who will fill the Scarlet Knights' depth chart this spring. He already had a key card to team headquarters and a parking spot right out front when he took the job, an appointment that circumvented the university’s hiring policies.

1 month ago | nj.com | Steve Politi

Finally, after a protracted search that felt like it outlasted some geological epochs, the Giants have found their veteran quarterback for the 2025 season. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing ... Matthew Stafford!Aaron Rodgers!Russell Wilson. Joe Flacco. Eli Manning? JOSH ALLEN (lol, jk). Fan tryouts? Jameis Winston! Yes, to be clear, we are referring to that Jameis Winston — the one who threw a league-high 30 interceptions the last time he was a full-time starter in 2019.

1 month ago | nj.com | Steve Politi

His view was much better this time, even if Griffin Linstra couldn’t see the full scope of the madness unfolding all around him. How could he with a dozen bodies mobbing him and nearly as many cameras pressed up into his face? The chaos that comes after a basketball team wins a state championship is like a kaleidoscope of joy spilling out on the court. Everything and everyone is a blur, especially when the sweat starts to mix with tears.

1 month ago | nj.com | Brian Fonseca |Steve Politi

There was no March miracle for Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights saw their infinitesimal hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament go up in smoke on Wednesday, when they fell to Southern Cal, 97-89, in a double-overtime loss in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. With the result, Rutgers (15-17, 8-12) guaranteed that it will not participate in March Madness in a season where it had two five-star freshman.