Rutgers Rant

Rutgers Rant

Rutgers experts Brian Fonseca and Pat Lanni discuss the latest news and hot topics surrounding the team. With host Steve Politi.

Episodes

Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey become Rutgers' highest-ever NBA Draft picks: What it means

June 27, 2025 • 49 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss former Scarlet Knights Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey being picked in the top five of the 2025 NBA Draft and what it means for the program going forward. We also touch on the ongoing search for the school's next athletic director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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After hiring President, is Rutgers set to fill athletic director spot soon?

June 3, 2025 • 60 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the school's search for an athletic director, its hiring of a president and the football program's big recruiting weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Search for Rutgers AD (finally) underway: What should priorities be?

May 5, 2025 • 52 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the school launching its search for its newest athletic director, the basketball team's latest addition and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Where does football stand after spring, Mo Toure's departure? Plus: Hoops gets its center!

April 28, 2025 • 56 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to recap the football team's spring game and discuss the men's basketball team's transfer portal additions so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What Rutgers' 1st transfer addition shows about Steve Pikiell's portal strategy

April 8, 2025 • 60 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss how the basketball program has navigated the first two weeks of the transfer portal window, discuss their first addition in Darren Buchanan, catch up on spring football, look into lacrosse's big-time upset over Maryland and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Previewing spring football, reviewing Rutgers basketball postmortem

March 25, 2025 • 67 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss where things stand for the Scarlet Knights in the (very) early days of the basketball transfer portal, preview the football team's upcoming spring camp and break down head coach Schiano’s thoughts on how Rutgers is approaching on the modern era of college sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Where does Rutgers basketball go from here?

March 14, 2025 • 63 mins
The Rutgers Rant looks back on the 2024-25 season and looks ahead to the future of the Scarlet Knights and Steve Pikiell. Where do they go from here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Previewing Big Ten Tournament, Rutgers' last chance at March Madness

March 10, 2025 • 54 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to preview the Big Ten Tournament and the path ahead for the Scarlet Knights as they hope to make a miracle run and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Steve Pikiell and his Scarlet Knights are unraveling

March 5, 2025 • 61 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the Scarlet Knights' road defeats to Purdue and Michigan and head coach Steve Pikiell's uncharacteristic postgame behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Breaking down Ryan Pisarri's comments after interim AD breaks silence

February 24, 2025 • 60 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the men's basketball team winning back-to-back games and interim AD Ryan Pisarri breaking his months-long silence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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After worst week of season, Rutgers faces must-win in Washington

February 17, 2025 • 56 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week for the Scarlet Knights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Another obstacle, another loss for snakebitten Scarlet Knights

February 10, 2025 • 55 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the Scarlet Knights' loss to Maryland on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Football (finally) hires DC, basketball beats Illinois in Dylan Harper’s return

February 6, 2025 • 55 mins
The Rutgers Rant reacts to the football team returning Robb Smith as defensive coordinator and basketball earning a big win over Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Assessing realistic expectations for Rutgers in final month of regular season

February 3, 2025 • 46 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to recap the Scarlet Knights' loss to Michigan and look ahead to the final month of the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Harsh reality hits Rutgers after Michigan State loss

January 27, 2025 • 66 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the Scarlet Knights' loss to Michigan State, the status of star freshman Dylan Harper and where they go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Basketball takes step back, reports on gymnastics and Rutgers finances released

January 22, 2025 • 50 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the men's basketball team's loss to Penn State, as well as the findings of the investigation into the gymnastics program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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UCLA win stops bleeding: Can Rutgers build on it with healthy Dylan Harper?

January 14, 2025 • 57 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss how the Scarlet Knights looked against the Bruins, what it means ahead of a crucial four-game stretch outside of Piscataway and whether Monday’s victory could springboard them a season-shifting run to close January. We also touch on football adding another stud defensive end in Ohio transfer Bradley Weaver, share our thoughts on the Scarlet Knights’ current 10-man portal haul, discuss the latest ...
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Can Rutgers hoops salvage season that is quickly falling apart?

January 7, 2025 • 59 mins
The show is back to discuss where the Scarlet Knights stand after a two-game losing streak to Wisconsin and Indiana and ahead of a crucial two-game stretch against No. 20 Purdue and No. 22 UCLA, how much Dylan Harper’s illness has impacted them and whether they will make a miraculous turnaround to reach the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What does Rutgers have to do in Big Ten play to make NCAA Tournament?

December 31, 2024 • 60 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the Scarlet Knights' blowout win over Columbia and where they stand in the NCAA Tournament picture as Big Ten play restarts. We also touch on football updates and each give our hopes for Rutgers athletics during the 2025 calendar year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rate Bowl recap: Scarlet Knights blow big lead in disappointing season finale

December 27, 2024 • 37 mins
The Rutgers Rant is back to recap the Rate Bowl, discuss the Scarlet Knights’ defensive issues, break down the reason for its offense’s second-half struggles and put the 2024 season into perspective after it officially came to a close. We also tough on the men’s basketball team’s outlook for the rest of this winter after its loss to Princeton in Newark last weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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