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The Scarlet Nation podcast explores the world of Rutgers athletics, with a focus on Scarlet Knight football, basketball, and recruiting. It is hosted by Scarlet Nation publisher, John Otterstedt, as well as long time beat writer, Bobby Deren. Guests include current and former players, high school and college coaches, as well as members of the Scarlet Nation message board community.
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Locked On Big 10 podcast is the daily podcast that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and insider info for one of the deepest, most prestigious conferences in the country. Hosted by Craig Shemon, the Locked On Big 10 podcast provides your daily Big Ten fix with expert opinions, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage from all around the Big 10 and it’s communities. From the powerhouse programs like Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State to the ...
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The Scarlet Spotlight

Danny Breslauer and Jon Newman

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The Scarlet Spotlight is the preeminent podcast for all topics related to Rutgers University Athletics. 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. Check-in on New Jersey’s state university’s college sports and follow their journey in the Big Ten Conference. From interviews with prominent figures in the RU Athletics and New Je ...
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Will Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz retire soon? We were not sure but when Hawkeyes women's coach Lisa Bluder stepped down after 24 seasons, we thought we would reconsider Ferentz and his future as it relates to college football. WILL KIRK FERENTZ RETIRE? Coach Ferentz is 68 years old and is going into his 26th season in charge of Iowa football. …
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Will the Big Ten expel any lower tier schools like Northwestern, Purdue, Indiana or Rutgers? Big 12 Athletic Director Jaimie Pollard from Iowa State says yes! He feels the TV networks that are paying the Big Ten conference billions of dollars will want more competitive college football games and more ratings and revenue. CONFERENCE CONTRACTION We d…
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Former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer says Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) payments have evolved into cheating in college football. He says what the system was designed for and what it has become are two different things. URBAN MEYER SAYS IT IS CHEATING Meyer says if a business wants to pay an athlete to appear on their billboard than he is …
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Mike and Richie break down the Players Era Festival field being set, with Rutgers MBB set to take on Alabama, Houston and Notre Dame in Las Vegas over the week of Thanksgiving (1:30). They then hit on some portal rumors around the basketball program (8:15) and the football program (16:00). They close by announcing the 3 winners of the "Gimme Gimme …
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The Big Ten will expand again and it will take teams from the ACC. But which ones? Which college football/ACC schools will be the best fit in the Big Ten? Tune in to find out why we are discussing this matter today. But a sneak peek will show you that TV market size may not be the driving force behind future movement. And academics may not be as im…
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The Washington Huskies made the college football playoff championship game last year. And yet Washington football is the most mysterious team in the Big Ten and maybe college football. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL MYSTERY TEAM Washington football coach Kaleb DeBoer bolted for the Alabama football job to replace Nick Saban. And 20 of 22 Huskies starters, man…
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Iowa football may have a quarterback controversy on its hands. Northwestern transfer Brendan Sullivan is coming to Iowa and Cade McNamara has yet to fully recover from a knee injury suffered last season. QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY McNamara has yet to show what he can do since transferring in from a Michigan football playoff team pre-JJ McCarthy. And S…
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Mike and Richie break down the commitment of former Ohio University RT Shedrick Rhodes Jr (1:30) and the visit of former Kent State DT CJ West (11:00). They then discuss the commitment of Gavin Wimsatt to Kentucky (17:45) before pivoting to talking about the NIL Vegas Tournament (23:00). Calling all Rutgers students, alumni, and fans! Are you looki…
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The Ohio State football team has Name, Image, and Likeness, or NIL, locked down and they built a monster roster for the upcoming 2024 season. In fact, one of their NIL Collectives increased their donations 10-fold over last year. And Ryan Day has been the force behind all of it. Apparently he can raise money AND coach! We explain how right here. SH…
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The Oregon Ducks football team and coach Dan Lanning are dominating the college football transfer portal. So far they have landed 14 players and they are coming from other major college football programs from around the country. From Oklahoma transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel to two more defensive players who announced they are coming this weeken…
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Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment to the Rutgers football class of 2025 in LB Isaiah Deloatch (1:30). Richie then breaks down everything he saw and heard at yesterday's NJ UnderArmour camp (7:15). They then discuss a 4 star LB prospect who's committed elsewhere who recently scheduled an official visit to Rutgers (9:30). The close wit…
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Notre Dame football will no longer be able to remain a college football Independent once a settlement is reached in the House vs NCAA antitrust lawsuit. The fruit of this suit will start the unprecedented era of revenue sharing among major athletic departments and its student athletes. REVENUE SHARING While Notre Dame receives substantial revenue f…
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The Nebraska football hype has reached fever pitch following the arrival of freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola this spring. The 60,000 fans on hand for their spring game and those that watched on a national telecast are still talking about Raiola and his performance. And it just seemed like everything else looked better with him on the field. Nebras…
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The Ohio State football team is all in on a championship or bust mantra for the 2024 college football season! After falling short of expectations in 2023 the Ohio State football team and Buckeyes fans immediately turned their collective attention to the 2024 season. Following the Ohio State spring football game their frenzied expectations only incr…
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Mexico Mike and Richie break down Athan Kaliakmanis winning the starting QB job out of camp and Gavin Wimsatt entering the portal. They finish the pod by discussing the B1G hoops schedule being announced and what it means for the MBB team. Calling all Rutgers students, alumni, and fans! Are you looking for new and unique Rutgers merchandise? Knight…
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The Big Ten and the SEC are separating themselves from the NCAA as the association is being sued for billions of dollars for suppressing athletes' revenues. The power conferences are quickly designing a revenue sharing plan in order to appease the plaintiffs in the House vs NCAA lawsuit scheduled to hit the courtroom in January of 2025. Frankly, th…
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Florida State could join the expanded Big 10 sooner than later according to Florida State athletic director Michael Alford. While speaking recently to FSU Alumni and Boosters at an event in Chicago, Alford hinted he may be in the area a lot more beginning this summer. It should be noted that the Big 10 offices were just a few miles away in Rosemont…
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Mike and Richie break down everything they saw from the Rutgers football spring game this past Saturday (2:00), the football portal visitor who made his way to campus for an official visit for the game (15:00) and the two commitments Rutgers football received in 2025 ATH Steven Murray (19:00) and 2024 P Jakob Anderson (22:45). They then fill you in…
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Nebraska Football coach Matt Rhule has an absolute rising star at quarterback in 5-star true freshman Dylan Raiola. We were cautious about starting true freshman at Power 4 schools. Then we saw Raiola perform in the annual Nebraska Spring Football game in Lincoln this weekend. He is the real deal! Tune in here to find out why we think Matt Rhule sh…
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Mike and Richie break down the latest commitment to the class of 2025 for Rutgers football in WR Sah'nye Degraffenreidt (1:30). They then dive into Richie's latest FutureCast in S Isaiah Deloatch (9:30) and preview the Scarlet and White spring football game (13:30). Calling all Rutgers students, alumni, and fans! Are you looking for new and unique …
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The Nebraska football team and 5-star freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola will show what they are made of Saturday during the Huskers spring game in Lincoln. Raiola comes to the Nebraska football team with a lot of hype and attention following his flip from the Georgia Bulldogs to attend Nebraska. DECISION TIME The biggest question regarding Raiola i…
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Wisconsin football is in full spring swing and Badgers head coach Luke Fickell has a tough decision to make at quarterback. He brought in transfer Tyler Van Dyke from Miami to be the starter. But holdover Braedyn Locke appears to be outplaying him this spring. This creates several college football dilemmas for Fickell and we will do a deep dive int…
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Mike and Richie are joined by Knights of the Raritan president Jon Newman to discuss everything NIL, Scarlet Ticket and took live listener questions! Calling all Rutgers students, alumni, and fans! Are you looking for new and unique Rutgers merchandise? Knight and Day Apparel has you covered. From t-shirts and hoodies, to drinkware and pet accessor…
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The Oregon Ducks football team is ready to jump to the Big 10. Dan Lanning and his college football team is ready to claim a Big 10 title and make a deep run in the college football playoffs. Oklahoma transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel is ready to take over for Bo Nix who will get picked in the NFL draft Thursday or Friday. Gabriel has a lot of ex…
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USC Trojan football coach Lincoln Riley says Trojans quarterback Miller Moss has been 'Lights Out' this spring. Despite Moss throwing a couple of interceptions in the USC football spring game on Saturday, Riley says Moss probably would be named the starter if the season started today. However, Riley says he's not ready to proclaim an official start…
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Mike and Richie break down the 2nd scrimmage from the spring for Rutgers football, including the QB, the young WRs and everything else Schiano had to say in his presser (2:30). They then pivot to hoops and talk Dylan Harper's MVP performance from the Jordan Brand Classic (11:30), what they're hearing following Jadon Jones' visit to RU (20:30), new …
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Michigan football held its annual Maize and Blue spring game Saturday and former walk-on and little-used senior Davis Warren may have walked off with the starting job. Whether he gets the job or not, he would have big shoes to fill as JJ McCarthy is set to be a first round pick in this week's NFL Draft. We look at Warren's rise as well as other Mic…
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Mike and Richie break down the commitment of class of 2025 DT Jyon Simon of Raines HS in Jacksonville, FL (2:00). They then break down the latest on the two recent football offerees out of the portal in Savion Washington and CJ West (8:00) and where thing stand with hoops portal targets Jadon Jones and Andrew Carr (10:00). -------------------------…
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The Michigan football team holds its annual Maize and Blue Spring Game to kick off the 2024 college football season and begin to defend its National and Big 10 Championship. A lot of coaches and players from the 2023 college football champions are gone including Jim Harbaugh and JJ McCarthy. But there is enough talent remaining to make a run at a f…
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Mike and Richie break down the commitment of class of 2025 4 star RB Antwan Raymond and what went into him ending up as a Scarlet Knight (2:00). They then discuss some of Richie's recent FutureCasts in 2025 RB Keveun Mason (8:00), WR Jalil Hall (10:15) and DT Jyon Simon (13:00). They also break down the latest portal offer in Colorado OT Savion Was…
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The NCAA sanctioned Michigan Football for its involvement in Burger-Gate when former head coach Jim Harbaugh met with recruits during an NCAA non-visit period during the Covid pandemic. Harbaugh reportedly bought the kids lunch at an Ann Arbor burger joint. All of this would have resulted in a minor NCAA violation but things became serious when the…
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Mike and Richie break down everything that went into the commitment of former Merrimack G Jordan Derkack committing to Rutgers (1:30) and what Rutgers is getting in him as a player. Calling all Rutgers students, alumni, and fans! Are you looking for new and unique Rutgers merchandise? Knight and Day Apparel has you covered. From t-shirts and hoodie…
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Mike and Richie break down Rutgers football's first scrimmage of spring practice (1:45) before diving into the portal opening up in spring. They discuss the departure of Rutgers DL Rene Konga (5:45), former Kent State DL CJ West (8:00) and former Youngstown State/Illinois DL Anthony Johnson (13:30). They then pivot to hoops recruiting and discuss a…
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Following the Ohio State football spring game here is a brutally honest assessment of the Buckeyes quarterback situation. Ryan Day and Chip Kelly have high hopes for the 2024 college football season and their team is loaded. However, Ohio State football will only go as far as their quarterback room will take them. The Buckeyes have 5 scholarship qu…
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Penn State football still has a wide receiver problem. A lack of receivers who could stretch the field and hurt defenses was the difference between them having a very, very good season and having a great season and making the playoffs. And while they added Ohio State football transfer Julian Fleming they lose their top returning receiver form last …
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It is college football season! Well, at least it is college spring football season. We run down things you must know ahead of Saturday's Penn State Blue White Football Game and The Ohio State Scarlett and Gray Football Game. PENN STATE FOOTBALL & OHIO STATE FOOTBALL In short, how will the Nittany Lions new offense look under their new offensive coo…
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Mike and Richie break down the latest transfer portal buzz for Rutgers' hoops as they discuss Jordan Derkack (2:00), Basheer Jihad (6:00), Xavier Amos (10:00) and Kasean Pryor (14:30). They then discuss everything that happened in the last week for Rutgers' football spring practice (18:30) and preview the first scrimmage (20:30). Calling all Rutger…
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Big Ten expansion is never far from our college football thoughts and there are two simultaneous court cases taking place between Florida State and the ACC. They are suing each other regarding the ACC and their media grant of TV rights deal. Florida State wants out of the deal and the ACC wants to enforce it. Whatever happens during these court cas…
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A college football Super Conference idea is gaining momentum but it is nothing like anything you have imagined before. The idea would also blow up the Big Ten as we know it. One thing is for certain; with Name Image and Likeness and Transfer Portal traffic and billions and billions of TV dollars floating around, there are many "experts" that are ce…
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Purdue lost the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship to UConn Monday night by a score of 75-60. Zach Edey scored 37 points in his final game as a Boilermaker. It was their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament National Championship game since 1969. For Connecticut, it was the school's 6th national title as they became the first school since…
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The Purdue Boilermakers and UConn Huskies battle tonight for the NCAA Tournament Championship for men's college basketball. Both teams are led by 7 footers in the paint. Purdue basketball center Zach Edey will lead the Boilermakers against Huskies center Donovan Clingan. Both are awesome players. It promises to be a throwback to the glory days when…
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Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes jumped to an early lead but the South Carolina Gamecocks eclipsed the Hawkeyes title hopes with an 87-75 win to cap off an undefeated season. The Gamecocks got revenge on the Hawkeyes who ended their season least year in the Final Four. LEGACY Clark scored 30 points in the last game of her career where she leaves…
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