With former Princeton guard [autotag]Matt Allocco[/autotag] now at Notre Dame, the Irish have two scholarships available for transfers. It’s hard to say at this point who will get those scholarships. One possibility is former Michigan forward Terrance Williams II, who has one year of eligibility remaining.
The Irish are set to host Williams next week. Like Allocco, this would be a nice get for the program. Last season, Williams more than doubled his scoring average from the season before by putting up 12.4 points a game. He also averaged a career high 1.5 assists a game. During the 2022-23 season, his 8.8 rebounds a game ranked among the best in the Big Ten.
It will take a little time before the Irish can develop more of their own scorers from within. Until that time, high-scoring veterans from the transfer portal will do. Hopefully though, more homegrown talent will become the norm before too long.
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A look back at the new Irish guard’s days with his previous team.
Notre Dame has landed its first transfer of the offseason, and it’s a big one. After three years with Princeton that included a Sweet 16 berth in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, guard [autotag]Matt Allocco[/autotag] is heading to to South Bend. He already blows any transfer [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] got in his first season with the Irish out of the water. Granted, that isn’t a high bar to clear, but still.
Had Allocco played for the 2023-24 Irish, he would have been their top shooter from both the field (.508) and the free-throw line (.909). He also would have been second behind [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] in both scoring (12.7) and assists (3.3). The Irish definitely would have won a few more games with him.
Make no mistake. The Irish still have a long road to travel to where they want to go. But having a veteran like Allocco will help the younger players in ways we all will see soon enough. For now, those players can refer to their new teammate’s days with the Tigers like so:
No. 13 Rutgers wrestling finished the weekend strong, defeating Buffalo 40-0, to capture their fifth victory of the season.
No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (5-1, 0-0) finished the weekend with a 40-0 victory over Buffalo (6-7) to finish the weekend on an impressive note.
On Friday night, the Scarlet Knights started the weekend strong by dominating their in-state rival, the Princeton Tigers (0-2), 24-9 to secure the B1G-IVY Trophy. Rutgers picked up rank wins on Friday from No. 8 John Poznanski (197), No. 12 Brian Soldano (184), No. 16 Mitch Moore (141), No. 26 Dylan Schawver (134), and No. 29 Jackson Turley (174).
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Rutgers No. 7 Dean Peterson (125) opened Friday’s match against the Tigers by defeating No. 9 Drew Heethuis, 7-3, in a decision to give Rutgers a 3-0 lead. Peterson’s victory kept the Scarlet Knight undefeated and gave Rutgers a quick 3-0 lead over Princeton. The Scarlet Knights secured their 47th victory against the Tigers, winning their 25th in the last 26 matches against the Tigers.
Rutgers carried their winning effort from Friday into their match against Buffalo on Sunday.
Sunday’s match marked the third shutout for the Scarlet Knights this season (Duke, Edinboro, and Buffalo). No. 12 Soldano (184) and No. 16 Moore (141) completed the weekend strong, picking up falls against the Bulls to capture their second victory of the weekend.
The Scarlet Knights secured five bonus-point victories in a winning effort, with John O’Donnell (HWT) earning his first career-dual victory. Also, Rutgers’ Brandon Chletsos (125) captured a victory in his first home appearance.
Rutgers will send several wrestlers to the 59th edition of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffmann Estates, Illinois, at the end of the month (December 29-30) as the Scarlet Knights’ next dual is not till January 6 against Penn.
Rutgers basketball dropped its season opener to Princeton 68-61 in an in-state matchup. Here are the five takeaways from RU’s season opener.
On Monday, Rutgers men’s basketball (0-1, 0-0) dropped their season opener to the Princeton Tigers (1-0, 0-0) 68-61 in an in-state matchup as part of the Jersey Jam in Trenton, New Jersey.
Princeton led most of the game, as there were only five lead changes in this New Jersey matchup. The Tigers’ ability to shoot behind the arc is the key to the Scarlet Knights’ loss in their season opener. Princeton shot 45 percent (9-for-20) from three-point range as the Scarlet Knights struggled behind the arc, shooting only 29 percent (4-for-14).
Princeton senior guard Matt Allocco led the way for the Tigers, recording a team-high 21 points and nine rebounds. On the glass, forward Caden Pierce had a team-high 15 rebounds for the Tigers.
As for the Scarlet Knights, senior center Cliff Omoruyi led the way in scoring. The former First Team All-Big Ten Defensive center recorded a team-high 12 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
In his Rutgers debut, UMass transfer Noah Fernandes contributed ten points and three assists in 26 minutes. Also, second-year forward Antwone Woolfolk contributed double-digit points (10) in 19 minutes.
Below are the five takeaways from Rutgers’ season-opening loss to Princeton.
Rutgers men’s basketball will open their 2023-24 campaign tonight with an in-state matchup against Princeton.
Rutgers men’s basketball will open their 2023-24 campaign tonight with an in-state matchup against Princeton. Rutgers will travel to Trenton to face the Tigers at Cure Insurance Arena, a neutral site that separates Rutgers (40 miles) and Princeton (12 miles) from the proposed location.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 19-win season and an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament. Last season, the Scarlet Knights finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 19-15 (10-10 Big Ten) and are returning nine players from last year’s roster. Out of nine returning players, four of them started at least five games last season (Cliff Omoruyi, Aundre Hyatt, Mawot Mag, and Derek Simpson).
As the Scarlet Knights’ season tips off tonight, Rutgers will be anchored by former First Team All-Big Ten Defensive center Cliff Omoruyi. Rutgers senior center led the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounds (9.6 RPG), and blocks (72) last season. For his efforts last season, Omoruyi was selected Second Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-MET.
As for Princeton, the Tigers finished their 2022-23 season with a 23-9 (10-4 Ivy League) and the No. 1 spot in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers are anchored by returning senior guard Matt Allocco. Last season, Allocco ranked third on the team and 20th in the Ivy League in points-per-game (10.7). Also, the Hilliard, Ohio, native ranked second on the team and 18th in his conference for assists per game (2.2). In 32 games last season, Allocco averaged 1.4 three-pointers per game, which ranked him 17th in the conference.
The season opener will tip off at 7 p.m., streaming on Peacock.
No. 12 Rutgers field hockey continues their season-opening road trip, as they travel to Villanova on Friday and No. 15 Princeton on Sunday.
No. 12 Rutgers field hockey (4-0) continues their season-opening road trip this weekend, as they travel to Villanova (2-1) on Friday and No. 15 Princeton (0-2) on Sunday. The Scarlet Knights continue to climb the national rankings, moving four spots to No. 12 after starting the season 4-0.
Rutgers started their season-opening road trip in California, going 3-0, defeating UC Davis, Stanford, and Cal. In their previous matchup, the Scarlet Knights defeated No. 15 Uconn 2-1 in double overtime last weekend.
Players to watch for Rutgers heading into this weekend’s games are juniors Guillwemina Causarano and Sophia Howard. Causarano, from Salta, Argentina, is the Rutgers’ team leader in goals with three in four games. On the other hand, Howard, from Auckland, New Zealand, is ranked first in the nation in save percentage (.895) and second in goals-against-average. Also, Howard is third in the Big Ten in saves per game (4.25), and the Scarlet Knights are ranked fourth in shutouts per game.
Villanova holds a 19-15-1 all-time series record, but Rutgers defeated the Wildcats the last two times. The two teams played in 2015 when the Scarlet Knights defeated the Wildcats 5-2 and then in 2013 with Rutgers winning 3-2.
On Sunday, the Scarlet Knights will travel to Princeton to take on the No. 15 ranked Tigers. The Tigers and the Scarlet Knights will meet for the 27th time, with Princeton holding a 19-16-1 all-time series record. Princeton started the 2023 season with two losses to No. 9 Louisville and No. 1 North Carolina, falling in the national ranking from No. 10 to No. 15.
What are the 10 best college football helmets today and why? Look no further than right here for an answer.
This piece was originally written during the pandemic when no games were taking place and various outlets were filling their airtime by showing old games.
It turns out that when there are no sports to actually watch, we go to either watching old games or debating uniforms, both of which have been hot topics on almost all outlets of late.
With the Notre Dame media choosing to re-show the 1998 win over LSU on Saturday it got me thinking about the Tigers helmet that I had just seen getting big-time love in a “Ten Best Helmets” piece on Rivals.
How is the Princeton/Delaware knockoff seen as the best? Kidding, of course, the Michigan helmet is iconic. Even if they stole it.
How does Oregon qualify if the Ducks never wear the same helmet two weeks in a row?
There is a team from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that has a case to be No. 1 and it not being top 10 is laughable.
Instead, I want to focus on LSU at No. 5 for a moment.
What do you notice about the LSU headgear compared to literally everyone else on this list and if you’re familiar enough, with almost all the rest of college football?
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Do they really need to write out both the school name and have a logo of their mascot in the same helmet? The colors are fantastic together but let’s think about this for a second.
Would Notre Dame’s gold helmet be better if either “Notre Dame” or “ND” was written out and a shamrock or a leprechaun showed up below?
Or would the Alabama lid be better if they had “ALABAMA” written out and an elephant or their cursive “A” below?
Heck no to both questions. If you made a list of the 10 worst helmets in college football, LSU would have a very strong case for number one. How they don’t use the Tiger eye from their fifty-yard line, an iconic look in the college football world, is beyond me.
There are a lot of great helmets in college football, there really are. It just happens that LSU doesn’t have one of them.
So how do I rank the top 10 list of best helmets???
Another round of prospective Celtics have worked out for Boston ahead of the 2023 NBA draft.
Win or lose in the NBA’s 2023 Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics have plenty on their plate regarding their future as they continue to work out prospects projected to go in the second round of the ’23 NBA draft.
With the Celtics likely to need cheap depth in the future, look for prospects who are either polished enough to get some depth minutes in their rookie campaign or who might be okay with a season or two stashed abroad while the team makes decisions about how it will use the new two way player slot added to rosters in the latest collective bargaining agreement recently adopted by the league.
Adding to our previous reporting of the team’s known workouts comes a new wave courtesy of our sister sites Rookie Wire and HoopsHype as well as the New York Times’ Adam Zagoria — let’s take a look at who Boston has been scoping out.
Rutgers baseball (27-18, 8-7) walks it off against the Princeton Tigers in the bottom of the ninth to defeat their interstate rival 8-7.
Rutgers baseball (27-18, 8-7 Big Ten) walks it off against the Princeton Tigers (21-19, 12-6 Ivy League) in the bottom of the ninth to defeat their interstate rival 8-7.
Scoring
The Tigers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run by right fielder Scott Bandura in the top of the second inning. With a single by Cam Love in the bottom of the second inning, the Scarlet Knights tied the game 1-1.
Princeton broke the tie in the top of the third inning with a double by center fielder Brendan Cumming and a single by Bandura, giving the Tigers a 3-1 lead. Rutgers cut the Tigers’ lead to one in the bottom of the fifth inning with a single by centerfielder Ryan Lasko (3-2). Kyle Vinci’s two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning extended Princeton’s lead to 5-2.
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Scarlet Knights tied the game (5-5) with a triple by Lasko (2 RBIs) and a flyout by Sleight (1 RBI). The Tigers fought back, taking the lead with Vinci’s second two-run home run of the game (7-5).
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Scarlet Knights were down by two with only three outs remaining. With a lead-off single by Rutgers short-stop Josh Kuroda-Grauer, Lasko tied the game with a two-run home run to left field. Lasko had five at-bats in this match-up, recording three hits, leading to five RBIs.
After Lasko’s game-tying home run, Rutgers had a single (Chris Brito) and a hit by pitch (Evan Sleight), leading to Jordan Sweeney’s walk-off single.
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Rutgers Wyatt Parliament started the game for the Scarlet Knights, recording 2.2 innings pitched, three hits, three runs, five strikeouts, and one walk. Rutgers reliever Garrett French (2-1) picked up his second win of the season, coming in with a bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning to hold the Tigers’ lead to two.
The Scarlet Knights are back in action on Friday when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions for a three-game weekend series.
On Wednesday, Rutgers baseball (26-18, 8-7) will host the Princeton Tigers (21-17, 12-5) at Bainton Field in Piscataway, N.J.
On Wednesday, Rutgers baseball (26-18, 8-7) will host the Princeton Tigers (21-17, 12-5 Big Ten) at Bainton Field in Piscataway, N.J. Princeton will travel to Bainton Field for a midweek game starting at 5 p.m.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a three-game weekend series against Purdue, where Rutgers took one of three games from the Boilermakers. On the other hand, the Tigers are riding an eight-game winning streak, with victories over Colombia, Rider, Cornell, NJIT, and Yale.
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Rutgers should have the edge in this match-up, with the Scarlet Knights playing their best baseball at home. Rutgers has a home record of 10-3, while Princeton has a road record of 13-15.
Rutgers finds itself in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference standings with 11 games left in the regular season. The Tigers are in third place in the Ivy League standings with only four games left. According to the NCAA rating percentage index, the Tigers are ranked 96th, while the Scarlet Knights are ranked 54th.
Team Leaders
Princeton right fielder Scott Bandura is the team’s leader in batting average and hits, with a .388 average and 57 hits. Princeton junior Kyle Vinci is the team leader in RBIs and home runs, with 57 and 17.
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For the Scarlet Knights, outfielder Ryan Lasko is leading the way for Rutgers. Lasko is the team leader in batting average (.326) and hits (59), while infielder Chris Brito is the team leader in RBIs with 39. Rutgers junior Evan Sleight is the team leader in home runs with 11.
