Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Follow @Dan Vasta and like Gridiron Grit on Facebook ”Pour Some Sugar On Me” could be blasting in the winning team’s locker room after Thursday night’s game filled with major BCS implications. The Big East has officially come down to the wire and these two have a shot to appear in the BCS [...]

ESPN is reporting that Maryland’s Board of Regents has unanimously voted to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten conference. An official announcement is expected later this afternoon (Monday). In addition to Maryland’s departure from the ACC, Rutgers is expected to also announce their departure from the Big East [...]

1. SEC The best conference in America is still the SEC and it is not even that close these days. Heading into this past weekend there were five teams ranked in the top 10: Alabama, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. Those defenses are among the best in the country [...]

  Rose Bowl (Jan 1) USC Trojans (10-3 Projected Pac-12 Tie-in) vs. Michigan Wolverines (10-3 Projected Big Ten Champion) USC may not get in the BCS if they happen to have three losses depending on where Clemson and Notre Dame fit into the picture. Could you imagine if the Irish [...]

The first five weeks of the 2012 college football season presented plenty of surprises, disappointment and excitement, and as expected, the intensity increased by leaps and bounds this past weekend. Two teams ranked in the Top 10 were forced to bite the dust, while two other teams in the Top [...]

Follow @Dan Vasta 25. Northwestern Yes, the ‘Cats deserve to be ranked at the moment until they lose a game. Michigan and Michigan State are both coming up as road games, but knocking off Penn State at home would be vital for them to play in a decent bowl game. [...]

The Cincinnati Bengals signed wide receiver Mohamed Sanu of Rutgers University Monday afternoon, the first of their two third-round selections (83rd overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft. Sanu french fried Rutgers’ opponents for 115 receptions last season, shattering Larry Fitzgerald’s Big East record of 92 catches for the University of Pittsburgh back [...]

GridironGrit.com Analyst Dan Vasta breaks down 2011 college football individual team previews for the upcoming highly-anticipated 2011 season.  Here’s the third edition on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from the Big East.  On November 9, 2006, Rutgers was down to then-3rd-ranked Louisville 25-7 at halftime. The Scarlet Knights came back and eventually won [...]

GridironGrit.com is not just about the NFL and fantasy football.  To prove it, here’s a breakdown of our 2011 College Football BCS Conference Rankings.  Stay tuned for a plethora of college football preview coverage served hot and fresh! The SEC might be the most dominant conference/division in sports, let alone [...]