WRESTLE, WRESTLE, WRESTLE 💪

Welcome to Knights of the Raritan, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Rutgers University’s collective Knights of the Raritan.

In today’s content:
- Hitting the mat today 🏅
- Play4Kay game set 🩷
+ So much more

🏑 All-in-all five student-athletes received all-conference awards in field hockey with Puck Winter being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

🏈 Wide Receiver Christian Dremel has been nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy as Rutgers’ representation

🏑 No. 5 Field Hockey advances in the Big Ten Tournament with a 1-0 win over Michigan

🏈 The Big Ten Conference has unveiled the official 2024 conference slate with the addition of USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon to the league

🏀 Women’s Basketball has selected its Feb. 17 game against Wisconsin as its annual Play4Kay game

Settle in for some action on the mat. We’ve got a few things to keep in mind before the season really gets underway today 👇

• Rutgers comes in ranked No. 15 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Top 25 rankings

• At No. 15, the Scarlet Knights join nine other Big Ten schools in the rankings, five of which in the top ten (No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Penn State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 9 Nebraska)

• Alum Sebastian Rivera earned a silver medal and a bid to the 2023 World Championships last September

• RU’s schedule features seven ranked opponents in the preseason top 25 with a stretch of five-straight ranked, conference matches from Jan. 21-Feb. 16

• The Scarlet Knights begin the 2023-24 campaign on Friday with a doubleheader in San Luis Obispo, California with Cal Poly and Duke; a date with No. 5 Virginia Tech in Piscataway comes next on Nov. 17

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We have a few highlights from the alum’s NFL days on Sunday in our Rutgers in the NFL update 🏈

• Isiah Pacheco had eight carries for 40 yards in the Chiefs’ loss to Denver back on October 29

• In the Ravens’ backfield, Gus Edwards carried the ball 19 times for 80 yards for three touchdowns against the Cardinals in Arizona

• The Chargers took care of business against the Bears on Sunday, Sebastian Joseph-Day totaled two tackles (one solo, one assisted)

🎾 November 3-5 // Women’s Tennis is in New Hampshire for the Big Green Tournament hosted by Dartmouth

⚾ November 3 // Baseball holds their Scarlet-Black World Series at 2:00 pm ET

🏑 November 3 // Field Hockey continues in the Big Ten Tournament at 3:30 pm ET in Ann Arbor, Michigan | Watch + Live Stats

🏊‍♀️ November 3-4 // Women’s Swimming & Diving is at Purdue at 5:00 pm ET in West Lafayette

⚽ November 3 // Men’s Soccer plays Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament in University Park at 6:00 pm ET | Watch

🏐 November 3 // Women’s Volleyball hosts Indiana in B1G action at 7:00 pm ET in Jersey Mike’s Arena | Watch + Live Stats

🤼 November 3 // Wrestling begins its doubleheader with Duke at 7:00 pm ET before dueling host Cal Poly at 10:30 pm ET

🏈 November 4 // Football hosts College Football Playoff No. 1 Ohio State at noon ET on CBS | Watch + Listen + Live Stats