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**Rutgers Rant**

Rutgers insider Brian Fonseca discusses the latest news and hot topics surrounding the team with host Steve Politi.

Latest Episodes:

Rutgers’ defense ‘is not broken,’ Greg Schiano says. Can Travis Johansen fix it? Feb 13, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss defensive coordinator Travis Johansen's introduction on Thursday.

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As Rutgers basketball bottoms out, can Steve Pikiell make enough changes to resurrect it? Feb 09, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss where the men's basketball stands as it approaches the longest losing streak of the Steve Pikiell era, President William Tate's guest column defending Rutgers' spending and a big weekend in the Olympic sports. We also welcome Remy Cotton, the hero of Rutgers wrestling's historic upset over No. 6 Minnesota on Friday.

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64 days later, Rutgers has a defensive coordinator: Live reaction Feb 06, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant went live to react to the Scarlet Knights (finally) hiring a defensive coordinator after a 64-day search.

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Who stole valuable One Piece cards from Rutgers basketball’s arena? We investigated. Jan 30, 2026

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An unknown number of valuable One Piece trading cards were stolen from Jersey Mike’s Arena in the hours following Rutgers basketball’s game against No. 7 Michigan State on Tuesday, a university spokesperson told NJ Advance Media. The incident, which occurred sometime between 9 p.m. on Tuesday and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, is currently under investigation.

As the Rutgers University Police Department does its due diligence, we at the Rutgers Rant decided to dig into the case ourselves to find out who stole the merchandise that is selling for hundreds of dollars a pop on eBay.

How could this happen? Who are the suspects? Could it be ... one of the hosts of this show?

We dive into all of that in our latest episode of the Rutgers Rant, where we share what we know right now, explain why the cards are so valuable in the first place, set the scene at Jersey Mike’s Arena in the hours before the incident and give our best guesses as to who could have done it.

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Will Rutgers ever hire a defensive coordinator, or will Greg Schiano do it himself? Jan 26, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the lingering defensive coordinator search, the Scarlet Knights' latest financial report and how some fans made a pretty penny selling trading cards.

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Basketball battered by Indiana: Live reaction Jan 24, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant went live on YouTube to discuss the Scarlet Knights' loss to Indiana.

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Is Rutgers football struggling in transfer portal? Has hoops proven doubters wrong? Jan 12, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss where things stand in the transfer portal for the Scarlet Knights, our impressions of the players they have added so far, what’s next on the priority list and whether it is time to start worrying about how the roster will shape up when transfer movement is complete.

We also look at the men’s basketball team, which won two of its three games last week — both at home and in overtime — against Northwestern and Oregon to create some separation from the bottom of the Big Ten. Have Steve Pikiell’s Scarlet Knights proved the doubters wrong so far?

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Basketball beats Northwestern for 2nd straight home overtime win Jan 12, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant went live to discuss the Scarlet Knights' win over Northwestern in overtime.

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Basketball overcomes controversial call, beats Oregon for 1st Big Ten win Jan 06, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant went live to react to the men's basketball team's win over Oregon.

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What Rutgers adding QB, retaining star players in early days of transfer portal window means Jan 05, 2026

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The Rutgers Rant is back to discuss the impact of retaining star players KJ Duff and Antwan Raymond, what the addition of Boston College quarterback Dylan Lonergan means for redshirt sophomore AJ Surace, and break down the other four transfers the Scarlet Knights have signed thus far — and what it means about the money head coach Greg Schiano’s program is working with in the transfer market.

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