Which team has the toughest Big East slate?

...games are against rival Pitt and Seton Hall. Georgetown's two other repeat games are Syracuse and Rutgers. Upstart Cincinnati, which fancies itself a Big East title contender after landing No. 12 (ESPNU top 100...

...USA; North Carolina State Wolf Pack wide receiver Jarvis Williams (5) is grabbed from behind by Rutgers Scarlet Knights corner back Jason McCourty during the first half of the Papa Johns Bowl at Legion Field...

Rutgers, UF part of Jimmy V Women's Classic

Rutgers will play in the eighth annual Jimmy V Women's Classic when the Scarlet Knights host Florida on Dec. 7.

Dec 29, 2008; Birmingham, AL, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights player Courtney Greene #36 fights for a throw with North Carolina State Wolfpack player Owen Spencer...

Hope and concern: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

...39;Imperio. Add in the Scarlet Knights' ridiculously easy nonconference schedule and very favorable Big East slate, and it seems everything is in its right place for Rutgers in 2009. Biggest reason for...

Rutgers' Prince leaves school to play overseas

Rutgers star Epiphanny Prince is skipping her senior season to play professionally in Europe, the first American woman to do so.

Schlabach: Ranking the hardest, easiest nonconference schedules

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

Early Week 1 look-ahead: Cincinnati

...at one side of this matchup. But let's complete the octet with Cincinnati. Team: Rutgers Scarlet Knights Coach: Greg Schiano (46-51, ninth year) 2008 record: 8-5 (5-2 Big East). Beat...

...Birmingham, AL, USA; North Carolina State Wolf Pack quarterback Russell Wilson carries the ball against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the first half of the Papa Johns Bowl at Legion Field. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry...

Big East Tournament: Rutgers Scarlet Knights v Notre Dame Fighting Irish NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Gregory Echenique #00 of the Rutgers Scarlet...

...WV - OCTOBER 04: Noel Devine #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers rushes the football against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on October 4, 2008 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. WVU...

Breaking down the 2009 classes in the Big East

The top programs in the Big East flexed their muscle on the recruiting trail.

J.T. Tartacoff

J.T. Tartacoff

...Rutgers WR Tim Brown (2) catches a 36 yards TD pass during the third quarter. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 54-34 October 25, 2008 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA

...of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks to move the ball during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on December 28, 2008 at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo...