Rutgers wrestling is giving fans an early look at the 2026-27 Scarlet Knights on Saturday, Oct. 17, with an open practice set for 10 a.m. to noon at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway.
The session will be open to the public, with free admission and free parking. Gates open at 9:30 a.m., and fans should enter through Gate A.
Seating is first come, first served in both the arena and the parking lots, with Green and Yellow Lots available. Concessions will not be sold, but fans are allowed to bring outside food and drinks.
A post-practice autograph session will follow.
The event comes as Rutgers begins building toward a home schedule that includes eight dates at Jersey Mike's Arena, featuring four Big Ten duals and four non-conference matchups. The Scarlet Knights’ home slate includes visits from four preseason ranked InterMat opponents: No.
1 Penn State, No. 5 Iowa, No.
14 Lehigh and No. 25 Indiana.
Lehigh will open the home schedule on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Here’s the full home lineup: Sunday, Nov.
15: Lehigh
Thursday, Jan.
7: Rider
Saturday, Jan.
9: Penn State
Sunday, Jan.
17: Indiana
Saturday, Jan.
30: American
Friday, Feb.
5: Northwestern
Sunday, Feb.
7: Iowa
Tuesday, Feb.
16: Hofstra
Rutgers enters the new season after finishing No. 11 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll for the second straight year in 2025-26. The Scarlet Knights also ended the regular season on a six-match winning streak, a stretch that featured the program’s first-ever win over then-No. 6 Minnesota and helped RU post its best regular-season Big Ten finish.
Under head coach Scott Goodale, Rutgers also had nine NCAA qualifiers, its most since 2016.
Three NCAA qualifiers - Andrew Barbosa at 165, Shane Cartagena-Walsh at 184 and Remy Cotton at 197 - return to the lineup. Rutgers also added NCAA qualifiers Daniel Herrera from Iowa State and Brett Ungar from Cornell for 2026-27. The Scarlet Knights open the year with eight wrestlers ranked in InterMat’s preseason poll:
No. 8 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184)
No. 13 Remy Cotton (197)
No. 17 Andrew Barbosa (165)
No. 18 Anthony Knox (125)
No. 19 Brett Ungar (133)
No. 19 Ryan Ford (174)
No. 22 Daniel Herrera (HWT)
No. 26 Conner Harer (157)
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