Hewitt, who plays wide receiver and cornerback in high school, chose Rutgers over various blue bloods of college football, including Penn State, Michigan, Miami, Tennessee and Wisconsin, as well as Pitt, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Michigan State and West Virginia.

Rutgers visits the Northwestern Wildcats after Jordan Derkack scored 26 points in the Scarlet Knights' 81-74 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

Five Rutgers players were invited to the NFL Combine, which is the most for the Scarlet Knights in more than a decade.

Five Rutgers players were invited to the NFL Combine, which is the most for the Scarlet Knights in more than a decade.

The Big Ten schedule is nearing the halfway point as January winds down. One team has separated itself at the top of the conference standings, but the league race is far from decided.

After a wild week of upsets and exhilarating conference play, CBS Sports' Gary Parrish updated his college basketball Top 25 And 1 Rankings.

Jase Richardson scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State rolled to its 12th consecutive win, beating Rutgers at MSG.

Murray State hosts the Indiana State Sycamores after Katelyn Young scored 26 points in Murray State's 81-59 win against the Drake Bulldogs.

Player ratings as the Boilermakers improve to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten: Insider:To hell with what NBA mock drafts say, Braden Smith was best player on court vs. Rutgers Doyel ...

In the absence of the 25.2 points and 12.3 rebounds per game provided by Edey last year, Purdue has relied more on Braden Smith ... it’s mattered for the Scarlet Knights, who haven’t shown ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Purdue visits Rutgers after Braden Smith scored 22 points in Purdue's 79-61 win against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Scarlet Knights are 7-1 in home games. Rutgers ranks ...

Purdue has won all six of its games by double figures, holding opponents to an average of 60 points during that stretch.