WASHINGTON (September 24, 2026) – Howard University football team returns from the bye week to face Rutgers in New Jersey Friday (Sept. 25). Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m., live on the Big Ten Network.
GAME INFO
PARTICIPANTS: Howard (Bison) at Rutgers (Scarlett Knights)
DATE: September 25, 2026
PLACE: SHI Stadium (52,454) in Piscataway, N.J.
TIME: 7 p.m.
BROADCAST: BIG Ten Network
LAST TIMEOUT
The Bison (1-2), a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), is coming off a bye week after being shutout, 55-0, at No. 5 Indiana (Sept. 12).
Rutgers (0-3, 0-1 BIG Ten) is looking for its first win of the season after dropping a 42-35 decision to No. 12 USC at home Saturday (Sept. 19).
AIRWAVES
Bison fans can catch all the action.
Trevin A. Jones will call the play-by-play,
Nate Henry and
Casaya Achampong on color commentary and
Amir Walker as spotter.
SCOUTING KEY PLAYERS
HOWARD
Howard is led on offense by junior running back
Travis Kerney (31 carries for 87 yards), sophomore running back
Billy Roberson II (21 carries for 79 yards & a TD).
Senior quarterback
Ja'Shawn Scroggins (Las Vegas) runs the attack (36-of-78 for 467 yards & 4 TDs; 31 carries for 79 yards) and he throws to a trio of senior wideout
Se'Quan Osborne (6 catches for 112 yards & a TD), senior tight end
Nathanial Clark (10 catches for 56 yards & a TD) and sophomore wide receiver
Antonio Hunter (5 receptions for 81 yards and a TD).
Defensively, the Bison are getting sterling performances from graduate defensive back
Kaleb Gallop (12 total tackles, 0.5 TFL & 0.5 sacks), sophomore linebacker
Aidan Foster (19 total tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks and an FF), graduate linebacker
Rodney Roane Jr. (16 total tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks & 2 FFs) and sophomore defensive back
Ben Chandler IV (11 total tackles & 4 PBs).
The special teams are led by sophomore punter
Liam Allen IV (38.0 average yards & 5 inside the 20-yard line) and junior placekicker
Matt Conord (Lithia, Fla.), who is perfect on the season (3-of-3 on FGs & 5-for-5 on PATs).
RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights are led offensively by senior quarterback Dylan Lonegran (34-of-65 for 494 yards & 5 TDs), junior running back Antwan Raymond (62 carries for 296 yards) and senior running back Clay Thevenin (14 carries for 64 yards & a TD).
The receiving corps is paced by junior wide receiver KJ Duff (24 receptions for 419 yards & 6 TDs) and sophomore wideout Jourdin Houston (11 receptions for 109 yards).
Defensively, Rutgers is led by senior defensive back Chris Joines (18 total tackles), junior defensive backs Bradlee Jones (16 total tackles, a TFL & a FF) and DK Gillery (17 total tackles) and senior linebacker Moses Walker (12 total tackles, a TFL, a sack and 2 INTs).
SERIES RECORD
Friday's showdown will be the seventh meeting between both programs with Rutgers winning the previous six matchups and All games have been played in New Jersey.
The two squads last played at Rutgers (Aug. 29, 2024) where the Knights came away with a 44-7 victory.
COACHES
Howard is coached by
Ted White (Howard, '98), who is in his first year at the helm. Rutgers is led by Greg Schiano (Bucknell, '88), who is in his second stint.
NEXT UP
Howard takes on Hampton Saturday (Oct. 3) in the annual Battle of the Real HU at Audi Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
