Monday, April 8, 2013
Carl Kirschner will serve as interim Athletic Director until replacement for Tim Pernetti is found.
Rutgers University turned to a familiar face for a temporary solution to the vacancy at the position of Athletic Director in the wake of the Mike Rice scandal. President Robert L. Barchi tapped Carl Kirschner to serve as interim athletic director until a full time replacement is found for Tim Pernetti, who resigned last week. Kirschner previously served as interim Athletic Director in 2009 after Bob Mulcahy was fired and before Pernetti was brought on board. “I thank Carl for stepping up to take interim leadership of intercollegiate athletics,” Barchi said. “His many years of service to the university community and to our student athletes give me every confidence in his ability to oversee the Rutgers athletics program until we find a new …
Severance packages and litigation over the Mike Rice scandal could cost the university millions.
The controversy surrounding Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice continued buzzing through the weekend, as reports came out that the aftermath of the scandal that displaced Rice and athletic director Tim Pernetti will come at a large cost to Rutgers. According to a report on NJ.com, some supporters of the athletics department are threatening to withhold their charitable donations over Pernetti's resignation, and Rice and Pernetti are both expected to walk away with over a million dollars. Litigation would likely cost the university a lot more. Eric Murdock, the former director of player development who brought the video containing Rice's now nationally known controversial coaching has filed a lawsuit against the university claiming …
Friday, April 5, 2013
The governor said Friday that Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi is making the right decision to seek new leadership for the athletics department.
Tim Pernetti's resignation is "appropriate and necessary" Gov. Chris Christie said Friday. The governor thanked Pernetti for his contributions as athletic director of Rutgers University, and said university president Robert L. Barchi made the right leadership decision in seeking new leadership for the athletics department. “This entire incident was regrettable and while it has damaged the reputation of our state University, we need to move forward now on a number of fronts which provide great opportunities for Rutgers’ future," Christie said, in a prepared statement. Rutgers released a letter of resignation today from Pernetti to Barchi in which he said that he'd seen video of Rice verbally and physically abusing players, brought his …
Murdock is reportedly suing for unspecified damages related to the termination of his employment with Rutgers.
Eric Murdock, former director of player development the Rutgers University mens basketball team and the person responsible for the controversial video of fired basketball coach Mike Rice going public has filed a wrongful termination suit against Rutgers. According to a report on NJ.com, Murdock filed the suit in Newark on Friday, claiming that he brought Rice's abusive coaching to the attention of Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi and now-resigned athletic director Tim Pernetti, but was ignored. According to the report, Murdock's final day with Rutgers was July 2, 2012, and he claims he was fired. Rutgers says his contract was not renewed, according to the report. A previous report on NJ.com stated that Murdock had offered to settle for $…
Hours after his resignation as Rutgers athletic director, Oakland resident Tim Pernetti called Friday a "sad day for a lot of people."
Addressing a camp of reporters outside of his Oakland home on Friday, ousted Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti said he wants only the best for the state university. “It’s a really sad day for a lot of people, including me and my family,” Pernetti said. “I always have and I always will — no matter what — want what’s best for Rutgers.” Tim Pernetti resigned as athletic director on Friday. In a letter to Rutgers University President Robert Barchi, Pernetti blamed the university for overriding his decision to immediately fire Mike Rice. The news of Pernetti’s resignation comes just days after video surfaced showing former mens basketball coach Mike Rice aggressively harassing basketball players at the Division I program. Pernetti, 42, …
The Athletic Director has lost his job in the wake of the Mike Rice scandal, reports say.
Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is reportedly out of a job this morning. According to a report on NJ.com, anonymous sources have told reporters that Pernetti is out of a job in the wake of a scandal involving head basketball coach Mike Rice, but it is unclear as to whether he resigned or was fired. Rutgers has not yet made an official statement on Pernetti, but a press conference has been scheduled by the university for 1 p.m, according to the report. Rice was fired on Wednesday following the public release of a video showing him shoving and kicking players and using abusive and obscene language during basketball practices, including gay slurs. The video rocketed to national attention, drawing condemnation from Gov. …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Jimmy Martelli resigned from his coaching job on Wednesday.
Rutgers basketball lost another member of its coaching staff with the resignation of assistant coach Jimmy Martelli on Wednesday. According to a report on NJ.com, Martelli resigned Wednesday following the firing of head basketball coach Mike Rice. Martelli released a statement to the Associated Press in which he apologized for being a part of Rice's controversial coaching technique. "I am sickened that as an assistant coach I contributed in any way to an unacceptable culture. Wednesday I resigned from Rutgers and I hope that coaches on all levels will learn something important from these events," Martelli said. Rice was fired from his job on Wednesday after a video of Rutgers basketball practices surfaced in which Rice can be seen kicking …
A group of Rutgers faculty are calling for the president of Rutgers to step down in the wake of the Mike Rice scandal.
A group of 13 Rutgers faculty members are petitioning for the resignation of university president Robert L. Barchi. According to a report by the Associated Press, the teachers are calling for Barchi to resign over his handling of the firing of head basketball coach Mike Rice, who was terminated Wednesday following the release of a video showing abusive coaching techniques. Barchi issued a public statement on Wednesday claiming that he did not see until Tuesday the video of Rice using gay slurs and abusive language and kicking and shoving players during practices. The video was brought to the university's attention in the fall by a former employee. Discussions about whether Athletics Director Tim Pernetti should be allowed to retain his job…
The head basketball coach was terminated on Wednesday after a controversial video surfaced containing footage of Rutgers basketball practices. Was it the right decision?
Rutgers University Athletics Director Tim Pernetti announced Wednesday that head basketball coach Mike Rice has lost his job following the release of a video showing Rice shoving and kicking players and using obscene and offensive language during practices. Was it the right move? Pernetti has confirmed that the video was brought to his attention in fall 2012, brought to him by former director of player development Eric Murdock. An independent investigation was launched at that time, and Pernetti ordered a three-game suspension of Rice in December, and fined him $50,000, for a loss of approximately $75,000 in pay during the suspension, according to NJ.com. Rice was also ordered to attend anger management counseling and was monitored at …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Garden State Equality leader Troy Stevenson said Wednesday that Rutgers can "do better" in terms of discouraging bullying in the wake of the firing of Mike Rice.
LGBTQ advocates are calling for an investigation into the administration of Rutgers University following the firing of head basketball coach Mike Rice. The university announced on Wednesday morning that Rice had been terminated following the surfacing of a video that showed him kicking, shoving and hurling basketballs at players during practice, as well as using obscene language, including gay slurs. Garden State Equality Executive Director Troy Stevenson told a gaggle of news reporters on Wednesday afternoon that university administration needs to answer more questions as to what kind of message the university wants to put out about its stance on bullying, and that the bigger issue at play is harassment and intimidation of student …
John Christopher
4:15 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Pernetti was screwed. Also, people need to stop complaining about the salaries. These folks work 7 days a week/ 12 plus hours a day. In order to attract top people, they need to paid fairly. Now, whether or not Barchi is a quality President- we can debate that. more ›