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Rutgers Hires Louisville’s Julie Hermann As New Athletic Director

Hermann will replace Tim Pernetti, whose resignation from the university came last month amid the Mike Rice coaching abuse scandal.

2013/05/15

Eddie Jordan, the former Rutgers star, is introduced as the school's head men's basketball coach on April 23, 2013 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Jordan Didn’t Graduate From Rutgers University Despite School Website’s Claim

New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice.

2013/05/10

Eddie Jordan (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Rutgers Officially Names Eddie Jordan Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Rutgers introduced Eddie Jordan as its new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday, turning to a name from the school’s past as it seeks to move forward from a scandal that forced the firing of coach Mike Rice.

2013/04/23

Eddie Jordan (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

Eddie Jordan Expected To Be Introduced As Rutgers Coach Tuesday

Rutgers’ board of governors will meet Tuesday to sign off on a contract that will allow Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan to take over the Scarlet Knights’ scandal-marred basketball program.

2013/04/22

Mike Rice (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Rutgers University Reaches $475,000 Settlement Agreement With Mike Rice

Rutgers University has reached a $475,000 settlement agreement with Mike Rice, agreeing to pay the fired men’s basketball coach for the remaining two years of his contract, university officials announced Thursday night.

2013/04/19

Rutgers president Robert Barchi (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

Rutgers Suspends Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Amid Allegations Of Verbal Abuse

Rutgers has suspended its head men’s lacrosse coach as it investigates allegations of verbal abuse. The university announced the suspension on Friday, saying that Brian Brecht will continue to be paid.

2013/04/19

Rothstein: Jordan’s Massive Job At Rutgers And 4 More Quick Hits On College Basketball

Jordan’s quest to make his alma mater relevant nationally was going to be an arduous task regardless, but now with recent player defections, the Scarlet Knights will have to work just to put together a roster for next season.

2013/04/19

AP: Eddie Jordan Reaches Tentative Agreement With Rutgers

Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program out of one of its darkest hours and into a future that will see it enter the Big Ten Conference in 2014.

2013/04/18

Eddie Jordan, Rutgers Working On Deal; Publication Pulls Pernetti Nomination

While Jordan and Rutgers worked to make him the head of the university’s scandal-marred basketball program, there was more bad news for the Scarlet Knights.

2013/04/17

Rothstein: Latest On Rutgers, Jordan; More Notes Around College Basketball

Rutgers’ expected hiring of Eddie Jordan also means that Scarlet Knights associate head coach David Cox will likely remain on the coaching staff, per multiple sources close to the situation.

2013/04/16

Mike Rice (credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Mike Rice Coaching Seventh-Grade Girls In N.J.; Parents Come To Defense

What has Rice been up to since his firing from Rutgers? He’s coaching a girls youth basketball team — and it seems the parents like him.

2013/04/15

Eddie Jordan (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

Report: Eddie Jordan Is Nearing A Deal To Coach Rutgers

A person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press that Eddie Jordan is nearing an agreement with Rutgers to replace Mike Rice as coach.

2013/04/14

Report: Rutgers Offers Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Job To Eddie Jordan

In the wake of Mike Rice being fired, Rutgers University has offered the head coaching position of the men’s basketball team to Lakers assistant coach Eddie Jordan, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

2013/04/12

Fired Rutgers coach Mike Rice (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Rutgers Lawyer John Wolf Resigns Amid Rice Inquiry; John J. Farmer Takes His Place

The board of governors announced that a widely-respected former state attorney general, John J. Farmer, will be the school’s new top lawyer. Farmer had been serving as dean of its Newark law school.

2013/04/11