Rutgers

Julie Hermann (Credit: http://scarletknights.com)

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

Shane Larkin (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Rothstein: This And That Around NCAA Basketball; Larkin’s Future, Fordham Rising & More

If Shane Larkin returns to Miami for his junior season, the Hurricanes will make the NCAA Tournament. If he leaves for the NBA, Jim Larranaga’s team will be in complete rebuilding mode.

2013/04/26

This plant is part of the Datura family and can offer a cheap and dangerous high, according to experts. (Credit CBS 2)

Seen At 11: Teens Now Getting High On Hallucinogenic Flowers

Parents beware! Your teenager’s next high may not come from a drug purchased on the street, but from one picked in the backyard.

2013/04/25

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

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

Eddie Jordan (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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

A couch burns during 'Delafest' near Rutgers University in New Brunswick (credit: CBS 2)

Police Searching For Rutgers Students Involved In Rowdy Block Party

Police have released pictures hoping to identify more students involved in the party that turned rowdy.

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

Several Arrested As Cops Shut Down ‘Delafest’ Street Party In New Brunswick

Bottles were smashed and a couch burned in the middle of the street as police in riot gear attempted to break up the crowd of young party goers, many of whom are students at Rutgers.

2013/04/13

Rutgers forward Wally Judge (credit: CBS 2)

Rutgers Players Break Silence, Want Interim Coach David Cox To Lead Team Forward

For the first time since the Rutgers scandal broke, the school’s basketball players are talking about that shocking video that got their coach fired and who they want to replace him.

2013/04/11

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