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Julie Hermann starts as Rutgers athletic director

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:39:28 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No. 1 job is to create an atmosphere for Scarlet Knights students to excel on and off the field.

G Seagears returns to Rutgers, won't transfer

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:01:22 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Junior guard Jerome Seagears has returned to Rutgers and will not transfer, as originally planned.

Rutgers transfer Seagears won't play for Auburn

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:29:35 -0400

AUBURN, Alabama - Former Rutgers basketball player Jerome Seagears has changed his mind about transferring to Auburn.

Embattled Hermann addresses past in visit to RU

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:09:39 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at Tennessee, has taught her much and that's part of the reason she is "uniquely qualified" to run Rutgers' scandal-plagued department.

Delany: 'Rutgers will be a member of the Big Ten'

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:02:38 -0400

NEW YORK - Rutgers' recent troubles will not interfere with its entry into the Big Ten, conference Commissioner Jim Delany says.

News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:02:09 -0400

A string of embarrassments in Rutgers University's athletic department has brought calls for the ouster of the school's neuroscientist president, but for many looking at the institution's future, there's a bigger concern: helping it seamlessly absorb two medical schools and other institutions in coming months.

Merger prep insulates embattled Rutgers president

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:00:29 -0400

A look at Rutgers' missteps since joining Big Ten

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:03:42 -0400

On Nov. 20 of last year, Rutgers was on top of the college athletics world.

Ex-governors give Rutgers chief vote of confidence

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:05:21 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Five former New Jersey governors, who served from the 1970s through 2004 representing both political parties, have given the embattled president of Rutgers University a vote of confidence.

Former player backs up allegations against Hermann

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:19:56 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - A former Tennessee volleyball player has written a blog post backing up her teammates' accusations that incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann abused them verbally and emotionally during her coaching tenure in the 1990s.

Rutgers president gets governor's backing

Wed, 29 May 2013 02:45:06 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Rutgers University's president, a neuroscientist, was brought in last year to turn the school into a medical sciences powerhouse, but he has quickly become a target of criticism from some lawmakers who question his ability to lead the university amid a series of embarrassments in the high-profile athletic department.

Christie has absolute confidence in Rutgers leader

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:50:15 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he has "absolute confidence" in the president of Rutgers University even as some lawmakers have called for Robert Barchi to step down amid a string of embarrassing revelations for the university's athletic department.

Rutgers search member faults vetting

Tue, 28 May 2013 18:45:56 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - A Rutgers University dean who took part in the search for a new athletic director said Tuesday that she is "mystified" and "dumbfounded" that a search firm didn't find red flags about the woman who was chosen for the job.

Jordan adds two to Rutgers coaching staff

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:28:21 -0400

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Eddie Jordan has started putting together his coaching staff at Rutgers.