Barchi fired Rice and forced out athletic director Tim Pernetti.
The scandal at Rutgers probably could have been avoided had Pernetti fired Rice when he first received a copy of the videotape provided by Eric Murdoch, a former administrator on Rice's staff, in late November.
When Barchi watched the video he ordered Rice fired and asked for Pernetti's resignation.
But she had, herself, been an abusive coach at Tennessee, according to a dozen former players interviewed by The Star-Ledger, accused of many of same things that got Rice fired.
Over 50 faculty members signed a letter calling for Pernetti's dismissal and demanding Barchi explain why Rice wasn't fired when the school first learned of a video showing Rice's behavior during practices in November.
Rice was fired on Wednesday, less than 12 hours after Barchi viewed the video for the first time.
Rice was fired April 3, a day after the video aired on ESPN.
Rice was fired and Pernetti, assistant coach Jimmy Martelli and interim senior vice president and university counsel John Wolf resigned.
Rice was fired on Wednesday, less than 12 hours after university president Robert Barchi viewed the video for the first time.
"I think the people know him here, they know he's a good person, " Dixon said Wednesday, hours after Rice was fired.
Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired this week for pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players in November, and addressing players with homophobic slurs.
Jordan is the antithesis of Mike Rice, fired April 3 when a video revealing his abuse of players in practice aired on ESPN the day before.
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Rice was fired by Pernetti on Wednesday, but the athletic director immediately came under criticism for only suspending and fining the coach after the video was brought to his attention four months ago.
Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Interim Athletic Director Carl Kirschner, has been reviewing all sports since men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired earlier this month after a video was made public that showed him abusing players.
Pernetti's conduct has been the subject of widespread scrutiny in the days since Rice was fired Wednesday after video footage released by ESPN showed him grabbing, shoving and kicking players during practice sessions and berating them with profane language, including gay slurs.
Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Interim Athletic Director Carl Kirschner, has been reviewing videos of practices in all sports since men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired this month after a video was made public that showed him abusing players.
Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Kirschner, has been reviewing practices in all sports since men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired in April after a video was made public that showed him kicking players, throwing balls at them and yelling anti-gay slurs.
Mike Rice was justly fired, but for my money, that should have happened months ago.
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The head of the New Jersey Assembly called for Rice to be fired.
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That's why Rice wasn't fired when the video was first shown to the athletic director.
Pernetti said he understands why many are asking why Rice wasn't fired after the initial investigation.
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver said she expected "a full and detailed explanation" on why Rice wasn't fired sooner.
Murdock told ESPN that he alerted the athletic department to Rice's behavior on the tape and was fired for reporting it.
Murdock, who played nine years in the NBA and was the team's director of player personnel, told ESPN that he alerted the athletic department to Rice's behavior on the tape and was subsequently fired for reporting it.
Murdock, who said he was fired, then compiled the video, splicing together the practice lowlights of Rice's first three years as coach.
Other New Jersey lawmakers Wednesday were quick to condemn Rice's actions and question why he hadn't been fired from Rutgers earlier.
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