Facing an uphill Big Ten climb, can Greg Schiano save Rutgers football again?
New York TimesJon Newman is a big experience guy, which is to say he doesn’t hesitate to drop what he’s doing for the opportunity to experience a once-in-a-lifetime moment. For all of the Rutgers athletic department’s face-plants in recent years, the general consensus among administrative peers in the Big Ten is along the lines of: We get why the Big Ten did it. And that’s from a university that is still struggling with academics versus athletics and: Are we going to make the investment in athletics that all of the other schools in the Big Ten are making?” In concluding its 58-page report on Rutgers, CSS highlighted the perks of Big Ten membership but determined the athletic department was “ill-prepared for Big Ten competition.” It cited the lack of a feasibility study, shoddy facilities and a low budget. Even Newman cautioned early on, as momentum for Schiano gathered, “It’s Rutgers, so you never know.” He had no idea just how right he would be. The commissioner of the New Jersey Football Coaches Association even put out a statement after talks initially broke off between Schiano and Rutgers, saying, in part, “There literally is no other choice.” The incredibly popular LeGrand, who has maintained close ties to Rutgers since being paralyzed during a game in 2010, called out the school’s board of governors to approve the Schiano hire on Nov. 23 while he was being honored on the field.
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