Heartbreaking news: The Rutgers’ head coach is suspended after it proved that he had an affair with his key player’s wife
Sad news: Rutgers head coach gets suspended after it was discovered that he had an affair with the wife of a key player.
Football coach Kyle Flood faces a three-game suspension and a $50,000 fine from Rutgers University for his communication with a teaching member regarding a player’s grade.
Robert Barchi, the president of Rutgers University, revealed the penalty on Wednesday, one day after claiming to have seen an internal investigation report.
According to the investigation, Flood knew or should have known that the university’s procedures forbade coach-initiated interaction with faculty members, affecting students’ academic standing, but he nevertheless met and sent emails to the faculty member.
According to the allegation, Flood also offered small editing and grammatical corrections for a player’s paper that was required to finish the course. According to the findings, the help was commensurate with typical student support and did not amount to academic misconduct.
After meeting with Flood, Barchi stated, “I think the discipline is severe and justified for his failure to follow policy.” The coach also took ownership of his acts and the resulting punishment.
Flood did not respond to requests for comment right away. Who will coach Rutgers (1-1) at Penn State on Saturday is not yet known.
According to Barchi, the institution must safeguard intellectual integrity and guarantee that faculty members are not subjected to coercion or intervention from outside groups.
According to Barchi, the inquiry began on August 12 and centered on whether Flood acted to support junior cornerback Nadir Barnwell.
According to the investigation, Flood met with the faculty member in person to discuss Barnwell’s academic standing after contacting her over his personal email. The numerous emails were sent before and after the encounter, which took place off campus.
The teacher’s meeting came up as a result of Flood being cautioned by an athletics academic who advised staff members not to speak with any faculty members about a student’s academic standing. Flood held the meeting nonetheless.
During that discussion, the instructor consented to reviewing one more paper to fulfill a portion of the criteria for a course the student had already finished. The student’s academic standing and final grade remained unchanged despite the paper being turned in, but it was never graded.
After the Scarlet Knights’ Saturday loss to Washington State, star receiver Leonte Carroo was accused of body-slamming a lady he was once romantically connected with. As a result, Carroo was placed on indefinite suspension this past weekend.
During a phone conversation with The Associated Press, Barchi expressed his hope that the prestige of New Jersey’s premier state institution remains unharmed.
He said, “Make sure we put this in perspective.” “We are discussing actions that are taking place with a single team and coach.”
Flood’s punishment is limited to the academic infractions; it has nothing to do with the players’ and former players’ numerous arrests this month on charges of domestic abuse, home invasion, and dorm room robbery.
According to Barchi, the university is currently unable to conduct its own inquiry because the claimed offenses are the subject of a prosecutor’s investigation.
About the legal issues and Flood’s conversation with a faculty member over a student’s status, he stated that there is “no correlation or interrelationship between the two at all.”
As a coach, Flood is starting his fourth season. During his first three seasons, he led the Scarlet Knights to a bowl game, and he has a 23-16 record.
