Sad news: It has been officially revealed that the head coach of the Rutgers will be terminating his contract.
Following a disappointing start to the season, Rutgers University fired head football coach Chris Ash and his offensive coordinator on Sunday, promising large paychecks in exchange.
Despite their firing, offensive coordinator John McNulty and Rutgers owe about $900,000 and $8.47 million, respectively, according to their contracts.
According to a NJ Advance Media analysis of state university records and news articles, Rutgers has committed to pay more than $22.14 million to fired coaches, sports directors, academic administrators, and other top officials over the past ten years.
Many of the coaches and executives had customary language in their contracts that guaranteed they would be paid by the public university even if they were fired, even if Rutgers President Robert Barchi and his administration thought they were doing a lousy job and let them go. Others who refrained from suing Rutgers over their terminations received settlements from the court.
Buyouts are “in the best interests of the university,” according to Barchi, in order to prevent expensive legal actions and disagreements regarding the manner and grounds for an employee’s termination.
