He is fired. The best player of the Rutgers is…
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.
Pat Hobbs, the athletic director at Rutgers, sacked Ash on Sunday following a difficult start to the season that featured a 52-0 loss to Michigan the day before. According to the university, Rutgers Athletics “will honor Ash’s remaining contract, exclusively using department-generated funds.”
Ash has a five-year deal with Rutgers, and he is now in the middle of the second year. According to a NJ Advance Media analysis of his deal, he is expected to collect $974,000 for the balance of this year and an additional $7.5 million over the next three years. Until the conclusion of his contract, the funds will be paid in biweekly checks.
