Rutgers reconsidering coach’s fate after shoving, gay slur video surfaces

Rutgers officials had already seen the video showing coach Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing basketballs at players during practice and yelling gay slurs at them before it was aired by ESPN on Tuesday. The school punished Rice in December, suspending him for three games and fining him $50,000. Now that the video has gone viral, many—including the governor of New Jersey—are wondering why Rutgers let Rice keep his job at all. Athletic director Tim Pernetti said Tuesday that the school was reconsidering its decision to retain the fiery 44-year-old coach.