Did The NCAA Have A Hand In Rutgers' AD Problem?

The Newark Star-Ledger now reports the co-chair of Rutgers' search committee, Kate Sweeney, called the NCAA and asked if they had a list of names who could be Rutger's first female Athletic Director. The office gave her a list, which included Julie Hermann, and even spoke to the outside firm hired to search for candidates. According to sources, Sweeney herself campaigned for Hermann as the committee narrowed the search down to three. Sweeney also defended Hermann when news broke of allegations of player abuse at Tennessee and firing an assistant for getting pregnant. Tuesday, the New York Times reported Hermann fired a female Louisville track coach for filing a sexual harassment claim with HR in 2008. Hermann has denied the allegations, and even claims to not remember being in the wedding of the assistant she fired, which you can see in the video.


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