Dive Summary:
- Rutgers University officials wanted to fire Mike Rice Jr. when they saw video of the basketball coach orally and physically abusing players, but the review process was flawed and meant he received lighter penalties, an independent report says.
- Video footage includes Rice throwing balls at players' heads and using gay slurs.
- The report provides a list of recommendations that amount to tighter control over the athletics department.
From the article:
... The report's recommendations include the suggestion that Rutgers develop a better system of risk management to assess threats to the university and its reputation. In 2009 the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges found that many colleges lack sufficient resources for risk assessment. ...
