Except he wasn't "in disguise", he just wasn't wearing Rutgers Football gear. And all he was asking the associate professor was whether that knucklehead could do extra credit to raise his grade.
It was Freddie Jr (the RU MBB HC at the time ) who was judy in disguise at a baseball game he was told to stay away from .
from a google search ( adding it might not be considered a reliable way to get information)
>An internal university investigation proved that former Rutgers football coach
Kyle Flood pressured a professor to allow a player to complete an additional assignment to improve a grade.
- The Player: Cornerback Nadir Barnwell, who was in danger of being academically ineligible.
- The Actions: Flood emailed and met in person with the professor—violating university policy that requires all academic communication to go through the team's appointed academic advisor.
- Details from the 21-Page Internal Investigative Report
The university's internal report, released in September 2015, exposed the lengths to which Flood went to influence cornerback Nadir Barnwell’s grade
- Flood actively tried to hide his communications from public scrutiny. He initiated contact using a personal Gmail account explicitly to ensure there would be "no public vetting of the correspondence" and to bypass the Open Public Records Act.
Flood arranged an in-person meeting with the adjunct professor on August 5, 2015, outside the Princeton Public Library. He purposefully wore no Rutgers apparel or insignia so he wouldn't be recognized
The professor told investigators she felt intimidated and "unable to resist the implied pressure" due to Flood's high-profile status on campus
An academic advisor explicitly warned
Flood beforehand, saying,
"Coach, you can't have contact with the Professor... This is going to be a big problem." Flood ignored the advice and proceeded anyway.
Despite
Flood helping Barnwell format an extra assignment, the professor ultimately chose not to change the failing grade, and Barnwell remained academically ineligible.
Following the internal fallout, an 18-month NCAA investigation concluded in 2017. It resulted in
two years of NCAA probation for Rutgers and a one-year "show-cause" penalty for
Flood.
The NCAA uncovered several Level II violations
Between 2011 and 2015, the athletic department's medical staff failed to properly administer its drug-testing program. More than 30 players tested positive for banned substances, but 14 players were allowed to continue competing when they should have been suspended. In some instances, the staff failed to report the positive tests to the athletic director or even notify the athletes themselves.
Rutgers operated an unregulated, student-staffed football host/hostess program. The NCAA found that student hostesses had impermissible off-campus contact and electronic correspondence with prospects, and recruiting staff provided zero oversight.
A former assistant coach, Darrell Wilson, engaged in improper off-campus recruiting contact and subsequently provided false and misleading information to NCAA investigators.
Rutgers was punished with two years of probation, among other sanctions, after the NCAA Committee on Infractions ruled that the university failed to monitor its football program and that former coach Kyle Flood took "a casual approach" to NCAA rules during his tenure.
NCAA Sanctions & Penalties
- Probation: A two-year period of probation running through September 21, 2019.
- Financial Fine: A $5,000 fine issued to the university.
- Show-Cause Orders: A one-year show-cause order for Kyle Flood and a former assistant coach.
- Institutional Findings: The NCAA Committee on Infractions determined Rutgers failed to monitor its football program and that Flood took a "casual approach" to rules. Violations included unreported positive drug tests, non-compliant recruit-hosting groups, attempts to influence player grades, assistant coach recruiting infractions, and staff members lying to investigators
Self-Imposed Restrictions: The university self-imposed recruiting limitations, including reductions in off-campus recruiting days, a cap on official visits, and a brief moratorium on initial recruit contacts.<
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