The investigation and the review of violations is over. And Rutgers came out of the grinder no worse for wear. The NCAA accepted RU’s self-assessment and recommended penalties for the various violations that occurred during the tenure of former head coach Kyle Flood.
The fear of many fans, and even casual observers, was that the NCAA would react with a heavy hand. Much had been made of the lack of consequences imposed on North Carolina for its academic charades and the feeling was that Rutgers, not being a major force in athletics, would bear the brunt of the NCAA trying to reclaim some sort of moral higher ground with this investigation.