It is the topic that refuses to die.Should Ray Rice be forgiven for his transgressions, or be forever banished from his role in Rutgers’ history?It is not easily resolved.There are strong reasons that both sides can point to as evidence their side is the correct one.
Ray Rice was an accidental recruit to Rutgers.Originally, he spurned his Rutgers offer and committed to Syracuse as a junior.However, when Paul Pasqualoni was fired by Syracuse in December 2004, it sent shock waves through the Orange community, and several players decommitted, including Ray Rice.Rice himself noted in an interview with the NY Times when he was still at Rutgers: "My commitment was to (Pasqualoni), not the school, because my trust was in the coach.