Will AD Pat Hobbs apply similar thinking in looking for a new basketball coach that he did when hiring Chris Ash as the football coach? If so, Payne checks off all the boxes and then some.
In the midst of the search for the next Rutgers men's basketball coach, let's think back for a moment about the football coaching search conducted by athletic director Pat Hobbs. First let me state, as we have discussed on this site, college basketball and college football are completely different animals. Coaching searches for the two are very different and we are seeing that play out with a rare perspective, as Rutgers is now conducting searches for both sports within a four month period.