The university president said Thursday he wants an independent investigation of allegations made against softball head coach Kristen Butler and her husband, Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant. "Sharing a first name is not the same as sharing an identity. A year after the new appointment, Rutgers also announced $1.5 million in upgrades for the softball and baseball programs. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Caitlyn Seamster: Head Coach caitlyn.seamster@rutgers.edu (973) 353-1484 (973) 353-1484: Kelly Yusko Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team. A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to several prominent figures.Outrage over a proposed change in 2012 — that never came to fruition — continued to percolate into 2020.The president described it as a "massive cost savings," but the fine print of his executive order lacked specifics.Thousands of readers inquired about people featured in a viral video pulled by social media companies for pushing COVID-19 misinformation in July 2020.A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to several prominent figures.The premise of this question is inherently flawed.
Bannon was fired in 2001.FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2019, file photo, Rutgers head coach Kristen Butler, right, argues a call with the home plate umpire during an NCAA softball game against Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. Athletic director Julie Hermann was also fired in the wake of the controversy and replaced by Hobbs.Rutgers fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice in 2013 after video showed him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using anti-gay slurs.The incident led to the resignation of athletic director Tim Pernetti, as well as that of John Wolf, Rutgers’ interim general counsel.The basketball program also gained notoriety in 2001 when then-coach Kevin Bannon came under fire for an incident in a free throw drill during his first year (1997). Players Earl Johnson and Josh Sankes claimed they were forced to remove clothing for each free throw they missed, and then were forced to run wind sprints while naked. The official 2020 Softball Roster for the Rutgers-Camden Raptors
Rutgers coach Butler and her husband Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team.
(AP) - Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team. Head coaching record College Smith has since left the program.
The news organization was the first to report the story Wednesday.Barchi also chided athletic director Patrick Hobbs for cursing at an NJ Advance Media reporter during a telephone interview about the report. The university president said Thursday he wants an independent investigation of allegations made against softball head coach Kristen Butler and her husband, Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant. Rutgers coach Butler and her husband Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team. Help preserve this vital resource. (AP Photo/ Michael Wyke, File)Connect with the definitive source for global and local news Rutgers Softball Coaches Accused of Intimidation, Abuse Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team.
Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team.The university president said Thursday he wants an independent investigation of allegations made against softball head coach Kristen Butler and her husband, Marcus Smith, a volunteer assistant.
Barchi added that Hobbs has apologized to the reporter directly.
Hobbs sent the reporter a text message an hour later to “apologize for my words.”Barchi said he understood Hobbs’ “frustration” at not being given time to “thoroughly respond to an expansive list of questions.” Still, Barchi said, there is “never a time when such language is acceptable,”The athletic director said in a statement the questions “centered on concerns that were raised from parents and a number of former players regarding some of the practice drills and team activities for the softball team following the recruitment of a top-flight Division I softball coach,” Hobbs said.Hobbs said the allegations were reviewed and action was taken.