Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers' athletic director, a source said Friday, two days after video came to light showing men's basketball coach Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and using gay slurs during practice. decision on Pernetti's future was actually reached Thursday by the school, a source said, but it wasn't immediately clear if Pernetti resigned or was fired. The university will hold a news conference on campus at 1 p.m. ET. His ouster follows Pernetti firing Rice on Wednesday and the resignation of assistant coach Jimmy Martelli, who also was seen on tape treating players in a like manner. The video was obtained by "Outside the Lines" and aired on ESPN on Tuesday. More than 50 Rutgers faculty members had signed a letter calling for the dismissal of Pernetti for his handling of the Rice situation. Pernetti, with the approval of university president Robert L. Barchi, initially suspended Rice three games in December 2012 and fined him $50,000. A 1993 Rutgers graduate who was hired as Rutgers' AD in April 2009, Pernetti was instrumental in Rutgers moving from the Big East to the Big Ten Conference for 2014. Because of the move, Rutgers will increase its media rights revenue from about $3 million annually in the Big East to more than $40 million annually by 2017, sources said. Read more http://espn.go.com/new-york/mens-co...scarlet-knights-athletic-director-source-says
