Sports in Brief | Amid layoffs, Rutgers coaches cash in

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, January, 2007

Some of Rutgers University's assistant football coaches are receiving hefty raises this year, even as the rest of the university is laying off workers and cutting programs amid an $80 million funding shortfall in New Jersey. A review of employment contracts shows double-digit percentage raises this school year for coaching assistants, many of whom already make six-figure salaries, the Record of Bergen County reported yesterday.

Rutgers tied a school record for victories last season with 11 and won its first-ever bowl game. Meanwhile, state budget cuts have forced the university to eliminate 825 jobs and cancel at least 459 course sections. Rutgers president Richard McCormick, who makes $525,000 per year, is not accepting a raise this year, along with most of his cabinet. A...