Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigns

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TheKnightReport - Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs resigns effective immediately

Pat Hobbs time as the Athletic Director at Rutgers has come to an end today.

rutgers.rivals.com

 

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Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigns

Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned effective immediately on Friday.

www.nj.com

 

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Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigns

Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned effective immediately on Friday.

www.nj.com

 

[RUforester72]

WTF? Waiting for the other shoe to drop.

 

[koleszar]

Something is seriously afoot. They just extended his contract on April 22, 2024 to 2028.

 

[rubigtimenow]

Hopefully we’re not about to enter another season of scandal.
Thanks for your service Pat! You were a great AD!

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

Wish him the best. Was a great steward of the athletic dept.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

There were stirrings a few years ago about certain behaviors. Hmmm....

 

[csphi]

There were stirrings a few years ago about certain behaviors. Hmmm....

There were?
Where?

 

[dconifer]

His work is done. Rutgers athletics has soared on his watch...

 

[BigRnj]

There were stirrings a few years ago about certain behaviors. Hmmm....

Way to fart on the elevator and get off on the next floor.

 

[RUNYGDVLSFAN]

oh boy.,.. end of the week Friday Surprise... I hope not for nefarious reasons. As he has done a lot for the Athletics and infrastructure growth

 

[ClassOf02]

Well, maybe he has another gig lined up. That would be the best cast scenario.

Obviously, we’re all going straight to scandal, which would be very Rutgers.

Right at a time when the overall athletic department has more momentum than I can remember in my lifetime.

 

[RU205]

Crazy time to leave. The football team will go 10-2 and the basketball team will go to the final 4.

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

With Football and Basketball gearing up to have possible break out seasons, ..... something bad had to happen, because we can't have nice things.

But seriously, I hope it is nothing bad.

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

Fingers seriously crossed that nothing crosses over to any of our coaching staffs.

 

[RU-AGK]

We are not allowed to have nice things.

When Tardatoriums like State Penn, Ohio St., etc have nice things no one bats an eye. Rutgers has nice things? "We need to find out why."

Why would he leave abruptly on the cusp of what could be one of our finest hours, that he is directly responsible for, unless there is crippling scandal?

Edit: Turns out it is for health reasons. Wishing all the best for him in his retirement assuming he is retiring. Seriously though, go ahead and throw stones if you didn't think exactly what I did. That just makes you a liar.

Edit #2: Further turns out there is personal scandal he was attempting to get out in front of. Enjoy the self righteous assholery of certain posters as this thread progresses under their gaze from the pulpit.

 

[Zak57]

Going into what could be the greatest football and basketball seasons in Rutgers B1G history and he leaves on basically the eve of? Yeah something not right here which leads you to believe he was involved in some type of bad behavior.

 

[Plum Street]

Guess he didn’t want to go to the Rose Bowl after all

 

[RUinPinehurst]

There were?
Where?

"Alleged" relationship shenanigans from his tenure at the Hall.

 

[csphi]

"Alleged" relationship shenanigans from his tenure at the Hall.

According to who ?

 

[kupuna133]

A little concerning that the resignation is effective immediately. This kind of thing doesn't happen in this space.

 

[OldManRiver]

Oh, here comes the hiring of a very expensive search firm to find us an AD...that will probably cost the same amount as Hobbs base salary.

 

[RRRRUUUU]

Whatever it is, I think Schiano knew ahead of time.

Schiano went out of his way to thank Holloway during his big ten media day presser. But he never mentioned Hobbs. I thought that was very odd at the time.

 

[mdk01]

Going into what could be the greatest football and basketball seasons in the B1G and he leaves on basically the eve of? Yeah something not right here which leads you to believe he was involved in some type of bad behavior.

There are a number of possibilities. One you cited but also possibly a health issue for him or a close family member. Let's wait for the dust to settle and let the FACTS come out.

 

[ScarletteK80]

Holy freaking crap.

 

[Zak57]

There are a number of possibilities. One you cited but also possibly a health issue for him or a close family member. Let's wait for the dust to settle and let the FACTS come out.

Yes could be a health issue but that normally would have been stated in the resignation letter.

 

[Eagleton96]

Best case scenario he was sleeping with students or subordinates. A personal scandal but not a university scandal.

I mean, if that was the case then it sucks for him that he's going out under a cloud, but at least he got the action in the first place. Might even have been worth it!

 

[CerealNTacos]

shocked when I saw this ....

 

[newell138]

shocked when I saw this ....

I’m thinking you are not alone

 

[DJ Spanky]

This really came out of nowhere. Hoping that it is not health related with him or his family.

 

[rubigtimenow]

"Alleged" relationship shenanigans from his tenure at the Hall.

So you think this is about something from 10+ years ago? Only if it was illegal and he’s about to be arrested.

 

[OldManRiver]

I hear it's health related... 🙏 🙏

 

[RUinPinehurst]

According to who ?

A little blue birdie.

 

[RU-Kidding]

This really came out of nowhere. Hoping that it is not health related with him or his family.

Trivia question - Before Hobbs, who's the last AD that left RU on good terms???

 

[kupuna133]

Sounds like it is medical related.

 

[RuSnp]

Based on the Holloway letter it seems this is clearly a health issue. Scary.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Trivia question - who's the last AD that left RU on good terms???

Hobarth Jones, 1896.

 

[newell138]

A little blue birdie.

Fake news.

 

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NJ Advance Media obtained a letter from Pat Hobbs explaining his reasoning for the decision, which came after "meeting with my cardiac team this week and having just been apprised of the results of my latest round of testing."