(Reuters) - Rutgers University on Wednesday suspended head football coach Kyle Flood for three games and fined him $50,000 for improperly contacting a faculty member at the New Jersey school regarding the academic status of a player.
Flood's contact with the faculty member was inappropriate and violated the school's compliance rules, the Rutgers office of ethics and compliance along with outside counsel found, the school said.
"Coach Flood is specifically tasked with knowing both NCAA and our institutional policies regarding these issues. Simply, Coach Flood has no excuse for not knowing the rule and following it," Rutgers University President Robert Barchi said in a statement.