FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For the first time in nearly three years, Mike Rice is a head coach in the state of New Jersey again, and he's off to a strong start.
Rice, who was fired by Rutgers in 2013 after ESPN's Outside the Lines aired videotape of him verbally abusing and throwing balls at his players during practices, coached his first game for The Patrick School (N.J.) on Saturday at the City of Palms Classic. The Patrick School beat Norland (Fla.), 54-45.
"I was very excited," Rice said after the game. "It was like starting over again.