Did you hear the one about the athletic director who said his charge was to "fix football"? A perennial gridiron doormat needed a lot of help. And, coincidentally, budget cuts were required and six sports were dropped after the 2006-07 year. Yeah, that's Rutgers. And you thought Chop Nation had to do with perseverance! So, what happened, why, and can any of those actions be reversed?
Cutting sports to save money, or in some cases to create more equity, has been commonplace at colleges across the country. In 2013, Temple announced it was cutting seven sports, impacting some 150 male and female athletes.