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Rutgers president Robert Barchi believes he issued a severe suspension to Kyle Flood

PISCATAWAY – Once Rutgers president Robert Barchi had the thorough details of the school investigation into football coach Kyle Flood in his hands, he still had a difficult call to make.

Flood violated a Rutgers athletics compliance policy that prohibits coach-initiated contact with a faculty member regarding a student-athlete’s grade — but that has no specific penalty attached to it.

And there are few if any similar cases across the NCAA for comparing notes.

Note in this story: @RutgersU president's plans for using Flood's $50K fine. http://t.co/IiePD96Mh3 #CHOPNation #RFootball #Rutgers

— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) September 17, 2015

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Ryan Dunleavy has covered Rutgers athletics for more than a decade, dating back to his days as a student at his alma mater.