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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is holding a press conference this afternoon and is expected to announced that Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is being let go.

Amid controversy caused by video recently released by ESPN, Rutgers University is releasing a statement saying it is relieving the school's Men's Basketball Coach Mike Rice of his responsibilities.

Some say Rutgers Men's Basketball Coach Mike Rice went too far, pushing his players during practices and yelling inappropriate comments to them.

Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice made physical contact with, threw basketballs toward, and screamed obscenities and homophobic slurs at his players in practice video obtained and aired by ESPN's 'Outside The Lines' on Tuesday. (View clips of the video above...