Controversies part of Rutgers athletics director Pat Hobbs’ tenure until abrupt exit

Former Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs had a “relationship” with gymnastic team coach Umme Salim-Beasley that violated university policy, an investigation released Friday concluded.

Hobbs quit his $1.1 million job last Aug. 16 – “two days after he was informed by the school’s outside counsel that the school would be investigating an allegation of a consensual relationship with Salim-Beasley,” the report said.

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Here’s more about Hobbs’ career:

Before Rutgers: Early career of Pat Hobbs

The 64-year-old Hobbs was born in Orange, and attended Seton Hall Prep. He graduated from Seton Hall University in 1982, before attending law school at North Carolina, and receiving an L.L.M from NYU School of Law in 1988.’

Hobbs was hired as a professor at Seton Hall School of Law in 1990. He was named the school’s associate dean of finance in 1996, holding that position for three years before being named dean in 1999.

Pat Hobbs’ political climb

Hobbs made his way up the Garden State political ladder. In 2004, five years after he was named Dean of the Seton Hall Law School, Hobbs was named to the New Jersey Commission of Investigation, serving until 2014, serving as the commission chairman in 2010. During that same timeframe (2004-14), Hobbs served as chairman of the Newark Mayor’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on the Downtown Core Redevelopment, which paved the way for the construction of the Prudential Center.

In the aftermath of the Bridgegate scandal, Gov. Chris Christie tapped Hobbs to serve as the newly created position of ombudsman to the governor’s office.

Pat Hobbs and Seton Hall’s basketball revival

Hobbs also oversaw Seton Hall’s athletic department from 2009-11, firing head basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez in 2010 and leading the search that hired…

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Publish date : 2025-01-17 20:54:00

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