Things are going downhill very fast at Rutgers.
Just two days before Rutgers is scheduled to host Norfolk State in the 2015 season opener, a dark cloud is enveloping the university.
Head coach Kyle Flood reiterated Thursday that he will lead the team out of the tunnel on Saturday. This, while the university's office of ethics and compliance, with help from outside counsel, investigates an email Flood allegedly sent from a private account to a Mason Gross faculty member regarding the status of Nadir Barnwell.
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Hours after Flood met with the media, word broke that five players have been charged with assaulting a group of individuals, including one student whose jaw was broken during the unprovoked attack.
With multiple investigations now focusing on the Rutgers football program, one has to wonder if this could be the end of the line for Flood.
Take a look at the photo gallery at the top of this story for a timeline of the Kyle Flood era at Rutgers.
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