Rutgers suspended head football coach Kyle Flood three games and fined him $50,000 Wednesday for improper contact with a university faculty member, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.<br />The Rutgers University Office of Ethics and Compliance, with the assistance of outside counsel, investigated Flood for an email he allegedly sent to a Mason Gross part-time lecturer inquiring about a grade for Nadir Barnwell, who was known to be in danger of being ruled academically ineligible.<br />"I know Coach Flood understands the severity of his transgressions and I am fully supportive of President (Robert) Barchi's decision to impose a suspension and a significant fine," said Julie Hermann, Rutgers' athletic director.
