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(New Brunswick, NJ) – Rutgers is on the search for a new Athletics Director. Pat Hobbs has resigned the position after nine years due to health concerns.
“After meeting with my cardiac team this week and having just been apprised of the results of my latest round of testing, it is clear that I can not continue to serve as Athletic Director given the requirements of the position,” Hobbs wrote in an email to school president Jonathan Holloway. “I recognize this is not the ideal timeframe to depart, however other factors need to take precedence.”
Hobbs, age 64, is credited with the rehiring of Greg Schiano as head football coach, who led Rutgers to their first winning season in a decade last year, and for turning around the Scarlet Knights Men’s Basketball program. Rutgers won an NCAA Tournament game in 2023, its first victory in the Big Dance in 31 years.
Deputy Athletic Director Ryan Pisarri will have the role on an interim basis.
