Interim AD Ryan Pisarri could guide Rutgers through a pivotal moment in NCAA history | Politi

Rutgers has a leadership void that a longtime athletic department insider will try to fill during a turbulent time in college athletics.

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In his long career in college athletics, Tim Pernetti has encountered plenty of up-and-comers who wanted his help breaking into the business. But Ryan Pisarri ? He took it to another level. The frequent phone calls.

The constant text messages. Pisarri accepted an invitation to join Pernetti’s rec league basketball team and showed up for games when the man he was trying to schmooze, then the Rutgers athletic director, couldn’t make it. He even fed Pernetti with a perfect pass on a pick-and-roll for the team’s only win.



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