. >> just three weeks into the season, rutgers football program is imploding with head coach, kyle flood, now suspended for the next three games for violating university policy and reaching out to a professor to discuss a grade change for one of his players. flood sent a letter from his personal letter to arrange a meeting saying quote, i am sending it from my personal e- mail to your personal e-mail to ensure there will be no personal vetting from the correspondents. >> it's the talk of the campus. we are waiting to see what comes of this. >> and a release, administrators first learned of the allegations in august. and immediately hired an outside investigator and council to look into the matter. although no great change occurred, the investigation revealed the contact between flood and the faculty member was inappropriate. and administrators say there's no excuse for flood not knowing the rules. >> for him to go out of his way to cover his athlete, i guess, is not fair to everyone else in the university. >> students who think this is way too harsh of punishment. i think it's a good sta

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. >> rough time for rutgers football program. straight ahead, the scarlet knights head coach suspended from his duties. late this afternoon he responds. on the flip side, college the centers for medicare and medicaid services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. >>> more trouble for the rutgers university -- . >> resolution. suspended three games, fined $50,000. that is coach kyle flood's punishment from the president after contacting a faculty member to discuss the academic of a at let. flood gets the punishment what the school calls severe and justified and has been in contact with the ncaa to see if any of its rules apply. rutgers football had what number of players kicked off after arrests unrecollected -- unrelated to this discipline for flood but part of evening going on on campus. part of flood's statement, we adhere to a higher standard, one that i am responsible to be aware of. i take full

they are using facial >>> the head football coach at rutgers university suspended for three games. it's yet another black eye for the program. sports anchor rob powers is following the story from the newsroom, rob? >> reporter: an awful few days for the rutgers football program. the school is trying to establish itself as a big time power but problems get in the way. coach kyle flood suspended and fined $50,000. he can't have contact with faculty members and was checking on grades of one of his players. e mailed then face to face with a faculty member. contact can only be made by an academic advisor. this is on the heels of player arrests, being kicked off the team which have nothing to do with flood's suspension. today it's about him violating university policy. within the last few minutes, flood released a statement saying in part, quote, moving forward i will make sure i adhere to all university emphasize with our staff on knowing, understanding and following every university big ten and ncaa rule. rutgers president handed down the penalty and states the ncaa has been notified to see if any of its rules were violated. no

. >> just days away from starting the new season, the rutgers football program is now in shambles after five of its players were arrested on serious criminal charges. >> i'm a little bit in shock and ashamed. reporter: entry box is facing two home invasion charges. ruhann peele ,-com,-com ma nadiro barnwell ,-com,-com ma razohnn gross and delon stephenson are facing aggravated assault charges for allegedly attacking a group of individuals in april including one student whose jaw was broken. in a statement by julie hermann, the players have been suspended indefinitely, we will have no further comment as this is a legal matter. four other students are facing charges for similar things. ruhann peele's according to a report is at the center of an investigation as to whether the coach violated ncaa rules by allegedly sending an e-mail to a faculty member in wiring about the players academic status. despite their football program being in turmoil, students are hopeful that the season will not be affected. >> hopefully we will be okay. >> do think that they will when it? >> i hope so. reporter

hopefully he can address the problems being faced by the rutgers football program. that is the latest live from new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> on to the bus driver and driving drunk. it all started when police began getting calls about an mta buske driven erratically on a northern state parkway in nassau county. >> they say when officers pulled over the driver, his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live at the bus depot with the details. kala? >> reporter: the mta says the bus was taken right off the street because the mta says they don't have enough room in this secure jamaica depot to keep all of the buses so some end up parked on the streets. as for the bus driver, 52-year- old alexander copeland, he has been suspended without pay and more disciplinary action is coming. he has been driving mta buses for 17 years. he will appear before a judge later this month for reckless endangerment and aggravated dwi. here is the bus with no passengers on board. it was pulle

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more troubles this morning for rutgers university football program. five players have been suspended after being accused of violent crimes. kerry: one player was charged in two home invasions, two others were charged with assaulting a group of people in april. this comes as the scarlet knights creepier to open the season against norfolk state. at the same time if this was happening, the coach is being investigated for potentially violating n.c.a.a. rules by inquiring about a student's epidemics that is. some students on campus remain hopeful that bad press will not affect tomorrow's game. >> that is a concern about the season. of lee we will do okay. >> especially because some of the classes i take were at. kerry: we have a statement by julie herman that says the players have been suspended from the program indefinitely. will have no further comment as this is a pending legal matter. ben: tom brady, i guess cheaters do win because he beat the nfl in court. kerry: a federal judge tossing out his suspension in the deflategate scandal. birdy will play ne

. >>> to college football where no team was more eager to play than rutgers. the program is reeling with player arrests and a three-game suspension of head coach kyle flood. tough timing in the big opener. penn state was waiting. rutgers down seven in the second. barkley sheds three tackles and a 15-yard touchdown. this is going to be tough for rutgers down 14 -0. tougher down 21-0. a minute later, nobody touches lynch here and 75 yards to the end zone for the score. lie lions leading 28-3 late in the fourth. syracuse needed over time to hold off central michigan. the orange are 3-0 for the first time since 1991 but, yes, there is a butt , lsu visits. notre dame hosting georgia tech. you saw this game last week's hero making the first career start for the injury irish and this will do the trick. first quarter finds will fuller at 46 yards and irish go up 7-0. in the fourth, c.j. finds the hole, ducks and wave eaves and gone. irish go 23 points and tech rallied but notre dame wins 30-22. >>> giants host the falcons victor cruz out, john beason doubtful. >>> when shooting a

rutgers university football players are involved in home invasions and assaults. they attacked a group of people in april, leaving one student with a broken jaw. s players have been suspended from the program. >>> tears filled a pemberton new jersey school and they remembered a teacher and student. allison mcginnis was an english teacher struck and killed by a pick up truck and janiya castleberry davis died days earlier in a crash. mcginnis visited castle berry in the hospital. >> i feel like she is an angel in my heart now. >> reporter: she called mcginnis a wonderful teacher respected by students and colleagues. >> a truck struck and killed a pedestrian in bucks county. it happened in warminster. the truck driver remained at the scene. police have not yet identified the victim. >>> philadelphia international airport has not been seeing the impact as protected for the pope's visit. they've tracking the traffic, and have not seen any changes. philadelphia officials have been touting the idea that 1.5 million people will be coming. a special apartment installation has been set up outside the cathedral basilica, mary undoer of knots represents the personal struggles lifted up in prayer. peop

rutgers football field that would not be on the field for the season opener. he is accused of breaking into a house and robbing five students at gunpoint. the students athletes are suspended from the program. police say the motive was money and drugs. >> a vigil was held at a south jersey school to remember a teacher and student who both died in separate accidents before the school year began. the heartbreak was evidence during the geargt -- gathering in pemberton. allison mcginnis was killed while jogging. janiya castleberry davis was killed earlier by a car crash. mcginnis visited her in the hospital. >> she will be an angel in my heart and always be with me. >> she called her a wonderful teacher who was respected by students and colleagues. >> parents will learn about the repairs to the school in northeast philadelphia. the support beams are corroding make it unsafe to hold classes there now. first through fourth graders will be delayed until september 16. 6th graders will report to woodrow wilson middle school. a meeting citizen schedule tonight at 6:00 p.m. at woodrow wilson. >>> philadelphia international airport has been tracking the most recent airline bookings, there's been no ma

rutgers football. although he was not allowed to play in the first game of the season because of a curfew violation. this is the latest blow to the program. over the past few weeks players have been dismissed for criminal allegations including aggravated assault and home invasion. the coach has great confidence in his players on the team. >> when they make mistakes does it hurt? >> it hurts. but it doesn't mean we stop loving them. it doesn't mean we stop educating the young people in that locker room. no different than my father didn't stop loving me when i made mistakes growing up. no different than i don't stop loving my children when they make mistakes. >> reporter: the athletic director stopped by today to give her full support to the coach and team. that's it live at rutgers university. >>> police competitive to investigate a possible bias attack on manhattan's east side. a woman and her 46-year-old mother were attacked on second avenue on a patio in a restaurant. a group of people walked up to the pair and began making antigay remarks at them. the younger woman was pushed and knocked to the ground. east side residents were shocked

rutgers football is a mess. the head coach has been suspended for trying to interfere with a player's grades. a bunch of other guys are dealing with criminal charges. a choke of a programill be at 8:00 tonight. >>> but some other games mr. invincible vince papale in the stands to see his son play on delaware. taking onville notify v fourth quarter delaware down by one. thomas jefferson, that's right, thomas jefferson the right name first up the middle. 22-yard td. 21-14. nova answers back. second string qb zach with the keeper. 21 yards up the middle. that was a winning touchdown. nova wins 28-21. maybe the best catch of the day right here. check this out. michigan state versus air force. connor cook throws a bomb down the side line and aaron bird bridge with the leaping catch. it looked incomplete at first but look at this. he gets a foot down. michigan state goes on a route 35-21. big news just late this just just happened. temple wins 25-23. >> that was a nail biter a game. >> nail biter of a game. they scoreing to up. they were going to go up by four. temple blocks the extra point. takes it back for two. then drives the length of the field. field goal. yeah. >> oh,

to college football, where no team was more eager to just play a game than rutgers. the scarlet knights program is reeling after seven player arrests and the three-game suspension of head coach kyle flood. tough timing heading into last night game in happy valley. penn state was waiting. rutgers down seven in the second. barkley sheds three tackles for a 15-yard touchdown. this is going to be tough for rutgers, down 14-0, or 21-0 about a minute later. nobody touches lynch on this 75-yard score. nittany lions drop rutgers to 1-2 on the season. >>> syracuse needed overtime to hold off central michigan. the orange are 3-0 for the first time since 1991. but number 13 lsu visits the carrier dome next weekend. eighth ranked notre dame hosting georgia tech. last week's hero, deshaun kizer making his first start for the irish. first quarter, this will do the trick. finds will fuller withhe 46 ar-yard pass. the irish go up 7-0. the fourth, 91 yards and a score. this is the longest touchdown run in notre dame stadium history. he finished with 198 yards rushing, three touchdowns. irish go up by 23 points