let me bring in wnbc sports anchor bruce beck.n the interest of full disclosure, you know the coach well. you've worked with him because you do a show there at rutgers. let me first say when i saw this tweet, recently revealed information, they had this videotape, what, in zmdecember? >> they had the tape before that. they made a ruling in december where they suspended him three days and fined him. >> what's the recent live revealed information? >> the recently reviewed information is that the public got ahold of this. this is a public decision and rutgers is a public university. they reacted this way today. >> tell us about the mike rice you know. just to put this in context, they looked at aa lot of tape. but when you look at these clips, it's horrible. >> the abusive language, the homophobic slurs, the physical abuse, this is stuff that is just unacceptable in college athletics it's unacceptable anywhere in the world. i do know mike rice as a great family man, as a gentleman off the court. but obviously when he crosses that lin

wnbc's bruce beck spoke to rice at his home. >> mike rice was sad. he was remorseful. i think the magnitude of the situation finally hit him. there were tears in his eyes and also his wife's eyes. >> reporter: the state university of new jersey, known as the scarlet knights, now scarlet-faced. >> it's shocking honestly. especially because there is zero tolerance for bullying. seeing it from someone that should be a role model as a coach. >> reporter: rice was defended by one of his former players. >> i never felt abused. i never felt threatened. i never felt in harm's way. >> that's unforgiveable. >> reporter: fans lit up the phone lines at sports talk radio stations across the country. former nfl quarterback cordell stewart hosts the show in atlanta. >> disciplinary action isn't a problem. don't put your hands on my kid. >> reporter: while the abusive behavior is news to rutgers and the nation, it turns out some university officials knew about it for months, including rutgers athletic director tim pernetti. >> we were made aware of things last summer we looked into. >