Former Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti hired by MLS team six months after his resignation

NEW YORK – Ousted Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti has been named the chief business officer of the New York City Football Club.

The Major League Soccer team announced the appointment on Monday. The expansion team is a joint venture that pairs Manchester City Football Club with the New York Yankees.

Pernetti served four years as Rutgers' athletic director before being forced to resign in April for his handling of a scandal involving basketball coach Mike Rice, who verbally abused his players.

The popular Pernetti suspended and fined Rice, also forcing him to undergo anger management. University president Robert Barchi fired Rice after viewing films of the abuse four months later and then forced his athletic director to step down.