Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the Big Ten Conference.
Just a few months ago, things could not have been more promising for Rutgers as it looked to bolster its place in college sports.
Rutgers' coaching scandal spiraled deeper Friday, bringing down the popular athletic director and a school vice president while donors threatened to cut off their contributions to New Jersey's largest public university.

The Maryland athletic department's financial woes have grown greater and graver in the past two decades.
Choosing to look toward the future rather than honor the past, Maryland joined the Big Ten on Monday, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a move driven by the school's budget woes.

Maryland is set to follow the money to the Big Ten and end a nearly 60-year affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Maryland is set to announce it is joining the Big Ten.

Maryland is considering pursuing a move to the Big Ten, according to multiple published reports, with an announcement possible this week.

Saturday's college football