Hill Resignation Now Official

Rutgers and Fred Hill end their long-standing dispute with Hill accepting a buyout tonight. (Photo courtesy of The Sporting News)

After two weeks of standing still, Rutgers and Fred Hill have finally come to an agreement, leaving the Scarlet Knights without a head coach and Hill free to look for employment elsewhere.

The Newark Star-Ledger's Tom Luicci reported earlier tonight that the buyout Hill accepted is between $800,000 and $850,000. Hill officially resigned after four seasons at the helm at Rutgers, and will be replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Darren Savino while athletic director Tim Pernetti begins a formal process to replace Hill. Rumored targets include Fran Fraschilla and Jim O'Brien, as well as Eddie Jordan, who was recently fired by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Hill, who was initially offered a $600,000 buyout, was at the center of an incident involving a profanity-laced tirade directed toward an umpire at a Rutgers baseball game. Hill's father, Fred Sr., is the Scarlet Knights' baseball coach. After the verbal altercation, Pernetti advised Hill Jr. to stay away from Rutgers baseball games, only to discover that the coach watched a game from his car two days later.