The legendary Hall of Fame coach of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he would consider taking over the tattered Rutgers basketball program as a caretaker for a year or two.
The 65-year-old Hurley told the interviewer Friday that his wife, Chris, and his daughter, Melissa, have encouraged him to take the job if approached, and he indicated he would do it on a short-term basis to stabilize the program that was rocked after a video was aired last week showing now fired coach Mike Rice kicking and grabbing players while uttering anti-gay slurs.
