Rutgers AD Pat Hobbs chugs beer on stage at football tailgate party before it gets shut down (VIDEO)

Three days after Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs chugged a beer on stage before a pumped up parking lot crowd prior to the Scarlet Knights football home game against New Mexico, the Big 10 school has decided to suspend the student tailgate festivities for the rest of the season after only two games because things have gotten so out of hand.

Last Saturday's game drew about 500-800 students but ballooned to nearly 3,000 after word spread about the school-sponsored event.

A video shows Hobbs with a microphone addressing the crowd at the event when somebody offers him a drink.

“No I can’t drink that right now,” Hobbs said as the crowd continued to egg him on until he eventually downed the brewski.

“Hold on,” Hobbs said as he cracked open the can. “I am of age. If they card me I’m okay. Go R-U.”

Rutgers University police chief, Kenneth Cop (that's his name), said citations were issued to a total of four people during the course of the tailgate.

That's when Hobbs apparently arrived and took the stage to try and calm the crowd before succumbing to student peer pressure.

"I regret that any action on my part can be interpreted as promoting the use of alcohol,'' Hobbs said. "That was certainly not my intention.''

Hobbs apologized for his behavior, claiming in a statement that he was just trying to restore order to a tailgate party that was reportedly getting out of control.

“My first concern is always for the safety and well-being of our students,'' Hobbs said. "Anyone who was at the (student tailgate) Saturday knows that I was acting to ensure that.''

Ex-LSU QB Hayden Rettig transferring to Rutgers: Report

Everyone knows playing football in the Big Ten has its recruiting benefits and, before its first year in the powerhouse conference, Rutgers is quickly finding it to their liking.

With an already pretty impressive recruiting class, the Scarlet Knights haven't stop loading up on talent for their inaugural season — and down the road.

On Thursday, after former LSU quarterback Hayden Rettig decided to trade his  SEC pedigree for life with the Big Ten's new East Coast addition, things are looking up in Piscataway for a few more years.

Rettig announced at the start of June that he was leaving LSU after a single season, and confirmed in a text message to nola.com Thursday night that he will transfer to Rutgers . A redshirt freshman, he will sit out a transfer season in 2014 and have three years of eligibility remaining beginning in 2015.

The 6-3, 205-pound pro-style quarterback signed to LSU out of Cathedral high school (Los Angeles, Ca.) in 2013. He was a consensus four-star prospect by all of the major recruiting networks and played in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

"Great place, great people, great education, going after a Big 10 championship," Rettig wrote in his text. His decision was first reported by FoxSports.

Three-year Rutgers starter Gary Nova projects to be under center for the Scarlet Knights again in 2014, with Rettig potentially battling junior Mike Bimonte and redshirt freshman Chris Laviano for the starting job in 2015.

Isaac won't stop Rutgers-Tulane game at Superdome

With the expanding Tropical Storm Isaac on the verge of turning into a hurricane Tuesday and following a path similar to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, there were some doubts if the Rutgers-Tulane football game could be played Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

The storm could flood New Orleans with heavy rains and storm surge after it hits the city sometime Wednesday making it difficult for the Rutgers team to fly down on Friday or get to the Superdome in the storm's aftermath.

Rutgers coach Kyle Flood (that's his real name folks), however, doesn't anticipate that Isaac will affect the Scarlet Knights travel plans for Saturday night's opening game for both teams.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the people down there," said Flood.  "It comes at a time that is ominously close to the time of Katrina a couple of years ago.  So we're hoping for the safety of everybody down in New Orleans, first and foremost."

The Tulane team, as they did in the windy face of Hurricane Gustav in 2008, will be practicing in Birmingham, Ala..  The Green Wave mulled over several options including sticking it out in New Orleans before deciding to prepare for the game at Legion Field in Birmingham Tuesday and Wednesday.   They hope to return back to campus Wednesday night or Thursday morning — conditions permitting.

The Rutgers staff has been in contact with Tulane and is monitoring the situation, added Flood.

"As of right now, as of this minute, we don't have any plans to change our itinerary," the first-year head coach said.  "We have heard nothing of postponing or changing the game or anything like that.  But ... it's going to be an hour-to-hour process."