When looking back to see how media and public outcry can shape decisions by educational institutions, you really do not have to look too far. Florida Atlantic University dropped the GEO Group from the naming rights sponsorship on their football stadium after the public outcry against having a for-profit prison system as the school's most visible sponsor. Rutgers University fired head basketball coach Mike Rice and athletic director Tim Pernetti resigned after release of a video tape showing Rice acting in abusive ways towards players in practice which caused quite the stir in the public.
Could Steubenville High School football coach Reno Saccoccia be the next in line for a public firing?
