Rutgers is expected to make a firm decision Wednesday on the future of men's basketball coach Mike Rice, a source has told ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz.

Rice is under review by the school's athletic director after a videotape aired showing Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.

The Newark Star-Ledger reported Wednesday that Rice had been called in to meet with athletic director Tim Pernetti. The report, which cited two unnamed sources close to Rice, did not offer specifics of the reason for the meeting.

The videotape, broadcast Tuesday on ESPN's "Outside the Lines," prompted scores of outraged social media comments, as well as sharp criticism from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and NBA star LeBron James.

"I think now that [the videotape] is out there -- we knew it was going to get out there," Pernetti said during a radio interview with WFAN in New York. "The reaction -- we knew what it was going to be. I need to sit here and think about what gives us the ability to be effective going forward in men's basketball, and more importantly, what protects the university.

"There's a lot of things on my mind right now that I'm thinking through and trying to make sure that whatever decisions I make on a going-forward basis, that we try to make the right one."

The Associated Press is reporting that Pernetti is reconsidering his decision to suspend Rice instead of firing him.

Pernetti began investigating the incident as early as last summer. He suspended Rice for three games in December, fined him $50,000 and ordered him to attend anger management classes.

Pernetti revealed during the interview that university president Robert Barchi also viewed the tape this past fall and agreed with the punishment. But the "Outside the Lines" broadcast prompted an outcry, led by the governor himself.

"Gov. Christie saw the video today for the first time and he is obviously deeply disturbed by the conduct displayed and strongly condemns this behavior," spokesman Michael Drewniak said in a statement. "It's not the type of leadership we should be showing our young people and clearly there are questions about this behavior that need to be answered by the leaders at Rutgers University."

Christie was not the only elected official to weigh in.