Northwestern Fires Pat Fitzgerald

[Blue_Leader]

Fitzgerald was the greatest player and coach in Northwestern football history, full of catchphrases and Good Clean American Fun. But he was taken down by a hazing scandal that had been brewing for years behind the scenes.

https://www.theringer.com/college-footb ... ng-scandal

[BigHouseFootball]

It’s going to feel very different/weird seeing someone else on the sidelines for Northwestern.

But this is the kind of thing that has to happen to get this kind of crap out of sports.

[Blue_Leader]

Eight former Northwestern football players have retained noted civil rights attorney Ben Crump and a Chicago-based law firm to pursue legal action against the school for hazing incidents that took place within the program.

Crump and the Levin & Perconti firm say they have discovered "a vast array of incidents of abuse" within the Northwestern program. Northwestern conducted a six-month investigation into hazing allegations within the program, announcing July 7 that claims from a former player were largely substantiated but that coaches were not aware of the incidents. After initially suspending head coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay, Northwestern fired Fitzgerald on July 10.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... azing-case

This is going to get messy.