Just In: Northwestern University has fired head football coach Pat Fitzgerald as new details continue to emerge about a hazing scandal that allegedly involved “sexualized acts of a degrading nature.”
Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald appears on “Chicago Tonight.”
“The hazing we investigated was widespread and clearly not a secret within the program, providing Coach Fitzgerald with the opportunity to learn what was happening. Either way, the culture in Northwestern Football, while incredible in some ways, was broken in others.”, published an interview with a former football player who detailed the alleged hazing in more depth.
The investigation was led by former state executive inspector general Maggie Hickey, whose team found “evidence to corroborate claims made by an anonymous whistleblower regarding hazing activities and events,” the university said. In addition to speaking with the whistleblower, Hickey’s team interviewed more than 50 people affiliated or formerly affiliated with the football program.
According to Schill, the investigation found eleven current or former football players have acknowledged that hazing has been ongoing within the football program. That hazing, Schill said in his statement, included “forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature, in clear violation of Northwestern policies and values.”
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