Eight former Northwestern University football players who say they were subjected to hazing are being represented for expected legal action by prominent attorney Ben Crump and the Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.
to reveal details from two alleged victims, including simulated sex abuse of players by other masked athletes, Schill fired Fitzgerald.Football allegations include forced acts while naked, termed “bear-crawls,” “car-wash,” and “under-center snap.” Perhaps the most concerning, the release stated, is a ritual known as “running,” where eight to 10 upperclassmen wearing masks would restrain a player and “dry-hump” them in front of the rest of the team.
The attorneys say their research suggests this kind of abuse of student-athletes may be far more common than is widely known, making this “time for a reckoning to protect young athletes,” Crump said. The lawyers said they aim to expose “rampant, systemic abuse” within collegiate sports, not just at Northwestern.
The former players participating in legal action want to validate the allegations made by two players quoted in the Daily Northwestern article, attorney Steve Levin said, adding that some players had suicidal thoughts.
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