No one represented Northwestern and its rise from rags to riches like Pat Fitzgerald. He was the public face of the program through good and bad. He was supposed to watch over everyone. And that's why he had to go, writes jon_greenberg.
president Michael Schill, who was just inaugurated into his position in early June, wrote of his decision to go from two-week unpaid suspension during summer break to firing the winningest coach in school history: “The head coach is ultimately responsible for the culture of his team. 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.
He’s been the head coach for 17 years, the public face of the program through good and bad. But he wasn’t just the head coach for the future pros and happy alumni. He was supposed to watch over everyone. He was the coach you wanted your son to play for. That’s what real leadership is, and I hope Fitzgerald will admit that he failed some of his players. He was the head coach, after all. In college football, that usually means you’re the end-all, be-all of the program.
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Northwestern president addresses Fitzgerald's suspensionNorthwestern president Michael Schill said in a statement that he “may have erred” in his decision to suspend coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks following an investigation into hazing allegations within the Wildcats' football program. More details:
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The Pulse: Pat Fitzgerald's rapid downfallThis is the digital version of The Pulse. If you want it earlier, start every morning with The Pulse delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Hit some homers today. Pat Fitzgerald is out at Northwestern, three days after he was suspended for two weeks and two days after university president Michael Schill publicly regretted the mere suspension. Fitzgerald was the head coach at his alma mater for 17 seasons. Let’s catch up on a intense story: It started over the weekend with allegations of hazing within the football program, including forced sexual acts. The university’s...
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Dochterman: Fixing Northwestern's culture is paramount, but program will struggle on the field nowPat Fitzgerald was the face, voice and symbol of Northwestern athletics. For Northwestern fans, he was the embodiment of the program. Now, fixing Northwestern’s culture is paramount as ScottDochterman explains ⤵️
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A timeline of the football controversy at NorthwesternNorthwestern received an anonymous complaint via email regarding hazing allegations in Nov. 2022. Fast forward to Monday night, and they fired Pat Fitzgerald. What happened in the interim to get to this point? A timeline on how things unfolded.
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Vannini: Northwestern must reveal investigation details. Where is leadership?Northwestern needs to release more details about this investigation, writes ChrisVannini. The only way the university can begin to work its way out of this mess and provide true transparency is to release the results of its program review.
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