Former Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald is taking the university to court, months after being suspended and then fired amid an investigation into hazing. Attorneys Dan Webb and Matthew Carter report that Fitzgerald is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit, seeking $130 million in damages, including future lost income, and claiming “infliction of emotional …
Boston College has suspended its men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams indefinitely following the discovery of hazing within the program. While the university has not provided specific details about the hazing, the New York Times reports on the suspensions. In a statement, BC Athletics expressed a zero-tolerance policy towards hazing, assuring that all Swimming …
Northwestern University’s athletic director, Derrick Gragg, expressed his strong disappointment on Wednesday towards the football team staff members who chose to wear T-shirts with an inappropriate and offensive message. The shirts read “Cats against the world” with the number 51, symbolizing former head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s number when he played for the school. Fitzgerald was …
Northwestern University is facing allegations of hazing in its athletic programs, with claims of misconduct in two other sports in addition to the football program. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, along with other attorneys from the Levin & Perconti law firm, have been contacted by 50 former male and female athletes who have spoken out …
Allegations of hazing within Northwestern University’s football program have grown more widespread, with additional reports of misconduct from male and female athletes in two other sports. These athletes have also suggested that the football team’s culture of sexual abuse and racial discrimination was so pervasive that the coaches must have been aware of it. Civil …
A former Northwestern football player has recently filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and other members of the school’s leadership. This lawsuit seeks damages related to a hazing scandal that resulted in the firing of the former football coach. The player, known as John Doe in the lawsuit, has accused Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President …
Northwestern University’s football coach has been suspended and changes are being made in the athletic department following an external investigation into hazing allegations. According to USA Today, Head coach Pat Fitzgerald will be without pay for a two-week period. While the investigation did not find evidence of specific misconduct by any individual player or coach, …