Ex-football coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern sued by former player over alleged hazing
Former Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald is among those named in a lawsuit filed against the university one week after the school fired Fitzgerald after additional allegations of hazing by players surfaced in the university's student newspaper.
"It is alleged that Fitzgerald knew, enabled, and encouraged this behavior and created a culture of abuse within the football program that carried over throughout the athletic department," Doe's attorneys said in a statement."We intend to hold the defendants, including Fitzgerald, accountable for the alleged actions and seek justice for victims of abuse, hazing, and discrimination.
"The head coach is ultimately responsible for the culture of his team," Schill said."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."
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