Northwestern University’s president sent a letter to the campus community on Monday, explaining that he made the decision to relieve head football coach Pat Fitzgerald of his duties following an investigation into hazing allegations within the program.
This afternoon, I informed Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald that he was being relieved of his duties effective immediately.
During the investigation, eleven current or former football student-athletes acknowledged that hazing has been ongoing within the football program. In new media reporting today, still more former Northwestern football student-athletes confirmed that hazing was systemic dating back many years. This has never been about one former student-athlete and his motives; this is much bigger than that.
The hazing was well-known by many in the program, though the investigator failed to find any credible evidence that Coach Fitzgerald himself knew about it. There is no doubt that Coach Fitzgerald has had a tremendous impact on our institution, well beyond the football field. For nearly thirty years, he has given himself to Northwestern as a student-athlete, assistant coach and head coach, and he has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of young men. His players have almost all graduated and represented the University with distinction.
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