The Latest Breaking News from Hazing

Both university legends are highly successful alumni coaches facing fresh scandals, putting Northwestern and West Virginia in a tricky position.

A hazing scandal has turned into a major embarrassment for the school.

The player detailed allegedly abusive, demeaning practices to The Daily Northwestern.

An explosive story in the Daily Northwestern detailed specific allegations, quoting an anonymous former player who alleged that some of the hazing investigated involved coerced sexual acts.

Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald, recently suspended in a hazing scandal, may need to be replaced in the long run.

CHICAGO — When Pat Fitzgerald signed a 10-year contract extension in January 2021 to continue coaching Northwestern football, the program was riding high.

The university first opened the investigation in January.

In late November, the university received a complaint alleging instances of hazing occurring inside the Wildcats’ normal locker room and at “Camp Kenosha” in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the program has held preseason camp.

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