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Polling Place: Did Northwestern do the right thing in firing football coach Pat Fitzgerald?

Voters supported the firing by a large margin, despite Fitzgerald’s claims that he was unaware of the alleged hazing in his program that an independent investigation found likely to have occurred.

Chicago Sun-Times

On list of Northwestern Q’s still unanswered: Where is AD Derrick Gragg’s leadership?

Does Gragg have any real authority over the football program, or does that authority quietly reside, as some insiders indicate, with the board of trustees and the school’s preeminent benefactor, former insurance magnate and billionaire alum Pat Ryan?

Chicago Sun-Times

Top three punt returners in the Big Ten for 2023

Does Ohio State have the best punt returner in the Big Ten?

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Will Northwestern football recruits stay or decommit? ‘College football coaches and teams are opportunistic.’

CHICAGO — Amid fallout from the report of an outside investigation into hazing within Northwestern’s football program, recruits have started to reassess their commitments.

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal

In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."

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Northwestern promotes David Braun to interim football coach, replacing Pat Fitzgerald

The university had hired Braun as defensive coordinator six months ago. He replaces the former coach after a hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former LSU Coach Ed Orgeron Has Clear Response to Wild Northwestern Rumors

The veteran coach was reportedly interested in the vacancy.

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Mike Kafka remains with Giants as Northwestern goes with David Braun

Northwestern will name David Braun their interim head coach for the 2023 season, leaving Mike Kafka to remain with the New York Giants.

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Greg Cote: 100-plus deaths later, why can’t we finally end bizarre culture of college & sports hazing?

MIAMI — Asinine. Juvenile. Unnecessary. Archaic. Embarrassing. Dumb. Humiliating. Dangerous.

Miami Herald

Northwestern dismisses Jim Foster as head baseball coach amid controversy

CHICAGO — Northwestern University has relieved Jim Foster as head baseball coach days after news surfaced of controversy surrounding him.

Chicago Tribune

Report: Northwestern Football Decides on 2023 Interim Coach After Pat Fitzgerald Firing

He was just hired as the program’s defensive coordinator in January.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern Fires Second Head Coach in Four Days After Probe Into Abusive Behavior

The move comes after an investigation into bullying and abusive behavior by the coach.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster

On Monday, The Score afternoon co-host Danny Parkins reported on his show that Foster “was the subject of an HR investigation that found him to have violated university policy by engaging in bullying and abusive behavior.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Amid hazing scandal, Northwestern has another conflict on its board of trustees

I don’t understand how anyone schooled in journalism can toss aside the press hat they wore for decades while the press covers a story that’s right under their nose.

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Northwestern’s hazing scandal and the limits on accountability

A fraternity found guilty of such behavior would be banned from campus — because fraternities don’t bring millions of dollars to the university’s treasury, like the football team.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: Hail to local journalists who uncovered Northwestern hazing, put Larry Nassar in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pat Fitzgerald and Dr. Larry Nassar.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Ed Orgeron Interested in Northwestern Coaching Vacancy

The former LSU coach is reportedly interested in the Wildcats’ vacancy

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top three kick returners in the Big Ten for 2023

No Buckeyes on this list, but the competition is elite #GoBucks #B1G

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What Northwestern’s firing of Pat Fitzgerald is not about

Many of the questions and criticisms aimed at the hazing investigation miss the point.

Dynamite News

Study finds silent hazard lurking underneath major global cities

A new research from Northwestern University has connected ground">underground climate change to the shifting earth underneath urban areas. As the ground heats up, it also deforms. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Report: Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fizgerald following hazing scandal

Chicago Sun-Times

Hazing scandal and the fate of city trees interfere with NU’s Ryan Field plans

Evanston’s council member who represents the ward with the stadium said she is leaning against the $800 million project because it would divert groundwater.

Chicago Sun-Times

Firing Pat Fitzgerald is one thing. Replacing him is a task Northwestern might not be up to

It’s hard to envision Northwestern ever finding another coach who accepts and believes in the place like Fitzgerald did, who doesn’t need it to be something it can’t be.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern Football to Retain Assistant Coaches Despite Pat Fitzgerald Firing, per Report

The school fired Fitzgerald on Monday after an investigation uncovered a hazing scandal within the program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern community, Evanston residents react to firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid hazing allegations

As news of Pat Fitzgerald’s firing sweeps campus, students question what will happen next and how the larger conversation about hazing in college sports might shift.

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