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No. 4 Loyola’s experienced defense set to carry the load early

Five starters return on defense from a team that won the Class 8A title last season. The new starters stepping in are nearly all seniors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pat Fitzgerald to Volunteer at Chicagoland High School After Northwestern Firing

The former Wildcats coach will assist one of the top Illinois high school football programs this fall.

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Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is a volunteer assistant at Loyola Academy this season

Ryan Fitzgerald, a junior, will be the Ramblers starting quarterback this season.

Chicago Sun-Times

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On ‘team culture,’ motivational T-shirts and hazing: Does anyone have an original thought in sports?

There’s too much groupthink and mimicry, as the Northwestern scandal shows.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three Former Northwestern Baseball Staffers to Sue University, Former Coach

They will allege the university retaliated against them after they raised concerns about ex-coach Jim Foster.

Sports Illustrated

Bet on it: Scandals move college football lines

A review of choice college football selections and big movers on the eve of the season must start with Iowa State and Northwestern.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern athletic director blasts football staffers for 'tone deaf' shirts supporting Fitzgerald

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg blasted assistant football coaches and staff members for wearing shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice Wednesday, calling them “inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf” given the hazing and abuse scandal engulfing the football program and other teams

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Northwestern AD Expresses Disappointment in ‘Tone Deaf’ Shirts Worn by Coaching Staff

Wildcats football staffers appeared to honor former head coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired amid a hazing scandal within the program.

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Northwestern football staff raise ire with ‘offensive’ and ‘tone deaf’ shirts

Several Wildcats players and coaches were spotted wearing shirts bearing the message “Cats against the World” and the number 51. Fired coach Pat Fitzgerald wore No. 51 as an NU player in the 1990s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern Interim Coach Has Very Curious Response Asked About Shirts Supporting Pat Fitzgerald

Several Wildcats staffers were seen in shirts that appeared to show support for the fired football coach.

Sports Illustrated

College Football World Stunned by Northwestern Coaches’ Shirts That Seem to Honor Pat Fitzgerald

The longtime Wildcats coach was fired amid the program’s hazing scandal.

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If colleges won’t confront problem of abuse against student athletes, Congress must step in

Northwestern’s hazing scandal is just one example among many. If coaches and university officials cannot be trusted to protect vulnerable young athletes, lawmakers in Washington must do so.

Chicago Sun-Times

As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped

A decade after Northwestern found itself at the center of the push for college athletes to form a union for the first time, the spotlight is once again shining on the prestigious private school

The Independent UK

Dan Webb on Northwestern hiring Loretta Lynch in hazing investigation: ‘a total waste of the university’s financial resources’

The former U.S. attorney, representing fired football Coach Pat Fitzgerald, says firing him violated his employment contract and his deal for a two-week suspension.

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Giants OC Mike Kafka talks Northwestern, Daniel Jones’ development, rookies

New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka spoke on a number of topics on Thursday, including Northwestern and quarterback Daniel Jones' development.

Chicago Sun-Times

Racist Northwestern hazing included shaving words ‘Cinco de Mayo’ on his head, former football player says

The experience led Ramon Diaz, now 36, to try to kill himself by overdosing on painkillers in 2006. “My experience playing football at Northwestern University haunts me to this day,” Diaz told reporters Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

At Northwestern — aka Cautionary Tale U. — a new investigation launches as football begins

“Northwestern” isn’t just a name on the schedule anymore. It’s also a code word for what not to do.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern hires former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review how it reports hazing

Lynch will make her findings public after examining the university’s accountability mechanisms, the university announced Tuesday.

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Northwestern Announces Former U.S. Attorney General Will Conduct Review of Athletics

The former U.S. attorney general's report will be made public.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 more lawsuits filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Warren Miles Long, a former running back, and John Doe 2 join a growing list of former student-athletes coming forward with lawsuits detailing similar allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Where’s Ted Lasso when we need him?

A not-so-proud Northwestern alum reflects on the hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Ten’s four new coaches take divergent paths to new-look West Division

While the number of new coaches hired is hardly an aberration in major college football, the journeys these men made are strikingly different.

WEKU

As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern AD Gives First Interview Since Hazing Scandal, Pat Fitzgerald Firing

Derrick Gragg has attracted considerable criticism in recent weeks.

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