The Latest Breaking News from Pat Fitzgerald

From high school to the professional leagues, hazing is ingrained in teams sports in the United States

It continues to get ugly for the Wildcats’ football program in the wake of Pat Fitzgerald’s firing.

CHICAGO — Allegations of hazing at Northwestern University spread Wednesday, as a second lawsuit was filed, former football players denounced the practice, and attorneys claimed that baseball, softball and volleyball players were victimized as well.

Here’s where everything stands among the two legal teams filing suits against the school and members of its administration.

“All we wanted to do was play ball,” Simba Short said Wednesday morning as he stood behind a lectern with three other former Northwestern football players.

Whistleblowers risk a lot by coming forward.

Student-athletes say hazing at the prominent Illinois university included ‘physical, sexual and emotional abuse’.

CHICAGO — Another lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Northwestern University by a former football player, alleging that ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald took part in hazing and bullying athletes.

Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse

Just how twisted are things in the Wildcats’ football program and athletic department?

The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court that Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the board of trustees and athletic director Derrick Gragg enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.