The Northwestern Wildcats and former head football coach Pat Fitzgerald have reached a settlement in a wrongful termination suit that was filed by the 50-year-old following his dismissal in 2023, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Fitzgerald, who won 109 games at the school and 64 games in Big Ten play, was fired in July of 2023 after allegations of widespread hazing from veteran players towards underclassmen took place under his watch. An internal investigation found that reports made by a whistleblower within the program were "largely corroborated."
