CHICAGO — Amid fallout from the report of an outside investigation into hazing within Northwestern’s football program, recruits have started to reassess their commitments.
Northwestern fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday with a statement from university President Michael Schill. Fitzgerald originally received a two-week, unpaid suspension from the university July 7. After pressure that followed reporting from the Daily Northwestern student newspaper, Schill said he “may have erred” in his initial decision to suspend Fitzgerald, citing a “broken” culture in the program.
In the days since Fitzgerald’s firing, four three-star recruits from the initial 14 members of the 2024 class have reopened their recruitment.
