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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Rick Morrissey

With names and faces now attached to the hazing allegations, life just got harder for Northwestern

Flanked by attorneys and supporters, former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates walks to a news conference Wednesday about hazing in the school’s football program. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Of all the designations to aspire to in life, “whistleblower” probably wouldn’t make anyone’s Top 10 list. Scorn, derision, judgment … these are some of the things you can expect in return for publicly trying to right a perceived wrong. And that’s just by breakfast.

The Northwestern hazing scandal took another step on its journey to rock bottom, with former players and their attorneys on Wednesday painting a picture of a football program that had taken a heel to its moral compass. It put names and faces to the allegations made against the school and former coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired last week after NU’s six-month investigation into the matter.

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