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Northwestern coach David Braun says his players are facing ‘adversity.’ How tone-deaf is this guy?

It would have been nice if he had acknowledged that some former players might have been hurt by the hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern interim coach David Braun doesn’t address hazing allegations against football program

Wildcats players decide to not attend Big Ten Media Days.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern will add mandatory anti-hazing seminars

“This entire situation, it’s distressing,” Gragg said in an interview with ESPN.

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Northwestern AD Faces Criticism for 2015 Book Calling Women ‘Man’s Greatest Distraction’

Derrick Gragg’s book has resurfaced following hazing scandals at the school, most notably within the football program.

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Northwestern Football Players to Skip Big Ten Media Day Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

The decision comes just a day before the media day will begin.

Sports Illustrated

NU president gives student newspaper first interview amid hazing scandal

Michael Schill fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald only after the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, published details of the hazing. This week, he granted the newspaper his first public interview on the scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pondering how the Northwestern hazing mess could have occurred

The scandal happened in two ways: slowly, then all at once. The all-at-once part is easy: A football player made a complaint about locker-room hazing, an investigation was done and the dynamite blew up. The slowly part is complicated.

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First Alleged Northwestern Hazing Victim Publicly Comes Forward in New Lawsuit

Ex-Wildcats quarterback Lloyd Yates and a former women’s volleyball player added to Northwestern’s extensive hazing scandal on Monday.

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A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

WEKU

‘To all the young athletes out there, I urge you to stand up.’ 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke about the new lawsuit Monday afternoon on behalf of former student football player Lloyd Yates, Last week, Yates said that sexualized hazing was commonplace on the team.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civil rights attorney Crump set to announce another suit against Northwestern over alleged hazing

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is set to announce another lawsuit against Northwestern University over hazing allegations in its athletic programs, with the latest suit touted as containing “damning new details” of sexual hazing and abuse in its football program

The Independent UK

Of course race is a factor in lawsuits against Northwestern

Not lost on some, how convenient that this decades-old pattern and practice is investigated and goes public during Derrick Gragg’s rare tenure as one of the few existing Black men overseeing a D1 program

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Former Northwestern athletes went public with allegations of widespread hazing in the school’s athletic program, the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced he will step down as president of Rainbow PUSH, and this week’s $1 billion Powerball jackpot was the seventh highest in U.S. history.

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3rd lawsuit filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

A former football player at Northwestern, identified only as John Doe 3, alleges Northwestern University and its leadership fostered a culture of hazing and abuse.

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Anti-hazing policies vary among pro sports leagues

The biggest professional leagues in the U.S. have mostly avoided high-profile hazing scandals over the past decade with the notable exception of the NFL’s Richie Incognito.

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Northwestern Football Assistant Accused of Witnessing Hazing, per Report

A former player has accused Northwestern’s associate head coach of witnessing player mistreatment, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

Some top US sports leagues have specific anti-hazing policies, others do not

The biggest professional sports leagues in the United States have dealt with hazing issues over the past decade

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ACC Commissioner, Former Northwestern AD Responds to Being Named in Hazing Lawsuits

Phillips, Northwestern’s athletic director from 2008 to ’21, was named as a defendant in two lawsuits regarding allegations of hazing.

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NU hazing scandal could be biggest ever in college sports, attorney says

Attorneys Parker Stinar and Patrick Salvi Jr. said they have heard from Northwestern athletes who describe abuse that is far worse in women’s sports than in the football program formerly run by fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

The Independent UK

Why is hazing such a widespread problem? Abuse prevalent despite efforts to stop it

The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has led to the firing of Pat Fitzgerald and multiple lawsuits from former players

The Independent UK

Hazing remains ingrained in team sports and experts say they see increase in sexualized attacks

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

Sports Illustrated

Former Northwestern Player Goes on Record About ‘Absolutely Disgusting’ Hazing Rituals

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

Chicago Tribune

As 2nd Northwestern football hazing suit is filed, Fitzgerald’s attorney asks: Where’s the evidence? Meanwhile, other sports under scrutiny.

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.

Sports Illustrated

Third Plaintiff Added to Northwestern Hazing Case, Lawyers Say

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

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Former Northwestern players speak up about a ‘rampant’ hazing culture that has tarnished the university

“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.

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