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The Latest Breaking News from Pat Fitzgerald

What’s going on with the coaches in the Big Ten?

From Pat Fitzgerald to Mel Tucker to Jim Harbaugh, they seem to be finding new ways to get in trouble.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-coach sues Northwestern for $130M for wrongful termination in hazing scandal

Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school, saying it wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department.

WEKU

Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald sues school for $130 million

Fitzgerald claims his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the NU athletic department.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Fired Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing school for $130M for wrongful termination

Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department

The Independent UK

Will Michigan State’s Mel Tucker survive this scandal? As usual, his defense is suspect

The former Bears defensive coordinator is suspended without pay after an investigation into claims of sexual harassment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern Football’s Cost of Shame

The price—in dollars—of an affair like the Wildcats’ hazing scandal.

Sports Illustrated

Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations

Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay after allegations in a report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.

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Michigan State suspends football coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations

Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract and if he is fired for cause, the school would not have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor

Michigan State has suspended football coach Mel Tucker after allegations became public that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year

The Independent UK

Dominant defense and emerging star QB Ryan Fitzgerald lead Loyola past Marist

Fitzgerald shed three tacklers to score on a 12-yard run in the third quarter and was 13-for-18 passing for 227 yards and a touchdown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Where Things Stand With the Northwestern Hazing Scandal

With the Wildcats’ season-opener just over two weeks away, the number of lawsuits is only expected to continue to grow.

Sports Illustrated

No. 4 Loyola’s experienced defense set to carry the load early

Five starters return on defense from a team that won the Class 8A title last season. The new starters stepping in are nearly all seniors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pat Fitzgerald to Volunteer at Chicagoland High School After Northwestern Firing

The former Wildcats coach will assist one of the top Illinois high school football programs this fall.

Sports Illustrated

Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is a volunteer assistant at Loyola Academy this season

Ryan Fitzgerald, a junior, will be the Ramblers starting quarterback this season.

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On ‘team culture,’ motivational T-shirts and hazing: Does anyone have an original thought in sports?

There’s too much groupthink and mimicry, as the Northwestern scandal shows.

Sports Illustrated

Three Former Northwestern Baseball Staffers to Sue University, Former Coach

They will allege the university retaliated against them after they raised concerns about ex-coach Jim Foster.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bet on it: Scandals move college football lines

A review of choice college football selections and big movers on the eve of the season must start with Iowa State and Northwestern.

The Independent UK

Northwestern athletic director blasts football staffers for 'tone deaf' shirts supporting Fitzgerald

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg blasted assistant football coaches and staff members for wearing shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice Wednesday, calling them “inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf” given the hazing and abuse scandal engulfing the football program and other teams

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Northwestern AD Expresses Disappointment in ‘Tone Deaf’ Shirts Worn by Coaching Staff

Wildcats football staffers appeared to honor former head coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired amid a hazing scandal within the program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern football staff raise ire with ‘offensive’ and ‘tone deaf’ shirts

Several Wildcats players and coaches were spotted wearing shirts bearing the message “Cats against the World” and the number 51. Fired coach Pat Fitzgerald wore No. 51 as an NU player in the 1990s.

Sports Illustrated

Northwestern Interim Coach Has Very Curious Response Asked About Shirts Supporting Pat Fitzgerald

Several Wildcats staffers were seen in shirts that appeared to show support for the fired football coach.

Sports Illustrated

College Football World Stunned by Northwestern Coaches’ Shirts That Seem to Honor Pat Fitzgerald

The longtime Wildcats coach was fired amid the program’s hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

If colleges won’t confront problem of abuse against student athletes, Congress must step in

Northwestern’s hazing scandal is just one example among many. If coaches and university officials cannot be trusted to protect vulnerable young athletes, lawmakers in Washington must do so.

The Independent UK

As hazing scandal plays out at Northwestern, some lawyers say union for athletes might have helped

A decade after Northwestern found itself at the center of the push for college athletes to form a union for the first time, the spotlight is once again shining on the prestigious private school

Chicago Sun-Times

Dan Webb on Northwestern hiring Loretta Lynch in hazing investigation: ‘a total waste of the university’s financial resources’

The former U.S. attorney, representing fired football Coach Pat Fitzgerald, says firing him violated his employment contract and his deal for a two-week suspension.

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