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Giants OC Mike Kafka talks Northwestern, Daniel Jones’ development, rookies

New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka spoke on a number of topics on Thursday, including Northwestern and quarterback Daniel Jones' development.

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Racist Northwestern hazing included shaving words ‘Cinco de Mayo’ on his head, former football player says

The experience led Ramon Diaz, now 36, to try to kill himself by overdosing on painkillers in 2006. “My experience playing football at Northwestern University haunts me to this day,” Diaz told reporters Wednesday.

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At Northwestern — aka Cautionary Tale U. — a new investigation launches as football begins

“Northwestern” isn’t just a name on the schedule anymore. It’s also a code word for what not to do.

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Northwestern hires former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review how it reports hazing

Lynch will make her findings public after examining the university’s accountability mechanisms, the university announced Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern Announces Former U.S. Attorney General Will Conduct Review of Athletics

The former U.S. attorney general's report will be made public.

Sports Illustrated

2 more lawsuits filed in Northwestern hazing scandal

Warren Miles Long, a former running back, and John Doe 2 join a growing list of former student-athletes coming forward with lawsuits detailing similar allegations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Where’s Ted Lasso when we need him?

A not-so-proud Northwestern alum reflects on the hazing scandal.

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Big Ten’s four new coaches take divergent paths to new-look West Division

While the number of new coaches hired is hardly an aberration in major college football, the journeys these men made are strikingly different.

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As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a shift in attitudes

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.

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Hazing led former Northwestern football player to self-harm, lawsuit alleges

Simba Short, who played defense for Northwestern from 2015-2016, and another player filed suits with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern AD Gives First Interview Since Hazing Scandal, Pat Fitzgerald Firing

Derrick Gragg has attracted considerable criticism in recent weeks.

Sports Illustrated

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 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.

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‘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.

The Independent UK

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

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Polling Place: Will embattled Pat Fitzgerald be a head coach again?

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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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Ready or not, Northwestern football is right around the corner. Does that still matter?

If the Wildcats are awful — throwback awful, to a time when many questioned if they belonged in the Big Ten — critics will line up to bury them.

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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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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