Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks on Friday following a lengthy hazing investigation, and new allegations that surfaced could lead to harsher disciplinary action.
Northwestern launched an investigation in January after an anonymous whistleblower alleged that hazing took place in the Wildcats’ locker room and at “Camp Kenosha,” where Northwestern had spent about a week of the preseason until 2020. The investigation found that one claim from the whistleblower was supported.
“The investigation did not uncover evidence pointing to specific misconduct by any individual football player or coach, participation in or knowledge of the hazing activities was widespread across football players,” the summary read, via ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
Over the weekend, an anonymous former Northwestern football player spoke with the school’s newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, and shared new details of the alleged hazing that took place. The player, who described the hazing as absolutely egregious and vile,” said the behavior involved coerced sexual acts and that Fitzgerald may have encouraged it.
The player described one practice that the team calls “running,” in which players — primarily freshman — are punished for mistakes during practices and games. The player claimed the subject of the hazing act would be restrained by a group of 8-10 upperclassmen who would then begin “dry-humping” the player in a dark locker room.
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