Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald suspended two weeks as school wraps investigation into hazing allegationshttps://t.co/MCf2nsKhUi

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 7, 2023

PartyBear said:

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Well he didnt know about the hazing incidents in real time. Sort of like Briles and the sexual assaults. Perhaps rather than fire, they just want to do a two week punishment (thus far) for his not running a tighter ship.

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To be clear...
If this was a campus fraternity doing the exact same behavior, the students would absolutely be expelled from @NorthwesternU and turned over for prosecution

This seems like a job for @EvanstonPD and the local courts to handle, not @NU_Sports

Sad, scary, & wrong: https://t.co/bDL47kKSms pic.twitter.com/qeLytQuUgx

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) July 8, 2023

gobears20 said:

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To be clear...
If this was a campus fraternity doing the exact same behavior, the students would absolutely be expelled from @NorthwesternU and turned over for prosecution

This seems like a job for @EvanstonPD and the local courts to handle, not @NU_Sports

Sad, scary, & wrong: https://t.co/bDL47kKSms pic.twitter.com/qeLytQuUgx

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) July 8, 2023

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Statement from Northwestern’s entire team pushing back against the allegations of hazing, which they call “exaggerated and twisted.” They also say coach Pat Fitzgerald had no knowledge or involvement in the allegations. pic.twitter.com/lMOAgCe0EB

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 9, 2023

Northwestern president Michael Schill writes that he will reassess the two-week suspension for coach Pat Fitzgerald after speaking with the family of the former player who made hazing allegations: https://t.co/y0Fm9RPuVW

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 9, 2023

"If everything indeed starts with the coach, then NU needs to fire Fitzgerald. If the school really does put the well-being of its students first, then it needs to find someone else to run the football program," writes @MorrisseyCST. https://t.co/TUXhuex7ja

— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) July 9, 2023

BellCountyBear said:

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Does Northwestern exclusively recruit gay dudes?

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Things are sadly going from bad to worse in Evanston...

I don't know what's true among the allegations piling up, but if even half of them are, it will get worse before it gets better

NU is awesome:
I hope a new staff can rebuild quickly for the school https://t.co/Esr4SHXt1v

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) July 10, 2023

Sources: Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 10, 2023

This is going to keep getting uglier

If it was any sport other than football, I would recommend that NU:

- Cancel upcoming season
- Terminate all team staff
- Terminate any player involved (or all of them)
- Complete ground-up rebuild

It will be interesting to see what NU does https://t.co/DNwT6HHUHL

— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) July 10, 2023

Stefano DiMera said:

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He'll be a DC in the NFL in 2024.

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A bunch of student journalists brought down a head coach that had been there for 17 years that is absolutely insane

— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) July 10, 2023

Clarification: obvs Pat Fitzgerald did this to himself but students brought it to light!!

— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) July 11, 2023

Poor wording on my part!

— Lucy Rohden (@lucy_rohden) July 11, 2023

Pat Fitzgerald was fired because America is raising soft and coddled children. pic.twitter.com/0P76CSXMmM

— Nick Adams (Alpha Male) (@NickAdamsinUSA) July 10, 2023

Has he never done an immoral thing in his life? https://t.co/q3rwYZ0Zo1

— Brian Ethridge (@BE_SicEm365) July 11, 2023

Six Northwestern faculty members are asking university leaders for the hazing investigation report to be revealed publicly, according to a letter obtained by ESPN. They also want the $800 Ryan Field rebuild project put on hold "until this crisis is satisfactorily resolved."

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 11, 2023

gobears20 said:

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Six Northwestern faculty members are asking university leaders for the hazing investigation report to be revealed publicly, according to a letter obtained by ESPN. They also want the $800 Ryan Field rebuild project put on hold "until this crisis is satisfactorily resolved."

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 11, 2023

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I hate this. Pat Fitzgerald is a good human who cared about his players deeply. He ran his program the right way and has a stellar reputation. I have never heard anyone have a bad thing to say about him. This feels wrong.

— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) July 10, 2023

Northwestern players going after the whistle-blower and the Daily are only adding more credibility to the allegations. To have a longstanding, "largely supported by the evidence" culture of hazing, you also need a culture of intimidation to hide it. It appears they have that too.

— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) July 11, 2023

boognish_bear said:

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Northwestern players going after the whistle-blower and the Daily are only adding more credibility to the allegations. To have a longstanding, "largely supported by the evidence" culture of hazing, you also need a culture of intimidation to hide it. It appears they have that too.

— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) July 11, 2023

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By the way, Northwestern football players are allowed to go into the transfer portal over the next 30 days because of a head coaching change. Something to keep an eye on.

Same thing happened with West Virginia hoops.

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 11, 2023