Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired by his alma mater over hazing within the football program, will serve as a parent volunteer at the high school that two of his sons attend.
Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald, fired amid a hazing scandal, will volunteer coach at Loyola Academy in Wilmette where his sons go.Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald will serve as a parent volunteer for the football program at Loyola Academy, the high school in the Chicago suburbs that two of his sons attend.
One of Fitzgerald's sons is a freshman at the school, and another is a junior. Fitzgerald's eldest son, Jack, also played at Loyola before joining Northwestern as a walk-on tight end. Jack Fitzgerald remains on Northwestern's roster but is not practicing and is working as a student assistant.Northwestern fired Fitzgerald in the wake of a hazing investigation into the program.
More than 10 former players have filed lawsuits against the university, alleging hazing, and several have named Fitzgerald as a defendant. The former player whose allegations sparked Northwestern's initial investigation said he thought Fitzgerald was aware of hazing within the program and directed some players to be hazed.
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