A former Northwestern University football player is accusing former coach Pat Fitzgerald and the school of tolerating hazing — including alleged rituals involving a naked human 'carwash' and a punishment called 'Shrek claps.'
Pat Fitzgerald runs off the field during a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers in Evanston, Ill., on Oct.8, 2022.A former Northwestern University football player on Tuesday accused former coach Pat Fitzgerald and the school of tolerating hazing — including alleged rituals involving a naked human"carwash" and a punishment called"Shrek claps" — in the first lawsuit filed since the scandal rocked the Big Ten university.
Northwestern's football program"has had longstanding issues involving hazing and bullying that takes on a sexual and/or racist tone," the civil action said. Among the alleged, institutional acts the lawsuit says were carried out within the Northwestern football program: "Carwash" — A"tradition" that consisted of"players lining up, standing naked, and spinning around the entrance of the showers so that all freshman players were forced to rub up against the line of men to get to their showers."
Northwestern spokesperson Jon Yates declined comment on the lawsuit Tuesday, but insisted that the school takes student welfare seriously.
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