David Braun has been thrust into a position he did not anticipate being in.
Back in January, Braun was hired by then-Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald to be NU’s defensive coordinator. Six months later, Braun is running the program.
Other than Fitzgerald’s ouster, the rest of Northwestern’s football coaching staff has been retained for the 2023 season. That includes longtime Wildcats assistant Matt MacPherson even after he was named in a recent lawsuit filed by former NU football player Lloyd Yates. Yates alleged that MacPherson, who has been on staff at Northwestern since 2006, witnessed several alleged acts of hazing. Jay Hooten, Northwestern’s head strength coach since 2011, was also named in the lawsuit.
“I won't speak to current allegations. I fully trust that our university is going through a process and will make decisions based on the facts,” Braun said. “What I can speak to is how proud I am of the way that our team has come together with all this stuff swirling around our football team. There's absolute resolve and confidence from our leadership within our team of how we're going to move forward.
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