Northwestern's hazing scandal already has cost the university its winningest football coach and a once-pristine reputation.
The Wildcats were missing a presence at the Big Ten's annual football kickoff, too.
Braun won two national championships as the North Dakota State defensive coordinator before joining Fitzgerald’s staff earlier this year. He did not say whether he would make any staff changes when asked directly about coaches alleged to have witnessed or been involved in the misconduct.A former Northwestern football player alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court in Chicago that Pat Fitzgerald and other Northwestern leaders enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination.
The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a member of the school's volleyball team and the first female athlete. . Fitzgerald finished his 16-year tenure with a record of 109-90, the second-winningest mark in school history.Baseball coach Jim Foster was fired July 13 for engaging in abusive behavior and on Monday a volleyball player added her name to the expanding list of former athletes suing the university for alleged mistreatment.
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