An unidentified former member of the Northwestern University football team is suing the school and the recently fired head coach, according to a civil claim filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
The suit alleges former coach Pat Fitzgerald “enabled a culture of racism and/or other microaggressions on the Northwestern football team,” and that the university’s football program “has had longstanding issues involving hazing and bullying that takes on a sexual and/or racist tone.” The plaintiff, identified as “John Doe,” was a member of the football team from 2018 to 2022.
On Tuesday, a representative for Fitzgerald told CNN they had no comment on the allegations spelled out in the suit. A spokesperson for the university, Jon Yates, told CNN in an email, “As policy, we do not comment on the specifics of pending litigation.” Yates added that protecting the welfare of students is “something we approach with the utmost seriousness.” He added the university had acted immediately when it learned of the hazing complaints in November.
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