A group of football players agreed to settle its lawsuits against Northwestern that concerned allegations of hazing and abusive behavior under previous coach Pat Fitzgerald. Per Bloomberg News, ...

The group of former Northwestern football players have reportedly agreed to settle their lawsuits against the school, which alleged hazing and abusive behavior. The former players agreed to drop ...

As part of the settlement, the former players agreed to drop all claims against both the university and former Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Details of the settlement were not made available.

Former Northwestern football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing, a school ...

Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing ...

Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald went from drawing NFL interest to signing a 10-year extension to being out of a job after allegations of hazing emerged in 2023. Lawsuits were filed.

Fitzgerald -- a star linebacker at the university who is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and coached the Wildcats from 2006-22 -- filed suit against Northwestern later in 2023 ...