Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal that called into question his leadership of the program and damaged the university’s reputation after it mishandled its response to the allegations.
Sounds like he was “old school” in that toxic way that coaches can be. Building a sports team by traumatizing teenagers is some retrograde bullshit, and hopefully the “leaders” who condone it are a dying breed.
I will say I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this is finally coming out in the Portal era. It’s almost like it was a terrible idea to give petty megalomaniacs complete control over a dedicated athlete’s athletic and educational options.
Sounds like he was “old school” in that toxic way that coaches can be. Building a sports team by traumatizing teenagers is some retrograde bullshit, and hopefully the “leaders” who condone it are a dying breed.
I will say I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this is finally coming out in the Portal era. It’s almost like it was a terrible idea to give petty megalomaniacs complete control over a dedicated athlete’s athletic and educational options.