Former University of Virginia wide receiver Aidan Howard filed a lawsuit against the school Friday, claiming the school fostered an environment that led to relentless hazing and harassment at his expense.
According to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by Paula Lavigne and Nicole Noren of ESPN.com, Howard said there was a pattern of abuse against him and other freshmen players by upperclassmen—which was allowed to go on unimpeded. He said he suffered a broken eye socket in one hazing ritual referred to as "ramming," in which freshmen were forced to wrestle naked or partially clothed.