A two-week suspension for a head coach is an appalling, unacceptable punishment for someone whose team was allegedly involved in sexual hazing. Pat Fitzgerald is accountable for his locker room, and even if he was unaware, then that’s a reason proving he is unfit to lead young men.
Northwestern hired Maggie Hickey of ArentFox Schiff to lead an investigation looking into an anonymous hazing complaint received in late November 2022. On Friday, an executive summary reported that “the complainant's claims were largely supported by the evidence gathered during the investigation,” and while specific coaches and players were not identified, the investigation supported that “there had been significant opportunities to discover and report the hazing conduct.