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Ex-Northwestern player details 'vile and inhumane' hazing allegations within program

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A former Northwestern player said the alleged hazing acts that took place within the football program were “egregious and vile and inhumane behavior.”

Northwestern announced Friday that it had suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into allegations of hazing. Northwestern said that it didn’t find “sufficient evidence” that Fitzgerald or the coaching staff was aware of the hazing.

The school said it had received a report of hazing allegations in November. The former player who reported the allegations spoke to the Daily Northwestern in an article published Saturday and detailed what he said were widespread hazing rituals within the program.