Ex-Northwestern Coach Accuses University Of Defamation

By Celeste Bott (July 11, 2024, 6:04 PM EDT) -- The former offensive coordinator of Northwestern University's football team has sued the university, its president and its athletic director, claiming they portrayed him and the rest of the football staff in a false light when they fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid a hazing scandal and defamed him after he wore a T-shirt supporting the coach to practice....

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