Northwestern Football head coach Pat Fitzgerald was sacked Monday amid recent allegations, according to reports Monday.

Fitzgerald is Initially He was suspended for two weeks without pay on Friday after the university closed an investigation into hate claims made against the program, according to ESPN. The university reportedly found enough evidence to support the anonymous whistleblower’s claims. However, the school was unable to find sufficient evidence that coaches and staff knew about the Hazing allegations. (Related: Northwestern University footballer claims program has ‘racism-enabling culture’)

“While the investigation found no evidence of specific misconduct by individual football players or coaches, participation in or awareness of hazing activities was widespread among football players,” the investigation summary said. there is

The Daily Northwestern published an article Saturday detailing allegations of widespread harassment and sexual coercion against the university’s football team.team after that released a statement dismissing the hate allegations as “exaggerated and distorted”. Northwestern President Michael Schill later reversed Fitzgerald’s original suspension, saying he “may have failed to consider appropriate sanctions.”

BREAKING: Northwestern has fired head football coach Pat Fitzgerald, according to multiple reports.

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Sill said he spoke to the family of the player mentioned in the Daily Northwestern report.he apologized “I was moved by what I heard from my family and the influence Kasumi had on my son,” he said.

“In determining the appropriate penalty for the head coach, I focused too much on what the report concluded the head coach didn’t know and didn’t fully understand what he should know,” Sill said. I wrote in a letter on Saturday night.

“As the head coach of our track and field program, Coach Fitzgerald must not only take responsibility for what happens within the program, but must also take great care to maintain a systematic commitment to the student experience. I have to.”

“Obviously he failed to keep his promise. I didn’t give due consideration to that failure when imposing sanctions,” Sill said.

Fitzgerald released a statement on Friday claiming he knew nothing about the alleged Hazing.

“Northwestern Football prides itself on producing not just athletes, but outstanding young people who have the character and character that befits our programs and colleges,” said Fitzgerald. “We hold our student-athletes and programs to the highest standards. We will continue to strive to exceed these standards in the future.”

Fitzgerald won the 2018 Big Decade Coach of the Year award and went 110-101 with the Wildcats. In 2021, the coach will signed 10 year contract extension until 2030.