Ex-Northwestern players settle alleged hazing lawsuit against school, former head coach Pat Fitzgerald: report

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The group of former Northwestern football players have reportedly agreed to settle their lawsuits against the school, which alleged hazing and abusive behavior. 

The former players agreed to drop all claims against both Northwestern and ex-head coach Pat Fitzgerald as part of the settlement, Bloomberg reported.

Fitzgerald was suspended by Northwestern in July 2023 after an ex-player of his reported alleged hazing in November 2022. The school conducted its own investigation, and though no evidence was found of Fitzgerald or his staff knowing of such hazing, it found he had opportunities to report hazing conduct.

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The former players agreed to drop all claims against both Northwestern and ex-head coach Pat Fitzgerald as part of the settlement. (Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports)

A statement was released on Tuesday by Fitzgerald's attorneys, Dan Webb and Matthew Carter, which focused on evidence that their client "committed no wrongdoing." Also, Fitzgerald is moving forward with his wrongful termination lawsuit against Northwestern. 

"Coach Fitzgerald learned yesterday that Northwestern University and certain former Northwestern football players have finalized a global settlement agreement to dismiss all claims made by the players against Northwestern and Coach Fitzgerald," the attorney's statement read, via The Inside Zone. 

"Despite extensive written and testimonial discovery, there remains no evidence to show or suggest that Coach Fitzgerald was aware of any hazing at Northwestern. The discovery has thus confirmed what Northwestern said through President Michael Schill both before and