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Pat Fitzgerald

Pat Fitzgerald during a 2021 game.

Carlos Osorio

Pat Fitzgerald

Pat Fitzgerald during a 2021 game.

Carlos Osorio

What's behind the lawsuit filed by Northwestern's football coach?

Pat Fitzgerald during a 2021 game.

Carlos Osorio
By Lisa Philip
   

The football coach fired by Northwestern this summer during a hazing scandal filed a $130 million lawsuit against the university on Thursday.

Former Coach Pat Fitzgerald says the school and its president wrongfully terminated him and destroyed his career.

Northwestern says it stands by its decision to fire the coach. They say Fitzgerald should have known hazing was occurring and stopped it.

WBEZ higher education reporter Lisa Philip has been breaks down the lawsuit, the hazing allegations and what this means for Northwestern in an interview on All Things Considered.

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