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Pat Fitzgerald’s attorney releases statement after former Northwestern HC, leaders named as defendants in lawsuit filing

Grant Bricker

By Grant Bricker

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Pat Fitzgerald’s attorney, Dan Webb, released a statement on Tuesday. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg posted the news on social media.

The attorney made the statement after Fitzgerald and leaders at Northwestern were named as defendants in what will be the first lawsuit since the hazing scandal.

Webb stated that the anonymous complaint that was filed against the program talked about the same allegations from the July 8 article. Webb claimed that the allegations were made without citing any “specific facts or evidence”.

“The complaint recites the same anonymous allegations set forth in a July 8, 2023 newspaper article. Instead of making actual detailed factual allegations about Coach Fitzgerald’s conduct, the complaint makes a variety of broad-based and sweeping allegations ‘upon information and belief’ without citing any specific facts or evidence.

Nothing in the John Doe complaint comes close to contradicting the conclusions of the months-long investigation led by Attorney Maggie Hickey — that Coach Fitzgerald had no knowledge whatsoever of any form of hazing within the Northwestern Football Program.”

Fitzgerald was fired by Northwestern on Jul. 10 after the news of the hazing scandal came out. Former Northwestern DC David Braun will be the interim HC for the Wildcats in 2023.

Stay tuned for more updates regarding Northwestern football.

Grant Bricker

Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.