The athletic department also continues to face scrutiny stemming from a lawsuit filed two years ago by awho described being groped and harassed by drunken fans and alumni during university events, where older men would touch her breasts and buttocks over her uniform. The suit, which is still pending, claimed cheerleaders were made to mingle with wealthy donors to help the school’s finances.
But if the coach failed to prevent or report hazing within his own program, Osborne believes there’s minimal gray area when it comes to the coach’s termination. Fitzgerald could argue that his termination breached the contract due to its timing within his original two-week unpaid suspension, which was revoked three days later when the university announced his termination. Legal ramifications for both Fitzgerald and Northwestern could go much further than just a wrongful termination suit.
Current or former Northwestern football players who were victims of hazing might also pursue action. Osborne outlined two options: bring a civil lawsuit against the university or file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education. But Fitzgerald departs with Northwestern on an 11-game skid, the longest current losing streak in major college football.
An auditorium for the football team is shown Aug. 1, 2018, at the Walter Athletics Center, part of Northwestern University's lakefront facility for football and other sports on their Evanston campus. The football team accounted for 56% of the athletic department’s revenue at nearly $59 million, and created a $26 million surplus, which was funneled into other sports, according to the report.[Don't miss] What is athletic director Derrick Gragg’s role in this tumultuous period for Northwestern athletics?While college athletics are a big business, they are not a direct profit center for most schools.
But as the call to halt the stadium rebuild grows louder, Zimbalist said there may be something lost by not allocating capital resources to other needed projects, even if the new athletic facility is built at no cost to the university.
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