The almost daily deluge of awful news coming out of Evanston over the past few weeks has been a lot to take in. Sure, it’s extra embarrassing for Northwestern fans and alumni, but the news has cast all of college athletics in a negative light, too. The hazing and mistreatment allegations have people all over the country wondering: Is this happening at my school too?
Even without seeing the unpublished report that led to Pat Fitzgerald’s original two-week suspension — or hearing a single press conference from anyone in NU leadership — the publicly available information paints a pretty damning picture of what may have transpired in Evanston.