Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald will serve as a parent volunteer for the football program at Loyola Academy, the high school in the Chicago suburbs where two of his sons attend.
Fitzgerald, who coached Northwestern from 2006 until his firing July 10, went through multiple trainings and a background check, and signed a code of conduct, required for all of Loyola Academy's coaches and volunteers. His sons are a freshman and junior at the school. Fitzgerald's eldest son, Jack, also played at Loyola Academy before joining Northwestern as a walk-on tight end. Jack Fitzgerald remains on Northwestern's roster but is not practicing and working as a student assistant.