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Former Northwestern QB Lloyd Yates Files Lawsuit Over Football Team's Alleged Hazing

Attorney Ben Crump has filed a lawsuit on behalf of former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates against the school stemming from the alleged hazing within the football program.

Per USA Today's Tom Schad, allegations in the lawsuit include "claims that members of the coaching staff were aware of those acts–and, in some instances, subjected to them as well."

The lawsuit specifically notes assistant coaches were "ran" by players "on more than one occasion." Running is defined in the complaint as when a group of players forcibly held down a nonconsenting individual and rubbed "their genital areas against the [person's] genitals, face, and buttocks while rocking back and forth.