Besides the obvious — what exactly happened here? — there are two pressing questions in the fast-moving, fast-growing Northwestern football hazing scandal.
What did head coach Pat Fitzgerald know?
What was university president Michael Schill thinking?
For Fitzgerald, a determination of what exactly he knew — or, more important, should have known — concerning abusive locker room behavior will determine his future at a program he’s led for 17 seasons. The allegations were made last year by an anonymous complainant and later “largely supported by the evidence gathered” by an independent law firm.