Loretta Lynch, a former U.S. Attorney General during the Obama administration, will lead a review into Northwestern University following a hazing scandal that engulfed the football program and led to the dismissal of head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the school announced Tuesday. Period," Northwestern University president Michael Schill said in a news release. "We will provide all of our students with the resources and support they need and do whatever is necessary to protect their safety and ensure that our athletics program remains one we can all be proud of." Fitzgerald was accused of knowing about the alleged hazing and doing little to nothing to stop it from happening. "The Athletics Department welcomes this review as a critical tool in identifying the additional steps Northwestern can take to eradicate hazing," Gragg said in a news release.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2023 16:22 UTC