Webnews: Culture of silence ultimately brought Pat Fitzgerald dow

When explaining the decision to reconsider the meaningless two-week suspension initially imposed on coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern president Michael Schill said he focused too much on what Fitzgerald actually knew and less on what he should have known about hazing within the program. The problem, as the school apparently concluded, went well beyond the things Fitzgerald should have known.
The real issue is the things he should have done to create an environment in which any player who ever believed he was being mistreated could go directly to Fitzgerald, raise the issue, and have it solved — with no concern for Read more…