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On ‘team culture,’ motivational T-shirts and hazing: Does anyone have an original thought in sports?

There’s too much groupthink and mimicry, as the Northwestern scandal shows.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2023

Ranking all 18 Big Ten football stadiums by seating capacity after addition of West Coast teams

Where do the stadiums of the four new Big Ten teams on the West Coast fit into the Big Ten with stadium capacity? #B1G

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2023

Northwestern sued again over troubled athletics program. This time it's the baseball program

Three former Northwestern baseball staffers filed a lawsuit against the university alleging their contracts were discontinued as retaliation for reporting misconduct in the program

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Will Northwestern ever get out of its own way?

Plus: Illinois’ unblockable Jer’Zhan Newton, transfer QBs all over the Big Ten and the college game’s top five coaches.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

Northwestern University failed to protect women’s lacrosse player from sexual assault, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit, filed by a student identified as Jane Doe, also alleges the school failed to carry out a thorough investigation after she reported the July 2022 attack.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

Mount Carmel’s Angelo Ciaravino picks Northwestern

What stood out to Ciaravino was the instant connection he had to Northwestern while on his visit this past weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

Northwestern athletic director blasts football staffers for 'tone deaf' shirts supporting Fitzgerald

Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg blasted assistant football coaches and staff members for wearing shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice Wednesday, calling them “inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf” given the hazing and abuse scandal engulfing the football program and other teams

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Northwestern AD Expresses Disappointment in ‘Tone Deaf’ Shirts Worn by Coaching Staff

Wildcats football staffers appeared to honor former head coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired amid a hazing scandal within the program.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 9, 2023

Northwestern football staff raise ire with ‘offensive’ and ‘tone deaf’ shirts

Several Wildcats players and coaches were spotted wearing shirts bearing the message “Cats against the World” and the number 51. Fired coach Pat Fitzgerald wore No. 51 as an NU player in the 1990s.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

Northwestern Interim Coach Has Very Curious Response Asked About Shirts Supporting Pat Fitzgerald

Several Wildcats staffers were seen in shirts that appeared to show support for the fired football coach.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 9, 2023