Northwestern University has fired their head baseball coach Jim Foster. This comes just days after the school parted ways with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid an ongoing investigation into hazing allegations.
amid an ongoing investigation into hazing allegations.
"This has been an ongoing situation and many factors were considered before reaching this resolution. As the Director of Athletics, I take ownership of our head coaching hires and we will share our next steps as they unfold." For the time being, assistant coach Brian Anderson will lead the baseball program. In 2003, Anderson was drafted in the first round by the Chicago White Sox and won a World Series with the team in 2005.In a campus-wide email, Northwestern President Michael Schill said in part, "the hazing included forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature, in clear violation of Northwestern policies and values… The hazing was well-known by many in the program...
"I was very surprised that something like that happened," said Northwestern graduate student Vansh Agarwal. "I don't know what to say. It's just so shocking in a way."
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