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Northwestern Players Blast Administration After Firing Of Pat Fitzgerald

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Northwestern players are blasting the school’s administration following the firing of longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The news broke on Monday, and apparently those players found out via social media.

Not only that, but the athletic director reportedly spoke to the team after the fact in a Zoom meeting.

Serious allegations surrounding the football program have been reported this week ranging from hazing to sexual assault to fostering a culture that enabled racism. After an initial investigation by the school, administration handed down a two-week suspension.

As the story continued to pick up steam, new accusations began to roll in. That pushed the university to fire Fitzgerald after 17 years on the sidelines.

Now, players are making their voices heard on social media.

Not only do they claim to have found out about the news online, but they’ve gone on to blast the administration for not meeting with the team in person.

Tight end Charlie Mangieri was the first to respond, saying, “To zoom in to make a statement like this and leave before allowing time for questions has me baffled… terrible.”

Teammate Marshall Lang added on by saying, “Michael Schill and Derrick Gragg didn’t even have the b—s to show up in person to tell the team. Too busy on vacation to even care. Embarrassing administration.”

In a now deleted tweet, tight end Thomas Gordon wrote, “Finding out your head coach is gone through Twitter only for the AD to zoom into the meeting.”

School president Michael Schill released a statement on the dismissal late Monday night, which had many around the college football world split.

We now know where Northwestern players stand on the firing.