Several individual defendants, including former Northwestern AD and current ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips and university president Michael Schill , "have been dismissed" from hazing lawsuits filed by former Northwestern athletes. Phillips and Schill were named as defendants in a group of lawsuits brought by the former athletes, as were former AD Derrick Gragg , who now serves as the school's VP/Athletic Strategy ; former university president Morton Schapiro ; and the school's BOT, among others. The university and former football coach Pat Fitzgerald "remain as defendants." Fitzgerald, fired in July 2023, is suing the university for wrongful termination , seeking $130M in damages ( ESPN.com, 11/15 ).
N'Western hazing suits drop several defendants
