Northwestern fires head baseball coach Jim Foster

Northwestern University has fired their head baseball coach Jim Foster, days after letting go of their head football coach go in the midst of a severe hazing scandal.

“Nothing will ever be more important to Northwestern than providing its students a place that allows them to develop in the classroom, in the community, and in competition at the absolute highest level, and building a culture which allows our staff to thrive,” said Dr. Derrick Gragg, Combe Family Vice President for Athletics and Recreation.

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…”

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