With all of the fallout happening at Northwestern athletics, does anyone think that Chris Reynolds will be contacted to replace their current AD? The more details that are coming out about the football and baseball programs, the more it looks like Northwestern will be looking outside their athletic department to make significant changes in personnel.
I've been following this story closely, and so far, the Northwestern AD, Derrick Gragg, doesn't seem to be coming under too much fire. The Northwestern administration launched an independent investigation last November when they received an anonymous email accusation of the hazing in their football program. Then when the investigation was completed, a summary was released on July 7. It confirmed the hazing claims without going into detail, and issued a 2-week suspension for Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald. But the investigation did not determine that Coach Fitzgerald knew about the hazing.
The next day, July 8, the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, published claims from multiple former players with much worse and more graphic details about the hazing than had previously been reported. Later that day (July 8 ) university president Michael Schill backpedaled on the 2-week suspension, and stated there were issues he failed to consider with the initial sanctions. Two days later, on July 10, Schill fired Fitzgerald, and announced athletic director Derrick Gragg will name a new coach for the 2023-24 football season.
https://theathletic.com/4681090/2023...g-accusations/
It sounds like Athletic Director Derrick Gragg was not a part of the football investigation, nor the one making the decisions. He was hired just 2 years ago, and the hazing had reportedly been going on for many years prior to that.
However, there is one other issue that just arose. This week, several former Northwestern baseball players have accused baseball head coach Jim Foster of abusive behavior. Who knows where that story will lead.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/0...ing-transfers/
Note that when Northwestern hired current AD Derrick Gragg in June, 2021, Chris Reynolds was not a serious candidate at that time. The Northwestern administration appeared intent on hiring an experienced AD from another FBS school. Gragg came to Northwestern after 10 years at Tulsa.
