Fired Northwestern coach wants to move up trial, return to football soon

Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald directs the team before an NCAA college football game against Miami (Ohio) Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Evanston, Ill. An attorney for former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald urged a judge Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, to move up the trial in a dispute over his firing, saying he can't get another major job until he puts a hazing scandal behind him.(AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

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By Associated Press

February 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM UTC

Updated on

February 13, 2024 at 5:18 PM UTC

An attorney for former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald urged a judge Tuesday to move up the trial in a dispute over his firing, saying he can't get another major job until he puts a hazing scandal behind him.

“It has decimated his career,” lawyer Dan Webb said.