(NewsNation) — Northwestern University and Pat Fitzgerald have reached a settlement in the $130 million lawsuit the former football coach filed against the school in 2023 alleging he was wrongly fired in the wake of a hazing scandal.

In announcing the settlement, Northwestern also said evidence uncovered during “extensive discovery” did not find that any football player reported hazing to Fitzgerald or that he “condoned or directed any hazing.”

The school added that Fitzgerald was “incredibly upset and saddened by the negative impact this conduct had on players within the program” when hearing about the hazing.

The settlement marks the end of a yearslong legal battle touched off by allegations and lawsuits by former football players in 2023 alleging sexual abuse and racial discriminatio

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