CHICAGO — Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday.

"Though I maintain Northwestern had no legal basis to terminate my employment for cause under the terms of my Employment Agreement, in the interest of resolving this matter and, in particular, to relieve my family from the stress of ongoing litigation, Northwestern and I have agreed to a settlement," Fitzgerald said in a statement through his attorneys.

Details of the settlement weren't made public.

The private university in the Chicago suburb of Evanston has been reeling from the scandal that rocked the athletic department. Former football players filed the fi

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