As Northwestern University deals with the fallout from hazing allegations on its football team, the university’s athletic department has been mired in a different controversy centered on first-year head baseball coach Jim Foster, sources said.
Northwestern University head baseball coach Jim Foster heads back to the dugout for a game against the University of Notre Dame at Wrigley Field on May 16, 2023.
As Northwestern University deals with the fallout from allegations of hazing on its football team, the university’s athletic department has been mired in a different controversy centered on first-year head baseball coach Jim Foster,Former players, alumni and people close to the baseball program told the Chicago Tribune that they alerted university administration — including President Michael Schill and athletic director Derrick Gragg — of problematic behavior from Foster starting last fall...
The HR document says that the results of the investigation were shared with leaders in the Department of Athletics and Recreation “to take appropriate remedial action.” It’s unclear what action the university took against Foster, who joined Northwestern after six years at Army in West Point.Northwestern University head coach Jim Foster, left, prepares for a game against the University of Notre Dame at Wrigley Field on May 16, 2023.
When reached by phone Monday, Foster said university policy prevented him from speaking to a reporter without first going through the university’s communication department, which could not be immediately reached for comment.the complaints made against Foster. But former players and people close to the program who spoke to the Tribune anonymously in fear of retaliation said Foster’s interactions with players and staff could be cold, at times, and, at other times, combative.
While these allegations were not made public, signs of trouble were visible. In February, hitting coach and recruiting coordinator Dusty Napoleon, who had been with the team since 2015, left before the first game of the season. By the time the team returned from that opening road trip, pitching coach Jon Strauss and operations director Chris Beacom had also left the team.
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