Pat Fitzgerald, who has been Northwestern football’s head coach since 2006, was fired by the program Monday evening.

Fitzgerald and the Northwestern football program have been in the middle of a hazing scandal and investigation that has yielded some disturbing details, including allegations of sexual harassment and a “culture of racism” according to statements from some former players.

The news of Fitzgerald’s firing comes from a report from The Athletic’s Matt Fortuna.

Fitzgerald played college football at Northwestern before entering coaching in 1998. He returned to Evanston in 2001 as a DB coach with the program and has been with the Wildcats ever since.

The Wildcats have struggled across the past few years especially but have seen some success under Fitzgerald, who was heralded as one of the better coaches in the country at doing more with less.

The updated report of Northwestern’s hazing investigation was posted by the Daily Northwestern, the school’s student-run newspaper. On July 7, Fitzgerald was placed on 2-week suspension following the claim of hazing, which came out in November. The program was placed under investigation in January.

Findings from the investigation reported that “the complainant’s claims were largely supported by evidence gathered during the investigation, including separate and consistent first-person accounts.”

Fitzgerald had this to say about the Daily Northwestern’s report from a few days ago:

“I was very disappointed when I heard about the allegations of hazing on our football teams,” Fitzgerald said. “We hold out student-athletes and our program to the highest standards; we will continue to work to exceed those standards moving forward.”