Paul Sullivan: Pat Fitzgerald’s coaching legacy is tarnished after a Northwestern hazing scandal he refused to publicly acknowledge

In the end, Pat Fitzgerald had nowhere to hide.

The veteran football coach with the 10-year contract disappeared after Northwestern imposed a laughable two-week, unpaid suspension Friday for the hazing scandal that occurred under his watch. A statement was issued under his direction after the suspension began, and that was the end of the story.

In a couple of weeks he would be back on the job preparing for the Sept. 3 season opener at Rutgers, yelling “Go Cats!” to anyone who would listen.

The attention of sports fans in the middle of summer would quickly wane, and the