ACC commissioner named defendant in lawsuit by ex-Northwestern player
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Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit against Northwestern in connection with a hazing scandal that has rocked the football program, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Phillips was the Wildcats' athletic director from 2008-21, which covers part of the time when the alleged hazing occurred.
A second former Northwestern football pla