Loretta Lynch, a former U.S. Attorney General during the Obama administration, will lead a review into Northwestern University following a hazing scandal that engulfed the football program and led to the dismissal of head coach Pat Fitzgerald, the school announced Tuesday.

Lynch will be reviewing the "processes and accountability mechanisms in place at the University to detect, report and respond to potential misconduct in its athletics programs, including hazing, bullying and discrimination of any kind," the school said. The results of the review will be made public.

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"Hazing has absolutely no place at Northwestern. Period," Northwestern University president Michael Schill said in a news release. "I am determined that with the help of Attorney General Lynch, we will become a leader in combating the practice of hazing in intercollegiate athletics and a model for other universities. 

"We will provide all of our students with the resources and support they need and do whatever is necessary to protect their safety and ensure that our athletics program remains one we can all be proud of."

Northwestern football came under fire following its suspension of Fitzgerald as more details about the alleged hazing in the program were revealed through unnamed players in Northwestern’s student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, and ESPN. Fitzgerald was accused of knowing about the alleged hazing and doing little to nothing to stop it from happening.

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Since then, several former Northwestern student-athletes have hired a lawyer to sue the school.

Derrick Gragg, the school’s vice president for athletics and recreation, added that Lynch’s review is welcomed.

"The Athletics Department welcomes this review as a critical tool in identifying the additional steps Northwestern can take to eradicate hazing," Gragg said in a news release. "By making the results of her review public, we hope our entire community will be better informed and guided as we all work to address this critical issue in college athletics."

Lynch is a lawyer from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Shohei Ohtani was on the cusp of hitting his 40th home run of the 2023 season against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night but center fielder Michael Harris II had other plans.

The Los Angeles Angels were up 3-1 in the top of the ninth inning when Ohtani hit a ball deep to center field. Ohtani watched the ball fly toward one of the deepest parts of Truist Park. But Harris was tracking it the entire time.

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Harris leaped and made the snare for the second out. The runners on first and second advanced but it saved the Braves from any more damage being done. The Angels would later score one more run.

The Angels wrapped the game in the bottom of the ninth with a Reynaldo Lopez save.

Ohtani finished 2-for-3.

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Los Angeles moved to 56-51 with the victory and were only 4.5 games out of the American League West lead after Monday was over. The team is also just three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the final wild-card spot.

Atlanta has a comfortable lead in the National League East. The Braves moved to 67-37 with the loss but still remain 11 games up on the Philadelphia Phillies and 11.5 games up on the Miami Marlins for first place.

The Braves have the best record in baseball.