Mike Polisky stepped down from his newly appointed role as Northwestern athletic director as criticism mounted against his hiring.

Mike Polisky stepped down from his newly appointed role as Northwestern athletic director as criticism mounted against his hiring.

Polisky is one of four defendants in an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former Northwestern cheerleader.https://t.co/XAMAnpjsph

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