Article By Reid Mueller on 20th September, 2010
It left Northwestern looking for a familiar face and a leader to take over for Randy Walker.
On July 7, 2006, Northwestern decided his predecessor would be Pat Fitzgerald.
He had been the team's linebackers coach since 2001, but he was only 31 and had never had a previous head coaching job.
The previous season Northwestern went 7-5 and had lost most of their key players and their coaching staff.
His first season on the throne was a difficult one. He started his head coaching career with a game...
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