... football coaching vacancies have started, and Pat Fitzgerald's name has come up often in connection with Notre Dame.

This isn't terribly surprising considering that Fitzgerald is a young coach that has been successful at Northwestern in the Big 10. However, I have a hard time seeing him leave.

This isn't just the usual commentary about his loyalty, although Fitzgerald is a Northwestern alum that seems to bleed purple. It's not about his recently signed a seven year contract extension that could keep him in Evanston for the foreseeable future either.

It's not even about his recent quote in a Chicago Tribune article, where he said, "I think I've made my intentions and my feelings about Northwestern crystal clear," when comme...

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