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Northwestern Wildcats reward football coach Pat Fitzgerald with 10-year deal

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a new 10-year contract with the school that stretches through the 2030 season.

Fitzgerald, a former star linebacker at Northwestern who twice won national Defensive Player of the Year honors, is the winningest coach in team history, with a mark of 106-81 in 15 seasons. Since 2015, he has guided Northwestern to two 10-win seasons, four consecutive bowl victories and two Big Ten West Division championships in the past three years.

The 46-year-old was named Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year in 2020 and won Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2018.