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#7 Days Until Kickoff: Nick Fitzgerald

Football returns to Davis Wade Stadium in just seven days, which calls for another Bulldog spotlight. Today is none other than senior star quarterback, #7 Nick Fitzgerald.

Standing at 6-foot-5, 235 pounds, Fitzgerald is a big, dual-threat quarterback from Richmond Hill, Georgia. He played in a triple-option system at Richmond Hill High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner and a three-star recruit.

Showing his athletic ability, Fitzgerald played wide receiver and was backup QB during junior year of high-school. He garnered 334 rushing yards and six touchdowns. He helped lead the Wildcats to a 8-3 season and reach the state playoffs for the first time since 1996.