The last time we saw Northwestern going through any sort of practice was over three months ago. And we won't see Pat Fitzgerald's squad in any football setting for another month or so, when the team takes the field in Kenosha, Wisconsin for what is essentially training camp.
In April, the team didn't have it's full complement of players. Some were coming off offseason surgeries. Others were simply rested to avoid injury. When we watch the team in Kenosha in mid-August, this will be very much in play as well, in fact even more steeply. Don't expect for any of the starters — and even some important second-stringers — to take the field for the scrimmage open to the media.