After an offseason no one will ever forget, the beginning of the 2023 season — the first without Pat Fitzgerald as head coach since 2005 — has arrived for Northwestern football. Ahead of the Wildcats’ clash in Piscataway, New Jersey, with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, interim head coach David Braun spoke to the media Monday afternoon.
Opening statement: “Well, we’re here. Game week. I know our staff, I know this team, is really excited to embark on this. We got into rhythm and routine last week. This will be a full week of prep.