In the wake of Pat Fitzgerald’s firing just under two weeks ago, a non-stop news cycle has emerged out of Evanston, Illinois. From a litany of litigation in the works to President Michael Schill implementing an outside firm to monitor Northwestern Athletics’ “accountability mechanism,” there has hardly been a lull in one of the more traditionally quiet times of the sports season.
A key part of the dominoes to fall in that span included Northwestern identifying its head football coach for the season ahead: David Braun. Braun, who was hired from North Dakota State as the team’s defensive coordinator in January, is tasked with undertaking significantly more responsibilities — especially for someone who has never coached at the FBS level.