Pat Fitzgerald’s Monday press conferences have gotten pretty old. The jokes and analogies are a few weeks past their expiration date, what with the team sitting at 1-8, and every time, reporters and fans seem to hear slightly different iterations of the same story. One thing Fitz has taken to talking about recently, though, that rings completely true, is how much he wants to send the seniors out on a high note.
Saturday is that chance.
Northwestern came into this season with a lot of uncertainty and a lot of expectations. The former has prevailed and materialized, but we’ve covered that enough to where I don’t need to harp on it much more.