Tag Archives: Pat Fitzgerald

Mack Brown’s Possible Replacements

Monday, October 15 10:10 am

Darren Rovell tweeted Mack Brown’s buyout over the weekend. This after Brown’s Texas Longhorns suffered their second straight loss in an absolute beatdown at the hands of rival Oklahoma. After losing the National Championship to Alabama at the end of … Continue reading →

Pat Fitzgerald Means More to NU Than Wins

Thursday, May 12 8:25 am

Andrew Cieslak linked to an article by Robert from A Lion Eye that compared the records and schedules of Pat Fitzgerald and Ron Zook at Northwestern and Illinois over the last few seasons. The gist of the article is that … Continue reading →

Fitzgerald Puts Dan Persa on Heisman Radar♣
Monday, May 2 7:45 pm - espn.go.com

Adam Rittenberg from ESPN.com relays Pat Fitzgerald’s thoughts that Northwestern QB Dan Persa is a Heisman candidate. But Rittenberg on the steep climb: Northwestern hasn’t had a Heisman candidate since 2000, when running back Damien Anderson finished fifth in the … Continue reading →

Wolverines Offered Head Coach to Pat Fitzgerald♣
Sunday, January 16 11:53 am - chicagotribune.com

Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune has a nice piece on Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The tidbits about how far Michigan actually went to attempt to hire him were interesting: Until now, it has been reported that Michigan merely … Continue reading →

Michigan’s Coaching Options♣
Wednesday, January 5 6:38 pm - mgoblog.com

Brian Cook from mgoblog with an absolutely great piece on the coaches he says “likely would turn up from a ‘national search.’” The title of post indicates what he, and many insiders, agree on, Brady Hoke is likely the next … Continue reading →

The Growing Michigan Mess♣
Tuesday, January 4 10:10 pm - nytimes.com

Great piece by Pete Thamel of the New York Times on the state of the Michigan football program: Whether or not Rodriguez stays, the only certainty to come from a day of speculation and misinformation is that the once-proud Michigan … Continue reading →