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Pat Fitzgerald breaks down onside kick call by Nebraska: ‘I applaud Frost for being aggressive’
By Paul Harvey
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Pat Fitzgerald and his Northwestern squad made the trek to Dublin for Week 0 and came out on top against Nebraska.
On Tuesday, Fitzgerald joined the Dan Patrick Show to recap everything from the trip. The head coach called it a “surreal” trip but hammered on the point that getting a win was the biggest aspect.
“It was a very emotional time, a very surreal time,” said Fitzgerald. “But, more importantly, our guys handled it well and played a physical brand of football hopefully made all our friends proud.”
Patrick went on to ask Fitzgerald about Nebraska’s onside kick call in the second half. While most of the media has criticized the decision, Fitzgerald applauded the aggressiveness of Scott Frost and praised the poise of Andrew Clair in recovering the kick.
“It was a heck of a kick, just out-executed on that play,” said Fitzgerald. “I’d rather focus on the play our guy made than maybe the media has focused on the choice. I applaud Frosty for being aggressive, we’re both coming off tough seasons and you’re trying to make a play to go win a game.”
Now, Fitzgerald and the Wildcats can rest up and regroup before returning to action in Week 2.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.