Good sign: Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald hasn't accepted any NFL interviews at this time, per report
Northwestern fans can breathe a sigh of relief a bit after a new report about head coach Pat Fitzgerald came in on Monday evening.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Fitzgerald has not agreed to any interviews with some NFL teams, despite them reaching out:
Multiple NFL teams have inquired about Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald and, to date, as of right now, he has not agreed to any of the interviews, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2021
The Wildcats are coming off their best season with Fitzgerald at the helm as they finished 7-2 and won the Citrus Bowl over Auburn 35-19. They also made it to the Big Ten Championship game but lost to Ohio State 22-10.
Fitzgerald has been the Wildcats head coach since 2006 and is 106-81 in 15 seasons. Besides this great season, he’s also had three 10 win seasons (2012, 2015, 2017). In all three of those seasons, Northwestern finished 10-3 and ranked in the last AP poll.
He was also named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2018 after the team went 9-5. They also won the Holiday Bowl over Utah 31-20 and finished No. 21 in the country.
