The 2025 college football season feels like déjà vu with all the familiar faces back on the sidelines. Amid the constant coaching carousel, second chances have defined the season. And former Northwestern HC, Pat Fitzgerald , is already getting the icks of it. The 50-year-old’s firing from Northwestern in 2023 was a shocker, tied to hazing allegations within the football program that he swore he didn’t know about or condone. Feeling wronged, Fitzgerald sued Northwestern for $130 million.

But after two years of immense battle, Fitzgerald, rested and ready, says he’s eager to return to coaching. That’s why, in a recent discussion with ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Rece Davis, you can practically feel Fitzgerald being all pepped up. “I feel very fortunate. I feel fully vindicated. It’s been gre

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