A story that’s felt like one out of Hollywood is getting continuing with another script-like development.
On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Northwestern football will hire David Braun to become its next full-time head coach, dropping the interim tag.
Sources: Northwestern is expected to hire interim coach David Braun as the school’s permanent head coach. Braun has Northwestern at 5-5 after a 1-11 season last year. pic.twitter.com/In9j3exXe1
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 15, 2023
The move comes after Northwestern shocked Wisconsin with an overpowering 24-10 road victory on Saturday, giving the Wildcats their fifth win of the season and first in Madison since 2015; it was also the team’s first road win in nearly 1,100 days.