As is a game week tradition, Northwestern held a Monday press conference in anticipation for Saturday’s opener against Nevada. Pat Fitzgerald fielded questions from the media, mostly about his newly released Week 1 depth chart, while the 2017 team captains took the podium right after him. Here are Aug. 28’s press conference notes.
Fitzgerald began by talking about Darren Rovell, this week’s honorary captain: “He’s a great friend of mine, great friend of the program. It’s hard to find a more passionate Wildcat fan...he’s definitely in the top 10.”
After praising the 4 captains that talked after him, Fitzgerald moved on to Nevada: “They’ve got a huge advantage against us.