On Wednesday, Pat Fitzgerald addressed a fairly sizable media contingent inside Nicolet Football Center, his first press conference at Northwestern of the 2016 season. Here’s what he had to say:

Opening statement

• From the first few practices he’s seen since spring ball, Fitzgerald has been impressed. “Guys have done a really good job, I think, from January to even this morning being really focused and locked in. We’re in great shape; we’ve added a lot of lean muscle mass.”
• Even though he acknowledged it was very early, Fitzgerald thinks this is a deep roster, something he focused on a lot last year as well.