Here’s what Pat Fitzgerald and three of his captains (Austin Carr, Anthony Walker and Connor Mahoney) had to say following a 9-7 loss to FCS foe Illinois State.
- Like all of last year’s losses, Pat Fitzgerald noted that the biggest issue were individual breakdowns. “We had a lot of one-man and individual breakdowns offensively. We couldn’t get anything going consistently...I thought we’d be able to move the ball better on the ground.” He noted that every time Northwestern seemed to get something going, an ISU tackle for loss or a holding penalty would stop the momentum.