Northwestern will take the field at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday with its players, coaches, and staff locking arms, coach Pat Fitzgerald told the Chicago Tribune in a story published Tuesday night.
Following practice, Fitzgerald talked to the Tribune about a topic that has dominated discussion in the NFL recently, especially after President Donald Trump made remarks about players kneeling in peaceful protest during the national anthem, suggesting NFL owners “kick those SOBs off the field” and fire them.
"Football has every race, every religion, guys from all over the country … different shapes, different sizes, not only at this level but I watch my (sons) play and it's the same thing.