He talked Illinois State, moving past the loss to Western Michigan and more

Following an inauspicious start to the season, Pat Fitzgerald took the podium for his week two press conference. Here’s what he had to say about Illinois State, the team’s overall mood and more.

Pat Fitzgerald

• Justin Jackson was announced as offensive player of the game and Tommy Doles was the offensive big play player for Saturday. There were no defensive awards and the special teams player of the week was Hunter Niswander.
• Practice players of the week: Jesse Meyler on offense, Tommy Odell and Cole Johnson on defense.