Following a bad loss to Illinois State, Pat Fitzgerald made his second press conference appearance of the year. Here’s what he had to say:

Pat Fitzgerald

• Offensive players of the week were Austin Carr and Macan Wilson. The defensive players of the week were C.J. Robbins and Xavier Washington. Auston Anderson was the special teams player of the week.
• Fitz complimented Duke coach David Cutcliffe and was impressed with Duke despite the Blue Devils’ 24-14 loss to Wake Forest.
• “Offensively, I thought we made some positive strides in the first game and then we took a step backwards on Saturday.