Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern’s newly-announced captains for the upcoming season spoke to the media on Monday. Here’s what they had to say:

Pat Fitzgerald

On the aforementioned captains: “I’m fired up about our four captains. I really think that these four guys represent what is great about our program.”

On the trip to Palo Alto: “It’s exciting to go back to the Bay Area. Last time we were there we had great fan support when we took on Cal. I am anticipating having that same type of fan support… It’s unique having back to back trips to California obviously with the Holiday Bowl and now with the opener.