Following a hazing scandal that led to the firing of Pat Fitzgerald — and which captured national headlines for weeks — Northwestern football held its first open training camp practice and media session on Wednesday. In addition to hearing from Wildcat players since the timeline began on July 7, reporters were also granted access to a 50-minute window of team drills.
Below are several of the major takeaways of NU’s first of three August media availabilities.
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Many would have figured that NU’s first practice with media in attendance would serve as a bridge back into coverage of more football, as opposed to the off-the-field issues that have swamped the program and university for the last month.