Quick 2021 Recap
The 2021 season was a poor one for Pat Fitzgerald and his Northwestern Wildcats. After capturing two of the previous three Big Ten West titles, the Wildcats struggled to a 3-9 record in one of the worst seasons of the Fitzgerald Era. They averaged just 16.6 points per game, had a turnover differential of -6, and hit just 6 of 13 field goal attempts. Even the patent strong Fitzgerald defense was not there. Outside of holding Indiana State and Ohio to 6 points each, the Wildcats allowed 33.6 points per game. Northwestern was simply one of the worst teams in the Big Ten in 2021. To make things even worse they lost All-American safety Brandon Joseph to Notre Dame in the transfer…
