Big Ten Coach Takes Shot at Former Program
Summary
Pat Fitzgerald is now the head coach at Michigan State University after coaching at Northwestern from 2006 to 2022. He said he expects Michigan State to compete for championships and mentioned he is excited about having a strong home field advantage, which he felt he lacked at Northwestern.Key Facts
- Pat Fitzgerald coached Northwestern from 2006 to 2022 with a record of 110 wins and 101 losses.
- He was fired by Northwestern before the 2023 season started.
- Fitzgerald became Michigan State's head coach and attended Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.
- Michigan State's stadium, Spartan Stadium, holds about 80,401 people, much larger than Northwestern's new Ryan Field, which holds 35,000.
- Northwestern’s stadium capacity decreased from 47,130 to 35,000 with the new Ryan Field.
- Fitzgerald said Michigan State has strong fan support and is expected to win championships.
- He has never won a Big Ten championship despite being the winningest coach in Northwestern’s history.
- Fitzgerald will face more pressure at Michigan State to compete for the Big Ten title and enter the College Football Playoff.
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