Pat Fitzgerald spent a total of 26 football seasons at Northwestern: four as a player, five on the coaching staff and 17 as head coach. On Monday the university announced he had been fired in the wake ...

Fitzgerald replaced Jonathan Smith, who was fired after posting a 9-15 record in two seasons with the Spartans. Although ...

Fitzgerald, who spent 17 seasons at Northwestern, took over the program last month after Jonathan Smith was fired following a ...

The college football coaching carousel is still spinning, but many familiar faces already have landed in familiar places. This includes former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was hired earlier ...

Michigan State football is entering a new era with former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald taking over as the program’s next head coach. After the previous regime failed to meet expectations, ...

Keeping track of Michigan State football's coaching staff moves under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald going into his 2026 debut ...

Pat Fitzgerald knows a thing or two about defense. The former two-time All-American linebacker at Northwestern has prided himself on defense over the years, and he made sure to address that side of ...

Fitzgerald got his first head coaching job at the age of 31, when he became head coach at Northwestern after the death of predecessor Randy Walker in 2006. In 17 seasons at Northwestern, Fitzgerald’s ...

It has been nearly a month since Pat Fitzgerald was hired as the new head coach of Michigan State football. In that span, Fitzgerald has worked quickly to assemble his coaching staff, retaining Joe ...

The 2026 Michigan State football coaching staff is nearly complete under new coach Pat Fitzgerald. Here's who is expected to ...

Pat Fitzgerald was recently hired as the new head football coach at Michigan State. ESPN writer Bill Connelly ranked the hiring last among 30 new FBS coaching hires. Fitzgerald was previously fired ...