If there is a coaching search in major college football, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman will have a list of candidates.
Feldman released his initial list of candidates for the Northwestern head coaching job after Pat Fitzgerald was fired on Monday.
“It’s never been an easy place to win, and that won’t get any easier with the Big Ten going away from divisions, meaning the Wildcats will no longer reside in the West Division — the one that doesn’t have to face Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State every year.
“But this is still a Big Ten job in a conference with deep pockets in a place a lot of folks would love to live. The sense here is that Northwestern will have an interim coach for 2023 and ramp up its search into November. It should have some solid options, but Fitzgerald leaves behind big shoes.”
Let’s look at Feldman’s list and then add a few notes of our own on this Big Ten coaching search. USC plays at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., next season, its first year as a Big Ten program.