Northwestern coach David Braun walked into a much friendlier environment at Lucas Oil Stadium this year. He brought three players to the first of three Big Ten media days Tuesday. He looked like just another coach during his interview session.
Northwestern head coach David Braun speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Indianapolis. Northwestern head coach David Braun speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Indianapolis.
Six months later, his whole world was thrown into turmoil when school officials fired Fitzgerald on July 10 as allegations of sexual abuse of players by teammates, racist comments by coaches and race-based assaults emerged. The three Northwestern players scheduled to attend — Bryce Gallagher, Rod Heard II, and Bryce Kirtz — issued a statement saying they had opted out so the focal point would remain football. Athletic director Derrick Gragg’s only comments came on the Big Ten Network.
“It was not easy, to say the least,” running back Cam Porter said. “It was a lot of communications between teammates, a lot of hard talks, a lot of tough talks, a lot of nurturing. But, at the end of the day, we made a decision. We were like ‘OK, are we going to just let the season go to waste?’ So we used it as an opportunity to come together.
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