CHICAGO _ Pat Fitzgerald couldn't wait until the Big Ten's official announcement at 8:20 a.m. to share the news with some of his players.
As they entered and exited the Northwestern weight room Wednesday morning, he let them know about Big Ten football's return.
"Guys are stoked; they've wanted to play," Fitzgerald said. "But we didn't do anything too crazy. There was no water dumped on anyone's heads. Got to social distance."
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