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player ready...Pat Fitzgerald expected to be a little rusty when Northwestern’s camp started, and that is turning out to be true. After two days of light workouts and drills here, the star middle linebacker said his foot is a bit sore.
Overall, Fitzgerald said he feels about 85 percent. He is participating in practice sessions for the first time since breaking his left leg in November, and it remains unclear if some pain simply will become a part of his life.
Still, Fitzgerald is optimistic: “This is the worst it’s going to get. This is the bottom and it will go up from here.”
Freshmen: Coaches have been particularly impressed with six rookies: linebackers Anwawn Jones and Conrad Emmerich, tight end/fullback Jay Tant, running back/defensive back Rashad Morton, quarterback Corbett Elsen and placekicker Tim Long.