[NU Sports] Fitz and Penn State

[Tom Maycock]

My thoughts:

The fact that PSU fans think Fitz is a likely candidate is a huge compliment to 
Pat, and to the players, staff, and fans that have made the program so 
successful of late. PSU is on my very short list of schools you'd be honored to 
have show interest in the NU head coach.

However, I'd be really surprised if PSU didn't hire from within. 

And I'd be pretty surprised if Fitz left for, well, just about anywhere. I 
certainly couldn't blame him for taking the PSU job. But he does seem happy 
here, and as noted, NU seems like an almost uniquely perfect fit for Pat based 
on his comments about the program and about what college football should be 
about. Now that we're seeing the kind of commitment from the university need to 
take the program to the next level from an attendance and public interest 
standpoint, I'd really be surprised to see Pat look elsewhere anytime soon.

Tom