Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian was among the staffers who wore specially made shirts with Pat Fitzgerald’s NU jersey No. 51 on them with the not-so-cryptic message: “Cats Against the World.”
Northwestern quarterback Ryan Hilinski throws in front of offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian at practice on Aug. 9, 2023, at Hutcheson Field in Evanston.
It was business as usual as coaches and players prepared for the Sept. 3 opener at Rutgers, except with more media on hand because of the scandal. The rap song “Space Cadet” played over the speakers as players began drills, with the repetitive lyric “Feel like I’m livin’ on my own planet.” A variation of that quote was repeated throughout the news conference, even when players were asked if hazing in general is bad. Maybe the word will soon be banned from the university, whose students once advocated for a nickname change from Wildcats to “The Purple Haze.”The general theme was about “sticking together” during a “difficult time,” which could be the theme for any college football program coming off a losing season.
Do the players agree with the “Northwestern against the world” mantra? Is everyone really against the Wildcats?
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