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Takeaways from a long night in Lincoln

"Ultimately, I'm the guy who's responsible for the way we play," Fitzgerald said. "I've got great confidence in our defensive staff and our defensive players."

Fitz is trying to shield his guys, but if this doesn't change the conversation will get very ugly the next couple of weeks.

If we keep looking like we did out the gate against Nebraska, Michigan State, and Duke, then this could be one of the ugliest years of Northwestern football in a long time.

Words without action will be meaningless if there aren't real changes in the way our defense is playing.
 
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