Column: Northwestern brings its own juice to the season opener — and gives Pat Fitzgerald his 100th career win with a 43-3 rout of Maryland
It wasn’t exactly the kind of atmosphere anyone had hoped for in Northwestern's season opener against Maryland at Ryan Field. But in 2020, everything’s relative. Sure, the Wildcats are a work in progress, but after a 43-3-romp over Maryland, the early returns were considerably more impressive than the late returns from 2019.