ated their share of short 9elds. The
Wildcats were eighth in the Big Ten in
both total defense (335.7 yards per game)
and scoring defense (23.6 points per
game). This coming season, Fitzgerald
will be turning to standout linebackers
Blake Gallagher, Paddy Fisher and Chris
Bergen, last year's top three tacklers, to
keep opponents under wraps. One pri-
ority will be to create more turnovers. A
year ago, the Wildcats managed only 14
takeaways (seven fumbles, seven inter-
ceptions). Among Big Ten teams, only
Rutgers (10) had fewer.
SPECIAL TEAMS The Wildcats should
get a li< from another grad transfer, as
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