INSIDER: The man who knows exactly how Pat Fitzgerald builds winning football programs

The day Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald, Jacob Schmidt told his wife the story was not over.

He believed Fitzgerald would eventually lead another Big Ten program – and that he would be there beside him.

Nearly three years later, Schmidt is Michigan State football’s chief of staff, helping Fitzgerald rebuild the Spartans with the same blueprint that transformed Northwestern.

INSIDER: Why the man working behind the scenes may be one of the most important figures in Michigan State football’s new era.

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