Sources: Wildcats DC Braun to be interim coach

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Northwestern protective planner David Braun has been tabbed as the school’s interim head coach for the 2023 season, sources informed ESPN.Braun will serve

as the interim coach in the after-effects of the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald in the middle of allegations of hazing in the Northwestern program.Northwestern hired Braun to

be the school’s protective planner in January, which means he showed up after the hazing investigation was currently started. Braun came from North Dakota State, where he won FCS Planner of the Year in 2021. Throughout his four seasons at North Dakota State, Braun served as the planner and protective playcaller on 2 national championship staffs.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Braun’s first task will be protecting the Northwestern lineup, as numerous players and parents are upset at the handling of Fitzgerald’s departure. The Northwestern players have a window of nearly four more weeks in which they can transfer without penalty.In a team conference previously this week, the Northwestern players expressed to president Michael Schill and athletic director Derrick Gragg that they desired clearness on the program’s future and continuity in the coaching staff.Braun had actually been essentially operating as the head coach because Fitzgerald’s shooting on Monday. Gamers had actually expressed in the group conference that calling him the interim coach would assist give them some of the clarity and continuity they were seeking moving forward.Braun arrived at Northwestern in the wake of Northwestern’s 1-11 season in 2022, as the school fired defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil as part of a staff shake-up. This will mark Braun’s very first season in FBS football, as he has worked at NDSU, Northern Iowa, UC Davis, Winona State and Culver-Stockton.