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Pat Fitzgerald Signs $30 M Deal, Hired as Michigan State Coach

7/30/2026

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Pat Fitzgerald signed a five-year, $30 million contract to become Michigan State’s head football coach.
After his July 2023 dismissal from Northwestern and an August 2023 settlement of a $130 million lawsuit, he took the Michigan State job.
He hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and kept defensive coordinator Joe Rossi.
He named Alessio Milivojevic as starting quarterback.
He said his goal is to win the Big Ten championship.

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Pat Fitzgerald signed a five-year, $30 million contract to become Michigan State’s head football coach.
After his July 2023 dismissal from Northwestern and an August 2023 settlement of a $130 million lawsuit, he took the Michigan State job.
He hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and kept defensive coordinator Joe Rossi.
He named Alessio Milivojevic as starting quarterback.
He said his goal is to win the Big Ten championship.