Pat Fitzgerald
- Starts by listing off Mike Hankwitz's long list of career achievements
- Says they wouldn't be where they are without Peyton Ramsey
- Says he let Jesse Brown take the final huddle before the fourth quarter and they emptied the tank for Hankwitz
- Says that Hankwitz's calm demeanor permeates through the defense and allows them to stay together
- Says that the heat helped Northwestern wear down Auburn's defense in the second half to get the running game going
- Wants everyone to think of Northwestern football as "champions"
- Comments that there is tremendous interest in the program from a recruiting perspective
- Peyton Ramsey says the offense asserted their will in the fourth quarter to put the game away
- Ramsey compliments Bryce Kirtz, Wayne Dennis Jr., and Ray Niro III as talented young players he is high on, but it is too early for him to decide whether or not he is coming back next season
- Ramsey says it has been an honor to spend time with "one of the legends of the game" in Hankwitz this season
- Paddy Fisher says it was awesome and emotional to send Hankwitz out with a win and to see him enjoy himself on the sideline
- Fisher says the thing he will remember most from his time at Northwestern is the brotherhood
- Says that he will always remember his players and how special it felt to see how much respect they had for him
- Compliments the defense's toughness in the red zone and how they responded to adversity
- Says he hopes he was able to help raise the bar for Northwestern football
- Says that was the first gatorade bath he's ever had
- Says he didn't do anything different this week, just wanted to focus on making sure he and his coaches put together a good game plan
- Says he hopes to travel and catch up with old friends during his retirement
- Compliments his players' toughness and determination to win