INDIANAPOLIS — Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald says his program’s quarterback makeup is a coincidence, despite numbers suggesting a trend. In 2018, former five-star prospect Hunter Johnson transferred from Clemson to the Wildcats. Partially because Johnson did not work out, Northwestern welcomed former Indiana quarterback Peyton Ramsey as a graduate transfer for 2020. The expected opening day starter this fall? Former South Carolina quarterback and top-100 prospect Ryan Hilinski. Fitzgerald considered himself one of the last coaches in the country to take a transfer quarterback. Now he relies on them. “I love all of our players, but I also have to step back and look at the roster, and say at that position … do we have a player that can lead us to a Big 10 championship,” Fitzgerald said. “And if we don’t, then we’ve got to fix that and fix it now. And the transfer portal allows you to…
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