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Heffner Announces Retirement, Fitzgerald Shuffles Coaching Staff

EVANSTON, Ill. — After 43 years of coaching football, including 13 at Northwestern, tight ends coach Bob Heffner announced his decision to retire from the sidelines. Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald tabbed current special teams coordinator Jeff Genyk to assume tight end coaching responsibilities in addition to leading the program's special teams efforts. The Wildcats will begin a national search for a cornerbacks coach to serve as the staff's 10th full-time assistant.