Former Northwestern University and current Michigan State University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald is married to his long-time wife, Stacy Fitzgerald. Throughout his demanding and highly publicized career navigating the intense pressures of Big Ten collegiate athletics, Stacy has been a steadfast partner and a prominent figure within the university community. Together, they have built a strong family foundation, raising three sons—Jack, Ryan, and Brendan—who grew up deeply immersed in the vibrant, high-energy environment of collegiate sports. Stacy frequently participated in community outreach, philanthropic endeavors, and program-building events, playing an instrumental role in fostering the family-oriented team culture that characterized her husband's long, historic tenure leading the Wildcats in Evanston before their eventual transition to new collegiate coaching opportunities in Michigan.