Details emerge on P.J. Fleck's reported deal with Minnesota ·

06 Jan 2025, 00:00

It was reported on Thursday evening that Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck was likely on his way to Minnesota, and multiple outlets have confirmed that news on Friday morning.

Western Michigan officials have been informed that P.J. Fleck is leaving for Minnesota, a source told @ESPN

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) January 6, 2017

USA TODAY Sports can confirm that PJ Fleck will be the new Minnesota coach, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 6, 2017

Fleck stayed put in Kalamazoo through the original coaching carousel at the end of the season, and it looked like there was potential for him to stay at Western Michigan for at least another season. However, Minnesota fired head coach Tracy Claeys earlier this week, and it looks like the Golden Gophers broke out the piggy bank to make Fleck the head of their program.

@Fox9Sports reporting P.J. Fleck will be named the next head football coach of the Gophers. 6 years $21 million.

— Randy Meier (@RandyMeierFox9) January 6, 2017

Source says it will be a 5-year deal for Fleck, and sides are "very close." I believe it'll be 5 yrs at about $3.5m per season.

— JoeChristensen (@JoeCStrib) January 6, 2017

Years there seem too vary a bit, but both with $3.5 million annually for Fleck; a huge number for Minnesota to pay out and it would be about a 150-percent increase over what Claeys was being paid. If that is eventually what Fleck signs for, then it is easy to see why he would make the jump to a difficult situation in Minneapolis.

Fleck was 30-22 in his tenure at Western Michigan, turning the program around from a 1-11 season when he arrived to a 13-1 season this year with a berth in the Cotton Bowl.

Details emerge on P.J. Fleck's reported deal with Minnesota

It was reported on Thursday evening that Western Michigan head coach P.J. Fleck was likely on his way to Minnesota, and multiple outlets have confirmed that news on Friday morning. Western Michigan officials have been informed that P.J. Fleck is leaving for Minnesota, a source told @ESPN

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