Summarizing what Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck said after Saturday's loss to Illinois and looking ahead to their road contest against Purdue.
- Didn't do our part on the field
- This team could be 3-6 or 7-2
- Northwestern and Illinois games have a lot of similarities with one play communication breakdown
- It's simple, I got to do a better job of coaching it and that's on me
- Thought AK played one of his best games
- Says he's "that close" would like to have one or two throws back
- Keeps seeing growth
- He's playing with a lot of confidence
On final play against Illinois
- Should have been able to get more depth at the free safety position
- Also should have had more help from the other safety in that situation
- Maybe a little deeper at the linebacker position to start
- Thinks Spann-Ford is coming on really strong despite not having the season he's wanted so far
- Thought the offensive line struggled at times, but also played pretty good up front
- Gives Illinois credit for being disruptive
- Thought they could have been better at the running back position
On lack of QB production in the second half of the last two games:
- Doesn't think it's necessarily one thing
- Mentions dropped passes then that throws them off schedule
- Dropped TD changed the course of the game on their end
- Just not able to finish games in the second half right now
- Team is going to learn from that
