Big Ten spotlight: Story lines to follow
FLECK LOOKS TO ENERGIZE THE BIG TEN WEST
P.J. Fleck
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In Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh, the Big Ten East has two of the most well-known head coaches in the game and guys who generate headlines in-season and out-of-season. The West, meanwhile, features guys like Kirk Ferentz, Lovie Smith, Paul Chrystand Pat Fitzgerald – solid individuals with squeaky clean images, but also coaches who do not garner the same type of headlines.
Minnesota first year head coach P.J. Fleck is not cut out of that mold, though. His trademarked motto “Row the Boat,” is familiar to college football fans across the country and his boundless energy is already legendary. In the Mid-American Conference, Fleck pushed the envelope on the recruiting trail and on the field, and the rest of the conference followed along. His addition to the Big Ten West could do the same for that division.
FLECK LOOKS TO ENERGIZE THE BIG TEN WEST
P.J. Fleck
AP Images
In Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh, the Big Ten East has two of the most well-known head coaches in the game and guys who generate headlines in-season and out-of-season. The West, meanwhile, features guys like Kirk Ferentz, Lovie Smith, Paul Chrystand Pat Fitzgerald – solid individuals with squeaky clean images, but also coaches who do not garner the same type of headlines.
Minnesota first year head coach P.J. Fleck is not cut out of that mold, though. His trademarked motto “Row the Boat,” is familiar to college football fans across the country and his boundless energy is already legendary. In the Mid-American Conference, Fleck pushed the envelope on the recruiting trail and on the field, and the rest of the conference followed along. His addition to the Big Ten West could do the same for that division.
