Summarizing what Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck said during Monday's press conference:
On Tanner Morgan:
- Really special that Morgan has won 25 games as a starter (program record)
- Wants to bring a lot of light to the traditions we have here, but it shows we have a long way to go
- That number shows how far we have to go still
- Incredibly proud for Morgan to accomplish what he's done through the adversities he's faced
- I don't every worry about Tanner's competitiveness
- He got hit twice, but didn't get sacked
- He's courageous
- He gave our guys the ability to make plays
- He threw some great passes against Iowa, but we dropped some passes
- People are starting to see Brevyn Spann-Ford and his athleticism
- Defense is really good at making adjustments in-game
- Indiana showed us six, seven plays we never seen before
- Down 7-0, we made adjustments and the players settled down
On Wisconsin's defense:
- Everything stands out
- Better up front with the eight guys they rotate
- Linebackers are better than they ever have been
- Secondary is very intelligent and smart
- One of the best defenses we'll play since we've been here
- Enormous amount of respect for their staff
On seniors:
- Connor Olson has played in more games than anyone in our league and he's going to be a doctor
- He wanted to be here extra years
- Could have left two years ago, but wanted to come back
- Really is a eclectic group of guys coming together for one common goal
- This group that will be walking have been a part of unbelievable memories
On Friday's Nebraska/Iowa game:
- We have no control over that
- We're just focused on the Axe
- We had control and now we don't have control
- Doing everything to drown out the external noise
- We need to play our best football against Wisconsin
On Wisconsin's offense:
- They are effiecient
- Joe Rudolph (Associate HC/run game coordinator) and I were GA's at Ohio State
- They run the ball, they play-action pass, put points on the board, control time of possession
- Mertz is much better now
- Got a lot of film to go over and find wrinkles
On Tanner Morgan:
- Really special that Morgan has won 25 games as a starter (program record)
- Wants to bring a lot of light to the traditions we have here, but it shows we have a long way to go
- That number shows how far we have to go still
- Incredibly proud for Morgan to accomplish what he's done through the adversities he's faced
- I don't every worry about Tanner's competitiveness
- He got hit twice, but didn't get sacked
- He's courageous
- He gave our guys the ability to make plays
- He threw some great passes against Iowa, but we dropped some passes
- People are starting to see Brevyn Spann-Ford and his athleticism
- Defense is really good at making adjustments in-game
- Indiana showed us six, seven plays we never seen before
- Down 7-0, we made adjustments and the players settled down
On Wisconsin's defense:
- Everything stands out
- Better up front with the eight guys they rotate
- Linebackers are better than they ever have been
- Secondary is very intelligent and smart
- One of the best defenses we'll play since we've been here
- Enormous amount of respect for their staff
On seniors:
- Connor Olson has played in more games than anyone in our league and he's going to be a doctor
- He wanted to be here extra years
- Could have left two years ago, but wanted to come back
- Really is a eclectic group of guys coming together for one common goal
- This group that will be walking have been a part of unbelievable memories
On Friday's Nebraska/Iowa game:
- We have no control over that
- We're just focused on the Axe
- We had control and now we don't have control
- Doing everything to drown out the external noise
- We need to play our best football against Wisconsin
On Wisconsin's offense:
- They are effiecient
- Joe Rudolph (Associate HC/run game coordinator) and I were GA's at Ohio State
- They run the ball, they play-action pass, put points on the board, control time of possession
- Mertz is much better now
- Got a lot of film to go over and find wrinkles
