Several media organizations in the Twin Cities are reporting that the Gophers are very near to finalizing a deal with Western Michigan head coach PJ Fleck to become the next Gopher Football head coach. The rumors began earlier this afternoon that a deal was getting closer and closer, and the rumors got seriously hot and heavy about 6:00 PM when KSTP’s Joe Schmit tweeted the following:
There are a lot of rumors out there but I believe that PJ Fleck will be named the Gopher head coach tomorrow..
— Joe Schmit (@JoeSchmitKSTP) January 6, 2017
Schmit was the media member who first reported that Mark Coyle and Eric Kaler among others had flown to Chicago yesterday to meet with at least Fleck’s agent, if not Fleck himself.