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FLECK OFF: WMU head coach P.J. Fleck departs for Minnesota overnight

Former WMU head coach P.J. Fleck after his victory of Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference Championship at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.

Just six days into the new year and four days after the Cotton Bowl Classic, Western Michigan University football head coach P.J. Fleck has now become the former, as he has accepted a job to become the new head coach of the University of Minnesota.

The official news comes after endless hours of speculation via social media, where contradicting reports from Minnesota and Kalamazoo media were rampant of Fleck’s signing in Minnesota.

In a press conference held on Jan.