CHICAGO -- The Grand Ballroom here at McCormick Place was half full and quiet at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday morning.
Then P.J. Fleck walked in, and the second day of Big Ten media days were officially underway.
The former Western Michigan head coach had already been awake for around three hours and had gone for a run along Lake Michigan by the time he stepped to the podium. He was dressed head to toe in Minnesota colors, including maroon pants. He sported a new shaved-head look, the result of a lost bet with his wife.