Hey, he’s earned it.
P.J. Fleck‘s week began with the confirmation that he and the University of Minnesota had reached an agreement on a seven-year contract extension. Four days later, in the football program’s biggest game in at least a half-century, No. 17 Minnesota outplayed No. 4 Penn State in claiming a thrilling 31-26 win at sold-out TCF Stadium.
Suffice to say, it was an emotional postgame for myriad people involved as the Gophers moved to 9-0 for the first time since 1904 (!!!). In a jubilant locker room, and with the help of his players, the 38-year-old Fleck let his hair down (wink) with a well-deserved and impromptu crowd-surfing celebration.
P.J. Fleck crowd surfed in the locker room after @GopherFootball's upset vs. No. 4 Penn State 🌊 pic.twitter.com/ZR5u4W9zc6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 9, 2019
Yeah, college football, for all of its flaws, remains supremely awesome.