MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota football head coach P.J. Fleck was named the 2019 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year on Tuesday.
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The recognition follows a 10-win season in Fleck’s third year on the job. It was the team’s first 9-0 start to a season in 115 years.
Fleck is just the third Minnesota head coach to win the award. The winner is selected by conference coaches.
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