A building away from the cacophony of bells and whistles, cheers and groans that a casino produces, P.J. Fleck took to the stage in a huge ballroom at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center to give the annual update on his Minnesota Gophers football team

If there is reason to believe that Fleck could take Minnesota to its first College Football Playoff berth, it's that he's led the team to a top-12 ranking before. In 2019, Fleck coached the Golden Gophers to an 11-2 record, and that team finished 12th in the AP Top 25 Poll. That would be good enough for a fringe playoff team now.

Nebraska football has fans across the nation - including one in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck addressed the media during the Gophers'