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One of P.J. Fleck’s first calls after becoming Gophers coach on Jan. 6 was to Tanner Morgan, a prep quarterback from Kentucky who’d committed to play for him at Western Michigan.
Morgan had graduated early from high school so he could enroll at WMU, and participate in spring practice. If Morgan had followed through and started class Jan. 9, he wouldn’t have been able to join Fleck at Minnesota.
“Talk about a tense situation,” Fleck said Wednesday, explaining why he was so relieved to have Morgan in the fold on national signing day.
Calling it a “monumental day for Gophers football,” Fleck gave detailed stories on all 25 signees during a 55-minute news conference. He listed their high school coaches’ names, often mentioning their parents and grade-point averages, while sprinkling in countless Fleck-isms along the way.
The 36-year-old coach described the class his staff reconstructed in 26 days, after he replaced ousted coach Tracy Claeys.
“I think we knocked it out of the park for the time frame we had and the resources we were given and the needs that had to be addressed,” Fleck said.
When Fleck took over, the Gophers had 15 players committed in a class that ranked 72nd in the 247Sports Composite, which blends the four major recruiting services into one. Nine of those Claeys signees decommitted, but Wednesday, Minnesota’s class ranked 57th in that same composite, and 12th in the Big Ten.
“Now, did I say we got 15 five-stars and went out and turned the world upside down?” Fleck said. “No, we got the right fit for our needs.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...b-in-hyper-speed-recruiting-period/412488163/
Morgan had graduated early from high school so he could enroll at WMU, and participate in spring practice. If Morgan had followed through and started class Jan. 9, he wouldn’t have been able to join Fleck at Minnesota.
“Talk about a tense situation,” Fleck said Wednesday, explaining why he was so relieved to have Morgan in the fold on national signing day.
Calling it a “monumental day for Gophers football,” Fleck gave detailed stories on all 25 signees during a 55-minute news conference. He listed their high school coaches’ names, often mentioning their parents and grade-point averages, while sprinkling in countless Fleck-isms along the way.
The 36-year-old coach described the class his staff reconstructed in 26 days, after he replaced ousted coach Tracy Claeys.
“I think we knocked it out of the park for the time frame we had and the resources we were given and the needs that had to be addressed,” Fleck said.
When Fleck took over, the Gophers had 15 players committed in a class that ranked 72nd in the 247Sports Composite, which blends the four major recruiting services into one. Nine of those Claeys signees decommitted, but Wednesday, Minnesota’s class ranked 57th in that same composite, and 12th in the Big Ten.
“Now, did I say we got 15 five-stars and went out and turned the world upside down?” Fleck said. “No, we got the right fit for our needs.”
http://www.startribune.com/p-j-flec...b-in-hyper-speed-recruiting-period/412488163/