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per The Athletic:
The call came at the literal and proverbial last minute, on the eve of Tanner Morgan’s high school graduation party, two days before he had planned to pack up the car and drive to Kalamazoo, Mich.
On the line that January morning was P.J. Fleck, the coach Morgan loved and trusted who had convinced him to go to Western Michigan to play quarterback. Fleck told him he was accepting an offer to become the head coach at Minnesota, a big step up from the MAC to the Big Ten for Fleck. And decidedly not Kalamazoo.
“I immediately called him and re-offered him,” Fleck says. “I said, ‘Do you want to come?’ and he’s like, ‘I’m coming.’ I said, ‘Do you want to come to the school and visit first?’ He’s like, ‘Nope.’ ”
Fleck tried once more to impress upon Morgan the seriousness of what he was saying. Did he want to talk to his parents first?
“Nope, they’re on the line,” Morgan replied. “You’re on...
https://theathletic.com/1354389/2019/11/06/tanner-morgan-pj-fleck-minnesota/
Go Gophers!!
The call came at the literal and proverbial last minute, on the eve of Tanner Morgan’s high school graduation party, two days before he had planned to pack up the car and drive to Kalamazoo, Mich.
On the line that January morning was P.J. Fleck, the coach Morgan loved and trusted who had convinced him to go to Western Michigan to play quarterback. Fleck told him he was accepting an offer to become the head coach at Minnesota, a big step up from the MAC to the Big Ten for Fleck. And decidedly not Kalamazoo.
“I immediately called him and re-offered him,” Fleck says. “I said, ‘Do you want to come?’ and he’s like, ‘I’m coming.’ I said, ‘Do you want to come to the school and visit first?’ He’s like, ‘Nope.’ ”
Fleck tried once more to impress upon Morgan the seriousness of what he was saying. Did he want to talk to his parents first?
“Nope, they’re on the line,” Morgan replied. “You’re on...
https://theathletic.com/1354389/2019/11/06/tanner-morgan-pj-fleck-minnesota/
Go Gophers!!