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per Mitch:
Simon, at age 36, is the Gophers’ wide receivers coach, passing game coordinator and co-offensive coordinator. He’s one of the most promising assistant coaches in college football, with a long list of players he’s helped propel to stardom, and a future that figures to include his own ascension of the coaching ladder.
“It’s only a matter of time before the whole country knows him,” said Kirk Ciarrocca, the Gophers’ offensive coordinator and longtime Simon mentor.
It’s working out, all right.
“It’s interesting when you coach a guy and you see him as a player, then you watch him as a coach,” Fleck said. “You watch him get married and have kids, be there as a dad. It’s an incredibly proud feeling to know you’re a small piece of that.
“And I’m not a huge piece; I’m a small piece. Matt’s earned everything that he’s ever gotten. I knew from early on that he’d be a phenomenal coach.”
Fleck will be on stage Tuesday at Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. Behind the scenes back home, Simon, the rising star, plays a key role in the development of Fleck’s offense and in the installation of his culture.
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Go Gophers!!
Simon, at age 36, is the Gophers’ wide receivers coach, passing game coordinator and co-offensive coordinator. He’s one of the most promising assistant coaches in college football, with a long list of players he’s helped propel to stardom, and a future that figures to include his own ascension of the coaching ladder.
“It’s only a matter of time before the whole country knows him,” said Kirk Ciarrocca, the Gophers’ offensive coordinator and longtime Simon mentor.
It’s working out, all right.
“It’s interesting when you coach a guy and you see him as a player, then you watch him as a coach,” Fleck said. “You watch him get married and have kids, be there as a dad. It’s an incredibly proud feeling to know you’re a small piece of that.
“And I’m not a huge piece; I’m a small piece. Matt’s earned everything that he’s ever gotten. I knew from early on that he’d be a phenomenal coach.”
Fleck will be on stage Tuesday at Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. Behind the scenes back home, Simon, the rising star, plays a key role in the development of Fleck’s offense and in the installation of his culture.
Minnesota's Matt Simon a rising star with list of receivers he's helped propel to stardom
“It’s only a matter of time before the whole country knows him,” said Kirk Ciarrocca, Minnesota's offensive coordinator.
Go Gophers!!
