The Athletic: Who will be coaching your school in 2030? Predicting every Power 4 football program’s head man

[caliGopher]

File under, it's the offseason, and we need clicks......

Per Russo:

“Minnesota
Current: P.J. Fleck (Year 10)
2030: Bryant Haines, Indiana defensive coordinator
Haines was hard to place because on one hand the Broyles Award winner seems on track to land a head coaching job as soon as this year. On the other, the P4 market might be a bit slow this cycle.”


UCLA
Current: Bob Chesney (Year 1)
2030: P.J. Fleck, Minnesota head coach
Fleck is a fascinating case study. He has done an undeniably good job in his decade at Minnesota. You have to go back to the first half of the 1900s to find a Gophers football coach with a better winning percentage than Fleck’s .600. But he has cracked double-digit wins with the Gophers only once, in 2019. He has given Minnesota no reason to fire him while also never really positioning himself as a hot candidate for a potential upgrade.”


The article reports that Chesney is successful at UCLA and replaces Wittingham at Michigan.

 

[Lifeleadership]

Fleck will retire as the Gopher Football Coach, if allowed to. I truly believe that. Just my opinion. Most people will probably disagree which is OK. He is a perfect fit for Minnesota and will continue to build something special here. Am I dreaming? Probably. It would not be easy to start from scratch once again. He has built a great foundation at Minnesota. And he gets paid well. You can't tell me he doesn't have a great job here in Minnesota. Yep, he needs more financial backing for his Assistant Coaches, I'm hoping that happens. I think most Gopher fans appreciate what he has done in his 9 years. The best is still ahead of us. Fleck has really adjusted well with NIL, the portal and the new world of College Football. Looking forward to a great 2026 season.
Go Gophers!