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per BTN:
The MAC-to-the-Big-Ten path continued in the last offseason, with Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck taking over at Minnesota after Tracy Claeys wasn’t retained. Fleck is coming off a wildly successful run in Kalamazoo, capped by last season’s 13-1 record, MAC championship and Cotton Bowl bid. Fleck went 30-22 in four seasons (21-11 MAC) at Western Michigan with three bowl bids. And he could end up being one of the best direct-to-the-Big-Ten MAC coaches ever.
Here is a look at the last five MAC coaches to jump directly to the Big Ten (listed alphabetically). As you will see, it’s a mixed bag.
Jerry Kill, Minnesota. Kill spent three years at Northern Illinois (2008-2010) and went 23-16 overall and 18-6 in the MAC. He earned three bowl bids and a West Division title while in DeKalb. Kill went on a near five-year run at Minnesota in which he reversed the program’s fortunes after the Tim Brewster era and made the Gophers a contender in the Big Ten West. Kill went 29-29 overall and 14-21 in Big Ten play with three bowl bids before health issues forced him to step down seven games into the 2015 season. He is now offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
http://btn.com/2017/07/19/dienhart-a-look-at-the-mac-to-big-ten-coaching-pipeline/
Go Gophers!!
The MAC-to-the-Big-Ten path continued in the last offseason, with Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck taking over at Minnesota after Tracy Claeys wasn’t retained. Fleck is coming off a wildly successful run in Kalamazoo, capped by last season’s 13-1 record, MAC championship and Cotton Bowl bid. Fleck went 30-22 in four seasons (21-11 MAC) at Western Michigan with three bowl bids. And he could end up being one of the best direct-to-the-Big-Ten MAC coaches ever.
Here is a look at the last five MAC coaches to jump directly to the Big Ten (listed alphabetically). As you will see, it’s a mixed bag.
Jerry Kill, Minnesota. Kill spent three years at Northern Illinois (2008-2010) and went 23-16 overall and 18-6 in the MAC. He earned three bowl bids and a West Division title while in DeKalb. Kill went on a near five-year run at Minnesota in which he reversed the program’s fortunes after the Tim Brewster era and made the Gophers a contender in the Big Ten West. Kill went 29-29 overall and 14-21 in Big Ten play with three bowl bids before health issues forced him to step down seven games into the 2015 season. He is now offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
http://btn.com/2017/07/19/dienhart-a-look-at-the-mac-to-big-ten-coaching-pipeline/
Go Gophers!!