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Fleck promotes internships

When Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck promotes the state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities to potential recruits, he often points out the great business opportunities for players here that they won’t find at many schools in smaller towns.

“I want every single one of our players taking internships,” he said. “Balancing the academics, balancing the internships, and then workouts and have conditioning with us.

“Monday through Friday we keep them busy, but I think with our 18 Fortune 500 companies and the resources that these young people have in the state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities area, it’s unlike any place in the world, it really is. It’s a unique experience. When we talk about, ‘Why Minnesota?’ This is one of the reasons people come to Minnesota, for the connection to these 18 Fortune 500 companies, and not just them but all of our surrounding businesses as well. So you can say those things and it sounds great, but are you applying them as a football team? Or are you just saying them to get recruits here? We actually apply it.”

And when it comes to recruiting, Fleck has been able to get top players on official visits to campus such as Jirehl Brock of Quincy, Ill., the 11th-ranked running back in the country, according to Rivals.com. He recently announced his final five college choices as the Gophers, Iowa, Northwestern, Iowa State and Purdue.

http://www.startribune.com/derek-fa...ecisions-to-be-made-this-offseason/483125361/

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