Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck emphatically responded Thursday to a report that included several former players alleging mistreatment in the Gophers football program.
, described a"cult-like atmosphere" and an environment"fraught with intimidation and toxicity." Fleck, during his turn addressing reporters at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis, called the allegations"baseless."
Fleck offered an explanation for the “Fleck Bank,” saying it was an analogy he used with players when he first became Minnesota’s head coach back in 2017. “We do not use physical activity to discipline our players at the University of Minnesota. And we have never done that,” Fleck said. “Our players do things like wake up early and clean the weight room. Whatever you did, you watch a video on that. If you were late to class, you watch a video on tardiness, you write your professor a letter. Those are the disciplines we actually have within our program.
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