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P.J. Fleck crowd surfs on 'Big Noon Kickoff' before Minnesota-Michigan

Nairavoice · Oct 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Last week, Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck went viral for wiping the blood from his player’s mouth and smearing it onto his own face as the Golden Gophers celebrated their hard-fought win over Washington.

He followed it up with some Week 5 crowd surfing during his appearance on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff.”

Minnesota hosted “Big Noon Kickoff” with Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram, Chris Fallica and Rob Stone ahead of its annual Little Brown Jug Rivalry Game against Michigan. It’s the 107th all-time meeting between the two programs.

Quarterback Drake Lindsey has the Golden Gophers out to a 3-1 overall start on the season with the lone loss being to No. 16 Mississippi State and Kamario Taylor.

A win on Saturday for Minnesota would mark its first win against Michigan in the rivalry series since 2014, and its first win at home since 1977.

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