© Star Tribune/Star Tribune/Brian Peterson, Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS P.J. Fleck and the Gophers are three months away from opening the season vs. Ohio State Over the next three months, there are freshmen to get acclimated, prep prospects to recruit and a training camp to run. But when P.J. Fleck starts talking about Gophers football for the 2021 season, the coach’s attention turns to a date and opponent circled in scarlet. Sept. 2. Ohio State. TCF Bank Stadium. The Gophers will open their season that Thursday night against the Buckeyes, the four-time defending Big Ten champions who fell to Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game in January. It’s both a tremendous challenge and opportunity as Fleck opens his fifth season as Gophers coach. The opportunity is playing one of college football’s traditional powers in a home game that will be televised nationally on Fox. In what’s expected to be…
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