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 a season of returning to normalcy after COVID-19 altered the 2020 college football landscape, Fleck is hopeful that the Gophers (3-4 in 2020) can…
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