© Provided by Football Scoop PJ Fleck and the Golden Gophers are trading that gold for black and deep maroon for Minnesota’s chance to host the Ohio State Buckeyes Sept. 2. Minnesota is preparing to host Ohio State in a made-for-TV, 2021 college football kick-off special on Sept. 2 inside Huntington Bank Stadium. And the Golden Gophers are going to be donning some new threads and lids in the process. They’re not calling it a black-out, but it’s impossible not to notice the Gophers’ dark, new black jerseys and pants with graphic-inlaid numerals and equally dark maroon helmets. Yes, the helmets feature Fleck’s “Row” phrasing on the front-crown label, the first word in his “Row the boat” mantra. Following the team’s Saturday afternoon practice, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck had instructed support staff to have the locker room lights powered off and the new uniform on display for the players. Fleck…
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