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After Minnesota's football team won against Washington, coach PJ Fleck celebrated by smearing blood from injured player Maverick Baranowski across his face during post-game festivities. The article highlights Fleck’s passionate coaching style, contrasting it with more restrained approaches in college football, and notes that the game marked a significant road victory for the Gophers early in their season.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday night, P.J. Fleck, the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, celebrated a 27-24 road win against Washington in an unusual manner. During postgame celebrations on the field at Seattle's Husky Stadium, linebacker Maverick Baranowski was bleeding from his mouth after being hit by a cleat during the final play of the game. Coach Fleck wiped Baranowski's blood from his face and smeared it across his own cheek, calling it a "blood brother" moment reminiscent of frontier traditions.
The incident occurred as Minnesota secured their first road win since November 29, 2024, against Wisconsin. Both players and media described the coach’s actions as intense and emotional, with Baranowski expressing deep appreciation for Fleck's support over the past five years. Receiver Javon Tracy echoed similar sentiments about Coach Fleck’s unique and energetic style.
Written for “Fleck Blood Moment” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
It's safe to assume that Minnesota head football coach PJ Fleck had an out-of-body experience after his Gophers earned a 27-24 win on the road at Washington on Saturday night.
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Gophers → assume → night
Minnesota dominated much of the first half and took a 21-10 lead into the break before the Huskies managed to get back into the contest in the fourth quarter.
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Huskies → dominate → quarter
Despite managing just two field goals in the second half, the Gophers held on and passed their first road test of the season.
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Gophers → manage → season
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After the final whistle, Fleck celebrated with his players on the field, but things went from routine celebration to absolutely insane when he crossed paths with linebacker Maverick Baranowski.
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he → celebrate → Baranowski
The Gophers' leading tackler busted his lip during the game, and with blood still streaming down his chin, Fleck decided to wipe it with his hands and smear it across his cheeks.
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Fleck → lead → cheeks
Fleck was already known as one of the more intense and emotional coaches in all of college football, but this is absolutely insane stuff.
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this → know → football
Even the Fox Sports announcers were stunned at what they had just witnessed.
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they → stun → what
In a college football world turned into nothing but all about the money and coaches mimicking statues more often than not, it's honestly refreshing to see Fleck let out all the emotion.
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Fleck → turn → emotion
By no means do coaches around the country need to start wiping blood from other humans across their faces – that move is reserved for Fleck and Fleck only now – but raw emotion such as this is what makes the sport so great.
Minnesota welcomes Michigan to town this upcoming Saturday in what will be a huge spot for both teams, with the Wolverines coming off of a stunning loss at home to Iowa in Week 4 and with the Gophers looking to make legitimate noise in the Big Ten.
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Gophers → need → Ten
We can go ahead and predict that Fleck will be wearing a tie on the sideline and be dialed beyond belief ahead of the kickoff.
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Fleck → go → kickoff
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