Everything PJ Fleck said at his press conference as Minnesota prepares for Iowa

Minnesota head coach PJ Fleck met with the media on Monday and there was plenty to talk about.

The Gophers saw their 4-game win streak snapped in a shocking 14-6 home loss to Illinois. They travel to Iowa for an afternoon game on Nov. 13.

Quarterback Tanner Morgan threw 2 interceptions, one to open the game that directly led to an Illinois touchdown and one to effectively end the game and allow Illinois to kneel and run out the last 40 seconds of game clock. In between, the Illini controlled things. Running back Chase Brown continued his on-off streak of 100-yard rushing performance following up disappointing ones; he had 147 yards on the day.

It was not the kind of showing a coach hopes for after putting pen to paper on a shiny new contract extension, which Fleck did last week.

The Gophers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) will look to bounce back against the Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s what Fleck had to say on Monday:

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