Once in a while, P.J. Fleck will see someone wearing a very specific T-shirt in public and feels a need to set the record straight.

The Gophers’ head coach has come across Iowa Hawkeyes fans donning “It wasn’t a fair catch” shirts and can’t help but approach them. One such scene came on a recent trip he and wife Heather made to Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan.

“Hey, I like your shirt,” Fleck will say to the fan. “That was actually a correct call.”

The reference, of course, is to the invalid fair catch signal penalty that was flagged on Iowa punt returner Cooper DeJean’s 54-yard touchdown run in the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry game in October 2023. After review, the decision negated the TD, and Minnesota went on to a 12-10 win over then-No. 24 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium.

Days later

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