P.J. Fleck referred to himself as Greg Schiano’s “little brother” in the build-up to Saturday’s Big Ten game at Huntington Bank Stadium.

Like siblings, the Gophers and Rutgers head coaches “get into it” from time to time, sometimes “fighting over (assistant) coaches,” as Fleck put it on the KFAN pregame show.

The Rutgers head coach nabbed offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca away from Minnesota after the 2022 season. Then Fleck, who is 15 years younger than Schiano, tabbed Knights linebackers coach Corey Hetherman to be the U’s defensive coordinator for one year in 2024.

There wasn’t much of a squabble over Robb Smith after Fleck fired him as defensive coordinator in 2018, and Smith reunited with Schiano for a third time as D.C. this season.

After the Gophers’ 31-28 win over Rutgers, S

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