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Within three days, the University of Minnesota's 


The turnover came as the school continues to grapple with a 

sexual assault case involving 10 Gopher players.


MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with University President Eric Kaler about the future of Gophers football and about how the latest scandal could affect funding from the state. But he said they would work hard to make their case.


"The University of Minnesota is far, far, far more than than a football program or our athletics department," he said. "We are key to the future of the state of Minnesota. Our research, our education, our outreach is critically important to our future.

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MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler about the future of Gophers football and about how the latest scandal could affect funding from the state.

Within three days, the University of Minnesota's President Eric Kaler fired one head football coach and hired another. The new head coach, P.J. Fleck from Western Michigan University, says he has ambitious goals for the years ahead, including a national championship. But his biggest challenge may be remaking the culture of the football team, which he stressed would be one of his main priorities as head coach. Fleck's hiring, of course, comes in the middle of the university grappling with a sexual assault case involving 10 Gopher players.

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