Fleck wipes Baranowski's blood onto his own cheek after road win — SkimNews
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- P.J. Fleck grabbed linebacker Maverick Baranowski's head with two hands, wiped blood from his mouth, and brushed the blood onto his own left cheek after Minnesota's road win at Washington.
- Maverick Baranowski, a senior Gopher, was bleeding from the mouth when Fleck initiated the face-to-face gesture in the moments following the Big Ten conference victory.
Why it matters: Fleck's choice to physically share a senior player's blood on his own face — rather than offering a conventional postgame handshake or pat — turns a routine conference win into a signature, visually arresting moment that will define the Baranowski-Fleck relationship in Minnesota lore.
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