{"id":2166519,"date":"2026-09-27T16:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166519"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:48:16","slug":"minnesota-coach-smears-his-players-blood-across-his-face-after-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166519","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Coach Smears His Player&#8217;s Blood Across His Face After Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/16by9\/2026\/09\/27\/089643c56f0b44c99d97d06193167e35_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Minnesota Coach Smears His Player&#8217;s Blood Across His Face After Win<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Minnesota Football Coach<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Celebrates Win with Linebacker&#8217;s Blood Smeared Across Face<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-27T09:48:16-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 27, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:48 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-dd89cbfef48261d565acd327241dc4a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260927_089643c56f0b44c99d97d06193167e35\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:617d4142-4642-4c5d-98c5-3c6e1f0acdc1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/089643c56f0b44c99d97d06193167e35_md.jpg\" alt=\"P.J.-Fleck-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6cd50665ec9c41252886dfa0df2d3c1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>University of Minnesota&#8217;s head coach got a little too into his post-win celebrations &#8230; smearing the blood from a linebacker&#8217;s mouth on his face!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a1bfe98fe668c786788cea4440626740\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-a1bfe98fe668c786788cea4440626740-2129698925-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CFBONFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by CFBONFOX<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db0e653c5045ed2aa85e35302e01ac0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Golden Gophers head coach <strong>P.J. Fleck<\/strong> was celebrating the team&#8217;s road win against Washington at Husky Stadium Saturday when he ran up to linebacker <strong>Maverick Baranowski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8098c43b4a169b7014d554743d0eb648\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The two hugged before P.J. took his hand and wiped it over Maverick&#8217;s bloody mouth &#8230; and let&#8217;s just say, it was more than just a fleck.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8d734e83ce2d53c042b29f2982409d93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The end result gave total Patrick Bateman vibes &#8230; with P.J. sporting a bloody cheek and a stain on his shirt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eee083a0a33f3cc1a95e0f59b3bcd75e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260927_f09749efecfa44e6aa32946e7f45c4f5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:617d4142-4642-4c5d-98c5-3c6e1f0acdc1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f0\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/f09749efecfa44e6aa32946e7f45c4f5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Maverick-Baranowski-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-be913d72d94d7c6b71ecf9236a14b4f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Needless to say &#8230; FOX Sports commentators <strong>Jack Kizer<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Helfrich<\/strong> were pretty shocked &#8230; and pointed out that P.J. literally put the blood into the team&#8217;s &#8220;blood, sweat and tears&#8221; win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dbe8d03ec2b2b91adfcaa034bf6d264f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Following the eyebrow-raising moment, Maverick said &#8230; &#8220;I love that guy more than anyone, and it&#8217;s just such an awesome opportunity to share that moment with him&#8221; calling him &#8220;a crazy man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ad20231f7a0c01e0e0a88d0dc29ce216\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260927_ada8401f694847179a4c0395cc4189f3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:617d4142-4642-4c5d-98c5-3c6e1f0acdc1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ad\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/ada8401f694847179a4c0395cc4189f3_md.jpg\" alt=\"P.J.-Fleck-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-03f3f2d04ff4a135364af122a4dd3569\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for P.J. &#8230; 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