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Report: Kirk Ciarrocca to return to Minnesota as offensive coordinator

Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel reported Thursday night that Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck is reuniting with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Ciarrocca.

Sources: Minnesota has targeted Kirk Ciarrocca as the school’s new offensive coordinator. He worked as P.J. Fleck’s OC for seven combined seasons at Western Michigan and Minnesota. He was the OC for Minnesota’s 11-2 2019 season and worked last year as a West Virginia analyst.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 3, 2021

Ciarrocca was Fleck's offensive coordinator at Western Michigan for four seasons before following him to Minnesota, where Ciarrocca led the Gophers' offense for three years.