Thursday CFB Recap

Week 1 of College Football got started on Thursday night with a couple of high profile teams in action. Here's some of the notable results.

North Carolina 19 @ Minnesota 17

Last night, North Carolina opened their season with a 19-17 road win over Minnesota. UNC QB Max Johnson left the game with an injury, his future status is unknown. Minnesota led 14-7 at HT, but 4 second half FG’s got the Tar Heels across the line. The Gophers missed 2 field goals from makeable distance, which ended up being the difference. 

North Dakota State 26 @ Colorado 31 

Coach Prime and his Colorado Buffaloes started off their season with a narrow 31-26 victory over North Dakota State at Folsom Field. QB Shedeur Sanders impressed, throwing for 445 yards and 4 TD’s. 3 of those TD’s were to CB/WR Travis Hunter, who hauled in 7 catches for 132 yards. Next week, Colorado heads to Nebraska for a 7:30pm EST prime time clash. 

Howard 7 @ Rutgers 44

Coach Schiano and the Scarlet Knights started off their season with an impressive 44-7 win over Howard. QB Athan Kaliakmanis got the job done, throwing for 147 yards and 3 TD’s while adding 47 rushing yards. RB Kyle Monagai dominated the ground game, running for 165 yards and a TD. Rutgers will look to make it 2-0 when they host Akron next week.