Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes certainly didn't want their home opener to be that close, but they came away with the win nonetheless.
Colorado held off a game North Dakota State team thanks to monster performances from Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to win their first game of the season, 31-26.
Sanders finished with 445 yards and 4 touchdowns. Hunter caught three of the TDs and had 132 receiving yards. Jimmy Horn also had 7 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown.
Minnesota's Dragan Kesich misses a 47-yard field goal attempt JUST wide right at the buzzer at the Tar Heels hang on for a dramatic road victory in a game where UNC starter QB Max Johnson went down with an ugly knee injury.
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Minnesota misses the game-winning field goal attempt and North Carolina survives! pic.twitter.com/6bKBNRnuUC
UNC quarterback Max Johnson is being carted off the field against Minnesota. The transfer from Texas A&M looks like he twisted his knee on the play. Emotional scene for the QB.
Minnesota leads 14-10 late in the 3rd.
Max Johnson receives an ovation from fans as he is carted off the field due to injury pic.twitter.com/ycSaFONCth
The Bison can't do enough buried deep in their own territory and the Buffaloes will escape with a win in their opener.
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The Buffs will punt the ball back to NDSU with 38 seconds left.
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Colorado decided to throw the ball on first down and it fell incomplete, which opens the door back up for NDSU. The Buffs are facing a third down.
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Colorado given a pass interference penalty after Shedeur Sanders scrambled and threw the ball up for grabs.
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The Buffs are facing a third-and-long. NDSU needs a stop to keep the game alive.
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Touchdown NDSU!
Cam Miller runs it in from 20 yards out to cut into Colorado's lead with just over 2 minutes left. They don't convert on the 2-point conversion though.
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The Bison were nearing the red zone but a deep sack will push them out closer to midfield. They're running out of time.
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Final: NC State 38, Western Carolina 21
It was scary for a minute for the Wolfpack, who trailed in the 4th quarter as a 32.5-point favorite, but NC State outscored WCU 21-0 in the 4th to pull away for the victory.
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Touchdown Colorado!
It's Travis Hunter AGAIN! That was clearly his best catch of the night, contested and pushed down as he caught it. It's his third TD catch. Just look at this:
The Buffs are nearing the NDSU red zone with a methodical drive of their own. They have it at the 30 with just over 12 minutes left in the game.
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The Utes are rolling in Salt Lake City. Cam Rising is 10-15 for 254 yards and 5 touchdowns as the game heads to half. His last game was the Rose Bowl at the end of the 2022 season.
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End of 3Q: Colorado 24, NDSU 20
The Buffs have the ball and a first down in their own territory to start the fourth quarter.
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NC State 31, Western Carolina 21
Jordan Waters bulldozes his way into the end zone for a 7-yard TD and it looks like the Wolfpack are going to avoid disaster here. 6:32 to play.
The Buffs quickly moved into field goal range just before half with two deep completions from Shedeur Sanders. Alejandro Mata nails the short FG just before the break to cut into the lead, but Colorado still trails in its home opener.
After a sack on Shedeur Sanders at midfield, Colorado chooses to punt it this time instead of going for it. There's 2:41 to go in the first half and NDSU will take over deep in its own territory.
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Colorado is on the move after another long catch from Jimmy Horn. That's three catches for 103 yards and a TD already for Horn.
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NDSU settles for field goal
The Buffs are finally able to stiffen up and hold the Bison before a 28-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa.
The Bison were methodical with that drive and got some help with a crucial offsides call on Colorado. In the end, it's NDSU QB Cam Miller sprinting around the corner for a 7-yard TD.
The Bison are on the move again as the first quarter comes to a close. They'll start the second at Colorado 44.
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Touchdown Colorado!
How's that for a reply? Jimmy Horn Jr. catches a deep crossing route from Shedeur Sanders and takes it 69 yards to the house! We're gonna have some offense in this one folks.
The Bison are moving the ball on the ensuing drive. They're over midfield with a few first downs and nearing the red zone.
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Touchdown Colorado!
Of course it's Travis Hunter that's first on the board for the Buffs. He catches a quick stop route from Shedeur Sanders and makes a move before running 41 yards for a touchdown.
Don't look now, but 32.5-point underdog Western Carolina of the FCS is on the board first against NC State, thanks to a big interception by Ken Moore Jr. WCU takes a quick 7-0.
What a sequence for Western Carolina at No. 24 NC State!
Ken Moore Jr. picked off former Coastal Carolina star Grayson McCall in his first game with NC State, and the Catamounts scored a TD one play later.
Cristiano Ronaldo is showing just why Portugal is persisting with him at the age of 39. Make that a record-extending 132 international goals for the five-time world player of the year after Ronaldo came on as a halftime substitute and slotted home an 88th-minute winner for Portugal in its 2-1 victory over Scotland in the Nations League on Sunday. Minutes earlier, Ronaldo had struck both posts within a matter of seconds.
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Lee Carsley praised the players after a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, with Jack Grealish glad to be back after ‘one of worst summers of my life’
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Taylor Fritz was eager before the U.S. Open final on Sunday, entertaining thoughts of winning his first Grand Slam title — and the first for any American man since Andy Roddick earned the 2003 trophy at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Didn't happen for Fritz or his country, and the drought continues. Fritz never really produced his best tennis until the third set, and that was only briefly.
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