College football scores, highlights: Colorado survives scare in opener against North Dakota State

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• Final: Colorado 31, NDSU 26

  It came down to a Hail Mary and NDSU caught it but was short of the goal line by 5 yards.

• Fri, August 30, 2024 at 12:26 AM EDT

  Final: North Carolina 19, Minnesota 17

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:26 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:20 PM EDT

  The Bison can’t do enough buried deep in their own territory and the Buffaloes will escape with a win in their opener.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM EDT

  The Buffs will punt the ball back to NDSU with 38 seconds left.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM EDT

  Colorado given a pass interference penalty after Shedeur Sanders scrambled and threw the ball up for grabs.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:11 PM EDT

  The Buffs are facing a third-and-long. NDSU needs a stop to keep the game alive.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 11:02 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:59 PM EDT

  The Bison were nearing the red zone but a deep sack will push them out closer to midfield. They’re running out of time.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:54 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM EDT

  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:

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:38 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:37 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:26 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:26 PM EDT

  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.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:22 PM EDT

  NDSU’s drive fizzles out there though, and Colorado will get the ball back at its own 20.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM EDT

  The Bison are on the march again. They just crossed midfield with just under 3 minutes left in the third quarter.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:11 PM EDT

  NC State 24, Western Carolina 21

  NC State fans can exhale a bit. KC Concepcion with a nice 35-yard catch and run touchdown to give the Wolfpack the lead early in the 4th.

  Concepcion has scored all 3 of NC State’s TDs.

• Thu, August 29, 2024 at 10:09 PM EDT

  Touchdown Colorado!

  It’s Travis Hunter again. The two-way star shucks his defender and gets his feet down in the end zone to put the Buffs back on top.