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20th Ranked North Carolina Is Hosting Minnesota Today In Chapel Hill

20th ranked North Carolina is hosting Minnesota today in Chapel Hill.

North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Minnesota is a member of the Big Ten!

North Carolina comes into the game with record of 2-0 because they’ve won two straight including their game on Saturday September 9, 2023 in Chapel Hill Appalachian State where then they were ranked 17th as North Carolina topped Appalachian State in double overtime 40-34 Saturday in Chapel Hill starting quarterback Drake Maye ran for 13 yard touchdown.

Before North Carolina topped Appalachian State in double overtime on starting quarterback Drake Maye’s 13 yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter Appalachian State took a 3-0 lead on Michael Hughes 46 yard field goal before responded with a touchdown by Omarion Hampton 68 yard run , Ryan Coe kicked the extra point giving North Carolina a brief 7-3 lead before Appalachian State responded with a touchdown of their own as Eli Wilson caught 5 yard pass from Joey Aguilar , Michael Hughes kicked the extra point giving Appalachian a 10-7 lead. Though, that lead would be brief as Ryan Coe would kick a 47 yard field goal tying up the game 10-10. In the 3rd quarter Appalachian State would regain the lead at 17-10 as Deshaun Davis would catch 33 Yard touchdown from Joey Aguilar, Michael Hughes would kick the extra point before North Carolina would respond with touchdown of their own as Caleb Hood would run for 5 yard touchdown , Ryan Coe would kick the extra point tying game up 17-17 before Ryan Coe would kick a 31 yard field goal giving North Carolina 20-17 lead . In the 4th quarter Nate Noel would run for 7 yard touchdown Michael Hughes would kick the extra point allowing Appalachian State to regain lead once again at 24-20. Though, that lead would be brief as Omarion Hampton would run for 17 yard touchdown Ryan Coe would kick extra point giving North Carolina 27-24 lead in 4th quarter before Appalachian State would tie up score 27-27 with Michael Hughes field goal. In the 1st overtime Nate Noel would run for 7 yard touchdown Michael Hughes would kick extra point giving Appalachian State the lead briefly yet again 37-27 before Omarion Hampton would 17 yards for touchdown, Ryan Coe kick the extra point.

According to espnapp

Following 17th ranked North Carolina topping Appalachian State in double overtime in Chapel Hill Saturday following starting quarterback Drake Maye 13 yard running touchdown North Carolina Mack Brown had this to say about Omarion Hampton who scored three touchdowns!

Omarion is a really good player, and we've seen that type of performance coming,"Tonight, he ran the ball so well for the whole game, over 230 yards rushing and was the difference in the ball game."
 t was a great football game, and I'm proud of our guys,"We talk about finishing all the time, there were times we didn't finish during the night but we finished when it mattered in the end. That's the first time we've won an overtime game since I've been here."
 According to Matt Bowers article on goheels.com

Minnesota comes into the game with record of 2-0 because like North Carolina they’ve won two straight games including their game Saturday September 9, 2023 25-6 against Eastern Michigan where Dragan Kesich kicked 24 yard field goal in the 2nd quarter giving Minnesota a 3-0 lead before Eastern Michigan evened the score 3-3 as Jesus Gomez kicked 24 yard field goal before Darius Taylor ran for 2 yard touchdown for Minnesota, Dragon Kesich kicked the extra point making 10-3 Minnesota before Jesus Gomez kicked 37 yard field for Eastern Michigan cutting into Minnesota’s lead 10-6 before Minnesota scored twice in 3rd quarter, 4th quarter as Dragan Kesich kicked 19 yard field goal as Athan Kaliakmanis ran for 1 yard touchdown Dragan Kesich kicked extra point making 13-6, 20-6 Minnesota. In 4th quarter Minnesota scored on safety before Dragan Kesich kicked 20 yard field goal.

According to espnapp

Kickoff is set for 3:30pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!

Kickoff is set for 3:30pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!