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Minnesota has won four straight games going back to last season.

Both the Tar Heels and Gophers are 2-0 this season, UNC beating South Carolina and then Appalachian State in 2 OTs.

Drake Maye figured Nate McCollum was ready for a big game as North Carolina's top target Saturday. “He told me before the game: ‘Man, Drake, I’m itching to play,'” Maye said. Maye threw for a season-high 414 yards to go with two touchdowns, while McCollum flirted with a single-game UNC receiving record as the 20th-ranked Tar Heels pushed past Minnesota 31-13 on Saturday.

Line: North Carolina by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Both teams are looking to stay unbeaten in a matchup for the Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Gophers from the Big Ten. UNC is coming off a double-overtime win against Appalachian State, while Minnesota beat Eastern Michigan.

Preseason expectations grew for No. 20 North Carolina thanks largely to the return of star quarterback Drake Maye. The Tar Heels (2-0) are tied for ninth nationally by averaging 243.5 yards rushing, highlighted by Omarion Hampton running for 234 yards — the No. 2 total for any Bowl Subdivision game as of Thursday — in last weekend's double-overtime win against Appalachian State. Meanwhile, Maye hasn't opened the season with prolific numbers as a Heisman Trophy candidate...

Darius Taylor ran for 193 of Minnesota’s 296 yards and a touchdown, and the Gophers pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Michigan 25-6 Saturday night. Sean Tyler added 93 yards on the ground for Minnesota, which had just 55 rushing yards in last week’s season-opening 13-10 win against Nebraska. Early in the year, Minnesota (2-0) is seeking how to best replace Mohamed Ibrahim, the school’s all-time leading rusher.

La Velle's 3-2 Pitch: Three observations and two predictions on Sundays. . . . Tyler Nubin's two interceptions were just as highlight-worthy as any of the big plays in the Gophers' 13-10 last-second victory over Nebraska in their opener Thursday. And Daniel Jackson's catch and Dragan Kesich's field goal will be remembered for a long time. But Justin Walley's fourth-quarter forced fumble on ...

Dragan Kesich kicked a 47-yard field goal for Minnesota as time expired after Daniel Jackson's toe-tap touchdown catch from Athan Kaliakmanis tied the game with 2:32 left, and the Gophers beat Nebraska 13-10 to ruin Huskers coach Matt Rhule's debut on Thursday night. Tyler Nubin had two of Minnesota's three interceptions of Nebraska newcomer Jeff Sims, including a leaping grab and 14-yard return in the final minute that gave the Gophers the ball at their 49.

Nebraska football fell short against Minnesota in coach Matt Rhule's debut.

The Gophers are 7-5 against the Huskers since they joined the Big Ten.