(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
More thrills in one Minnesota college play at UMD than the entire Bears-Packers game
Minnesota Duluth opened its season by smashing Minot State 52-7. But way that the losing team scored its touchdown, on a 104-yard play, overshadowed everything else that happened.
September 6, 2019 at 12:50PM
Minnesota Duluth, a traditional power in NCAA Division II, opened its season by smashing Minot State 52-7. But the way that the losing team scored its touchdown overshadowed everything else that happened.
The Bulldogs took a 15-0 lead in the first quarter and kicked off. Cory Carignan, the kick returner, looked like he was about to add to his team's misery -- and UMD's lead -- when he fumbled the ball near the end zone and then had a bit of trouble picking it up.
Then, what could have been a safety turned into this play that provided more excitement in 30 seconds and 104 yards than the entire Green Bay-Chicago NFL opener provided in 60 minutes.
Here's how the play was described by the Minot Daily News.
Minnesota rallied for an overtime victory without its superstar after trailing by two goals entering the third period.
