One of the best games in college football on Thursday, August 29th is the North Carolina Tar Heels on the road at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This game will take place at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. This is the second of back-to-back meetings, with the Tar Heels winning a season ago by 18 points.
Mack Brown and his ‘Heels went 8-5 one season ago. The Tar Heels lost in their final game of the season to West Virginia. North Carolina is one of the contenders out of the wide open Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers made it to a bowl game last year, and won, despite having just five wins on the season. In an oddity, their season continued and they picked up a win over Bowling Green.
This is projected to be one of the most competitive games in Week 1. Let’s take a look at five reasons the Tar Heels will win on the road in this one: