North Dakota Tops Portland State 50-20, Gophers Rout Northwestern State 66-0

In college football action on Saturday, North Dakota defeated Portland State 50-20, highlighted by Jerry Kaminski's five touchdowns, including four passing and one rushing, with significant contributions from receiver Nathan Hromadka. Kaminski led an early surge that put North Dakota ahead quickly, and backup quarterback Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson also scored, while Portland State managed touchdowns from John-Keawe Sagapolutele and Delon Thompson but could not keep pace. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Golden Gophers dominated Northwestern State with a lopsided 66-0 victory, scoring 35 points in the first quarter alone, including defensive touchdowns from John Nestor and Matt Kingsbury. The game was called early due to lightning with Minnesota thoroughly controlling the contest, allowing negative yardage on defense and scoring on every first-team offensive drive. Concerns arose over Minnesota running back Darius Taylor's health after he was injured early in the game, casting uncertainty on his availability for upcoming matches. These results reflect strong performances from North Dakota and Minnesota against their FCS opponents in early 2025 college football.