Northern Colorado Beats Winless Utah Tech 37-13
Twelve seconds. That is how long it took Northern Colorado to go up 14-0 on Utah Tech, and the Bears never looked back on the way to a 37-13 win.
Jordan Herron ran 19 yards for a touchdown at 11:38 of the first quarter. Moments later, Mikhail Benner returned an interception 11 yards for another, and it was 14-0 before most people had settled in. Utah Tech got a 2-yard Ace Chatman run and a 45-yard Dax Iverson field goal to close within 14-10, then Landon Richardson and Iverson traded field goals. Richardson kicked a 38-yarder as the half ended, and Northern Colorado led 20-13 at the break.
Brayten Silbor ran in from a yard out to open the third quarter, Richardson added a 24-yard field goal, and Justin Guin's 9-yard run in the fourth made it 37-13. Northern Colorado was never behind and never tied. Take away the pick-six and it is still 30-13.
The yardage tells a different story. Utah Tech outgained the Bears 406 yards to 358 and threw for 277, but it also had two interceptions and a lost fumble, three turnovers to none for Northern Colorado. Northern Colorado ran 33 times for 218 yards and needed only 140 passing yards.
Northern Colorado moves to 1-2. Utah Tech is 0-4. For fantasy purposes this was a quiet game: the top score was Silbor's 15.8, and two others landed at 15.1. If you started someone from this game, you probably got a number like that and a shrug.