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Colorado Buffaloes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Recap - Golden Gophers Win 49-7

Colorado was unable to contain Mohamed Ibrahim on Saturday and the result was a 49-7 Week 3 loss against the Golden Gophers.

Minnesota was a favorite by -28.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 47.5.

Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 202 yards, while Bryce Williams added 58 yards in the win. Chris Autman-Bell and Brevyn Spann-Ford added 58 and 34 receiving yards respectively.

Deion Smith rushed for 70 yards for Colorado, while Charlie Offerdahl added 55 yards. J.T. Shrout threw for 24 yards for the Buffaloes, while receivers Jaylon Jackson and Daniel Arias had 28 and 22 yards respectively.

Colorado lost the offensive yardage battle to Minnesota 500-226 yards in Saturday's game. Minnesota had more first downs as that total ended up 29-14.

The time of possession battle favored Minnesota as their offense was on the field for 36:07, longer than the 23:53 of their opponents.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Michigan State looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face UCLA.