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Bryan Kalbrosky

Minnesota football mistakenly lit off fireworks after a missed game-winning kick to North Carolina

It is still early in the college football season and many teams are still working out the kinks both on and off the field.

Never was that more apparent than when the Minnesota Gophers hosted the North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday night. Heading into the final seconds of the game, Minnesota kicker Dragan Kesich had an opportunity to secure a victory for his team.

Kesich, who missed a 27-yard field goal attempt earlier in the game, missed a 47-yard field goal and North Carolina was officially victorious. Despite that, though, the fireworks operator still set off the display for the home crowd.

This was a sitcom-worthy awkward series of events.

Hopefully for Minnesota fans, isn’t a preview of what is to come as the season progresses for the Gophers.

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