John Nestor had a pick-six on the game’s first offensive play and Minnesota scored five first-quarter touchdowns en route to overwhelming FCS Northwestern State 66-0 Saturday.

With the severe weather in the area, the game ended with 6:15 left in the fourth quarter.

Minnesota amassed 484 yards of offense and scored its most points in a game since 2001.

Drake Lindsey was 8 of 9 for 139 yards in his five series. Ten running backs had carries, led by Grant Washington’s 126 yards.

However, Minnesota’s top ballcarrier left the game early with an apparent injury.

Darius Taylor ran out of bounds and immediately reached for the back of his right leg and fell to the ground. He gingerly walked back to the bench but did not return. The junior ran for 141 yards in a season-opening 23-10 win over B

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