North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson was stretchered off the field after appearing to twist his knee on a dropback in the third quarter of Thursday’s season opener against the Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Johnson was replaced by Conner Harrell.

Johnson went down with 3 minutes, 2 seconds left in the third quarter after taking a hit on a dropback, appearing to twist his knee as he fell to the turf. Johnson was 12 of 19 passing for 71 yards and an interception before being carted off and replaced by Harrell. Johnson also ran for a score.

North Carolina’s coach had not yet announced a starting quarterback before the game, and it was expected that Harrell and Johnson would split time during the game and throughout the season. But Johnson had played every snap before his injury and appeared to be their clear No. 1 QB.

Harrell led the Tar Heels down the field for a field goal with 19 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 14-13 on his first drive under center.

This is a developing story and the game was still in development at the time of publication. More information will be added as it becomes available.