Clemson - NC State Preview
I’ll try to keep this short.
NC State is 3-6 for a reason. That reason is that they aren’t very good at playing a full game of football. They are inconsistent, unpredictable, prone to throwing picks, and capable of scoring once they’ve lulled everyone to sleep. They may play dead for 45 minutes, but they never actually roll over and die.
At least not yet.
I don’t know what the magic recipe for beating them is, but getting them at home at noon looks to be an advantage. Striking early and often will destroy their tempo and they’ll abandon the run. They’ll complete some passes and move the ball, but they’ll have problems with sustaining drives.
State is capable of scoring 35 points — not that they have done it, but they could. Expect for them to find 20 points to put on the board. Therefore Clemson needs to find a way to put 21 on the board in the first half. Then protect the ball in the 2nd half. NC State won’t give up, but they won’t be able to come back unless you give them opportunities.
If State is capable of scoring 35, then Clemson is capable of 50. Easily. We have seen that. The spread is 17. I think Clemson wins the game, but State beats the spread: final score 34-21.
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