OUR FINAL TAKE: NC State vs. Northern Illinois

Several members of the Inside Pack Sports staff predict the winner of the NC State-Northern Illinois matchup.

James Henderson (IPS Publisher)
State 24, NIU 17
I believe NIU definitely wants this to be a low-scoring game and their style of play is ideal for it.  Interested to see if State can create some havoc plays... short field, pick six, etc... because that could be a swing play in this matchup.

I have a lot of respect for NIU, this game won’t be easy for State.