Florida State Football: Ranking 2018 opponents by difficulty
Ryan Finley took the ACC by storm last season, passing for 3,518 yards and 17 touchdowns with only six picks. He went from little-known NC State quarterback to one of the NFL draft’s top prospects at the position, but he since decided to return for his senior year.
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Still, Finley doesn’t get the respect or attention he truly deserves. He’s a tremendous passer with the ability to throw for 300 yards in any given game — this could be one of those 300-yard showings.
Last year against Florida State, Finley played well enough to lead the Wolfpack to a road win, so that makes this season’s matchup even tougher in Raleigh. It’s ranked No. 6 because the games ahead are just that much tougher — it wasn’t easy to rank the Wolfpack this low on the list of Florida State opponents.
NC State went 5-1 at home last season and they should expect the same type of success in 2018 — the Wolfpack’s only loss was Clemson at home.
The Wolfpack defense could struggle against the Florida State offense with just three returning starters to a unit that ranked No. 58 in total yards last season and 104th in passing yards.