From the
OSU side of it this could easily work against NCSU.
Think about this; they scrimmage all summer/fall, play a DII school, take another week off and then have to play
OSU. Its tough to be ready for that big of a jump in opponents talent level with that set up. If I were an NCSU fan(that lived through the Richmond party) I would be legitimately concerned about this.
As always it will be pretty simple from our side. Stop the run and make the new QB beat us by driving a long field. Don't help them with TO's and continue to play excellent special teams and we will be in a position to win.
The real question mark, as we have been saying all off season, is how well the young players react to their first serious road test. If we don't help them, I think we beat NCSU no matter where or when we play them.