First Game: Northern Illinois

[CP87]

Sutton Smith at DE was the DPOY in the MAC last year. 14 sacks is pretty awesome regardless of who you are playing against. I hope the staff is creating a game plan that gives our OTs help against him. If he has a free shot at our QB, and it causes an injury to Stanley, then our hopes for the season take a big nose dive.

He is on a lot of lists as a Top10 pick in the upcoming 2019 draft. He is the real deal and we need to account for him.

The game should be a pretty telling barometer on the state of our pass pro. Does it look like 2015 B1G game with our tackles repeatedly getting beat, or can the bookends hold up against an elite rusher?

 

[koralakers]

Like usual...if it's a blowout, we win. Goes down to the buzzer, we lose, like always against directional schools, NW, etc.