It still doesn’t quite feel like it [to me] but Boston College football kicks off in just a few more days. On the other side are the Huskies of Northern Illinois. Today, we’ll take a closer look at what stands in the way of the Eagles starting off the season with a win.
O-Line Strength
The Huskies employ a strong rushing attack. Even though two of their top three leading rushers are gone, they maintain a veteran offensive line with 200 games of experience to lean on. Despite also being one of the worst teams in the MAC a season ago, they allowed the fewest sacks in the conference, were top-10 nationally in back to back years, and were second in rushing yards (190.