On Saturday, the Northern Illinois Huskies got above .500 after a 24-3 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes. So what can we take away from NIU’s homecoming win?
1. Kent State is in for a long year offensively
Yes, when you lose your top two starting quarterbacks, your offense struggles. Just ask NIU last year. But this year the Flashes are using their third and fourth string QBs in tandum to try to move the ball and neither seem to work. Against NIU they completed just 6 of their 17 pass attempts and managed a mere 29 passing yards. That’s bad. Real bad. If defenses can stop the run, like the Huskies did, Kent State has no real way of moving the ball. Which means KSU fans will be…
