This time of year marks one of my favorite annual traditions, which is Athlon allowing coaches to discuss their conference opponents anonymously. You get some candor here you would never get otherwise, for obvious reasons. (Dudes have careers to protect, after all.)
"Defensively, there might not be a better front four out there in the league aside from Clemson. They’ve got six guys who could start just about anywhere in the ACC, and they’re going to be good at stopping the run."
There’s more there: one guy calls State “nondescript,” whatever the heck that’s supposed to mean.