That was tenuous for a minute, and while it’s not fair to attribute the results of the week prior to the week in question, sometimes it’s hard to reason otherwise. NC State trailed Marshall 20-10 more than half way through the second quarter before rallying to beat the crud out of the Herd and win 37-20.
Ryan Finley was once again excellent, completing 29 of 36 attempts for 341 yards and three touchdowns. For the second straight week, the ground game wasn’t good, but Finley was there to pace things.
That calming aspect from the offense was needed because State’s defense got off to a really poor start to this game.