N&O’s Giglio Predicts NC State will go 8-4 in 2018

The News & Observer’s Joe Giglio released his 2018 ACC Football projections today, and he predicts that NC State will finish the regular season 8-4, tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Division.

T2. N.C. State

Projected record: 4-4 ACC, 8-4 overall

Plus: The Wolfpack has the best collection of receivers in the ACC and junior Jakobi Meyers is poised for a monster season.

Minus: The defense was a weak point last season and has to replace the league’s player of the year in defensive end Bradley Chubb.

Bottom line: The Wolfpack will look a lot like a Big 12 team this season with a high-scoring offense trying to offset a leaky defense. But the schedule is softer than last year’s which means it can match…