There were too many times last year, especially in league play, where Ryan Finley was just adequate. I’ve made the point before but I’ll make it again: for N.C. State to be good this year Finley needs to be great. He was certainly up to the task on Saturday.
Finley competed a school-record 45 passes for 415 yards with a pair of touchdowns, and ran for a touchdown, in the Wolfpack’s 35-28 loss to South Carolina.
As good as Finley was, the most amazing part of the junior quarterback’s performance had nothing to do with all those numbers.