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NC State Football: Top 4 games of the 2018 season

By Brandon Croce

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Isaiah Stallings #22 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after their win against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Isaiah Stallings #22 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after their win against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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MORGANTOWN, WV – NOVEMBER 04: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers takes the field against the Iowa State Cyclones at Mountaineer Field on November 04, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV – NOVEMBER 04: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers takes the field against the Iowa State Cyclones at Mountaineer Field on November 04, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Week 3: vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

While it isn’t a conference game, the NC State Wolfpack have a key game early in the season as the welcome the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Wolfpack start the year with games against James Madison and Georgia State, two games that they should be able to win fairly easily. This game will be the first real test for the Wolfpack this upcoming season and give an idea of what type of team they have.

The biggest challenge for the Wolfpack will be to slowing down their quarterback, Will Grier. The former Florida Gator transferred to the Mountaineers after serving a one-year suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. In his first season at West Virginia, Grier threw for an impressive 34 touchdowns and will look to prove he is one of the premier quarterbacks in college football.

This will be a good test for the Wolfpack defense, and in particular the defensive line, as they will try to get pressure on Grier and keep him off balance.

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