Connecticut at North Carolina State 9/24/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The UConn Huskies visit Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday to play the No. 16 ranked NC State Wolfpack. UConn dropped to 1-3 following its 59-0 on the road to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. UConn quarterback Zion Turner completed just four of 16 passes and the Huskies offense was held to 110 yards while the UConn defense gave up 465 yards of total offense to Michigan.

UConn quarterback Zion Turner has passed for 390 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher for UConn is Nathan Carter with 405 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Aaron Turner with 163 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, linebacker Jackson Mitchell has 45 tackles to lead UConn. The Huskies have 7.0 quarterback sacks and one interception.

NC State is 3-0 following its 27-14 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night. North Carolina State gained only 270 yards of total offense but the Wolfpack defense came up big allowing 353 yards of total offense to Texas Tech but forcing the Red Raiders to turn the ball over four times including an 84-yard pick-six by NC State’s Aydan White in the third quarter.

Quarterback Devin Leary has passed for 570 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. The leading rusher for NC State is Demie Sumo-Karngbaye with 203 yards and two touchdowns. The leading receiver is also Sumo-Karngbaye with 102 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, cornerback Derrek Pitts Jr is the leading tackler with 18. NC State has five quarterback sacks and seven interceptions.