Well NIU is a very good team. They have a win over #5 Notre Dame and lost by seven points to Power Four North Carolina State. The Huskies have a very good defense, which wins games in November and in conference championships. They have not played a MAC game yet. I think NIU, Toledo and Western Michigan are the class of the MAC this year and the Huskies should contend for the league championship.
UMass has played well against Toledo and Miami (Ohio). Again, cutting down on penalties and special teams mistakes could make the difference between a close game and a big NIU win.
The Minutemen offense needs to score more than 20 points. If they can, this could be an interesting game. I'll be cheering for the Maroon & White.
Go UMass!!
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Northern Star interviews the Daily Collegian's Dean Wendel.
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Mike Traini of "Fight Massachusetts" previews the NIU game.
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The Greenfield Recorder reports UMass looks for their first FBS win.
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Fox Sports predicts NIU 30 UMass 12.
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