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00:00State kind of a plucky team under Dave Doran that's been really building some consistency
00:09over the years, but they're going up against the Tennessee team where I think everybody's
00:13new favorite toy in college football is Nico and he impressed in week one.
00:19Do you expect him to impress again in week two?
00:21Well, because we're going to have to say it for the next two years.
00:24It's Nico Ia Malayava, and he has shot up to fourth on the Heisman Trophy odds.
00:31I had years of practice with Tua Tunga-Bailoa when he was at Alabama, so I've mastered this
00:36a little bit, okay?
00:38You know, Nico's had two starts, Iowa last year, last week against Chattanooga, 33 of
00:4547, that's 72.3% completion percentage.
00:50He's always in total control.
00:52He does just such a nice job of managing that offense.
00:55This Tennessee offense looks a lot like it did with Hendon Hooker two years ago, and
01:00that means 40 points per game.
01:02Not only do I like Tennessee in this game against NC State, and I know the Wolfpack
01:06are being a little underplayed because they struggled in the first half against Western
01:09Carolina.
01:11I like Nico to shoot up that Heisman board even more.
01:14I think he's a good bet to get to New York if this continues.
01:17I like Tennessee to win this game by two touchdowns.
01:19I think they win in that 35-21 range.
01:22And then I think you've got to start talking about them in the college football playoff
01:26when the SEC is going to get three or four teams in the college football playoff.
01:30They are going to be a factor in this, especially when you consider LSU, Texas A&M, those teams
01:36lost.
01:37Missouri has a soft non-conference schedule.
01:40Tennessee's sitting there.
01:41They remind me a lot of that team that they had two years ago.