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Clemson vs. NC State: Five burning questions ... and a prediction

No. 3 Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC) will host No. 16 N.C. State (5-0, 2-0 ACC) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN.

Here are our top five questions heading into the game:

Who will win the battle up front?

If N.C. State is going to have a chance to pull off the upset it will have to slow down Clemson’s defensive front. The Tigers have four All-Americans in Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Austin Bryant, and freshman Xavier Thomas is becoming quite the weapon as well.