Indiana State's QB, Mike Perish, was out for the Illinois State game but will be back for NDSU. Despite playing a freshman QB, ISU-Blue had a great shot at beating ISU-Red (They took the lead with 73 seconds left and then squib kicked into one ISU-Red's guys who ended up witht the ball on the 50.) ISU-Blue is last in the conference in rushing offense so being able to pass will be important to them.
On defense, the Trees have an Underwood (Connor, who is not to be confused with his brother.) He has 7 sacks and 12.5 TFL already this year. Their rush defense is supposedly suspect but their pass defense is stout.
Indiana State takes care of the ball and forces a lot of turnovers.