NC State will host #23 Northern Illinois on Saturday, September 28th, and kickoff is set for Noon, and the game will be televised on The CW.

Friday, September 27
Virginia Tech at Miami – 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN – previously announced

Saturday, September 28
Western Kentucky at Boston College – Noon ET on ACC Network
Holy Cross at Syracuse – Noon ET on ACCNX – previously announced
Northern Illinois at NC State – Noon ET on The CW
Louisiana at Wake Forest – 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Louisville at Notre Dame – 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock – previously announced
North Carolina at Duke – 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Stanford at Clemson – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Florida State at SMU – 8 p.m. ET on the ACC Network

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Dating back to the 2019 season, NC State is 7-7 in games that are played at Noon or 12:30. They are 4-1 in games played in that time period at home.

9/14/24 – Louisiana Tech – 30-20 (W)

9/9/23 – Notre Dame – 24-45 (L)

9/3/22 – @ECU – 21-20 (W)

9/10/22 – Charleston Southern – 55-3 (W) (12:30)

12/30/22 – Maryland (N) – 12-16 (L) (Duke’s Mayo Bowl)

10/3/20 – @Pitt – 30-29 (W)

10/24/20 – @UNC – 21-48 (L)

11/28/20 – @Syrause – 26-29 (W)

1/2/21 – Kentucky (N) – 21-23 (L) (Gator Bowl)

8/31/19 – ECU – 34-6 (W)

9/7/19 – Western Carolina – 41-0 (W) (12:30)

9/14/19 – @West Virginia – 27-44 (L)

10/19/19 – @Boston College – 24-45 (L)

11/2/19 – @Wake Forest – 10-44 (L)

The Wolfpack has never lost a football game televised on The CW. NC State went 4-0 last year in games televised on The CW. 

9/16/24 – VMI – 45-7

10/7/24 – Marshall – 48-41

10/28/24 – Clemson – 24-17

11/11/24 – @Wake Forest – 26-6

NC State defeated Louisiana Tech 30-20 on Saturday, improving to 2-1 on the year. Here’s the breakdown of the individual PFF Grades on the Wolfpack Offense.

Redshirt Senior Quarterback Grayson McCall – 79.2
Redshirt Senior Right Guard Timothy McKay – 78.2
Junior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 77.0
Sophomore Running Back Kendrick Raphael – 76.4
Redshirt Junior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 75.6
Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 74.7
Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 73.4
Redshirt Senior Left Tackle Anthony Belton – 72.6
Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey – 69.9
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Dacari Collins – 69.1
Redshirt Senior Center Zeke Correll – 68.6
Redshirt Senior Running Back Jordan Waters – 68.2
Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 66.5
Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion – 66.3
Junior Tight End Justin Joly – 62.3
Redshirt Freshman Running Back Hollywood Smothers – 61.9
Redshirt Junior Tight End Matt McCabe – 59.5
Freshman Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 56.4
Redshirt Senior Running Back Demarcus Jones II – 58.9
Redshirt Junior Tight End Reid Mitchell – 50.3

NC State defeated Louisiana Tech 30-20 on Saturday, improving to 2-1 on the year. Here’s the breakdown of the individual PFF Grades on the Wolfpack Defense.

Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 90.0
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Jackson Vick – 79.1
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 74.2
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 72.6
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 71.4
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 71.3
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 70.5
Senior Cornerback Corey Coley – 69.6
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 65.8
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 64.7
Senior Defensive End Red Hibbler – 60.5
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 59.8
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 58.7
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 58.5
Redshirt Sophomore Nose Tackle DJ Jackson – 56.4
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 55.2

For perspective, here’s a Snap Count Breakdown.

NC State is headed down to Death Valley this Saturday to play #21 Clemson, and the Wolfpack is currently a 17-point underdog. The Total is sitting at 48. NC State opened as 8.5-point underdogs.

• NC State is 0-3 Against the Spread this season.
  • Clemson is 1-1 Against the Spread this season.
• The Total has gone Over in two of NC State’s 3 games this season.
  • The Total has gone Over in 1 of Clemson’s two games this season.
• Clemson has won 8 of the last 10 games against NC State Straight Up.
  • With that being said, NC State is 5-5 Against the Spread against Clemson over the last 10 matchups.
  • The Total has gone Over in 5 of the last 10 games between the Wolfpack and the Tigers.

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