Wolfpack kickoff: Week 6 vs Syracuse
NC State (3-2, 0-1 ACC) vs. Syracuse (3-2, 0-1 ACC)
Carter-Finley Stadium (57,600)
8 p.m., ESPN (PxP: Adam Amin; Analyst: Matt Hasselbeck, Sideline: Pat McAfee and Molly McGrath)
Streaming: WatchESPN; National radio: Sirius 137, XM 193; Live stats: GoPack.com
Series history: State leads 10-2
Last meeting: Syracuse 51, State 41
Last week: Both teams had open dates.
Last game: State lost to Florida State 31-13; Syrause beat Holy Cross 41-3
BetOnline line: NC State plus-4 1/2 | Over/Under 55 1/2
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"Talking about Syracuse, we know a lot about this football team. (They're) really, really good at taking the ball away on defense, 12 takeaways. They're uptempo, they have very good skill receiver and running back. Their quarterback can throw it, extend plays with his feet. We've had some good football games with Syracuse since I've been here and I respect coach (Dino) Babers and his staff quite a bit." Dave Doeren
"(NC State) is a football team that's kind of a little bit in a state of ours. It's a good football team that's going through some changes. They needed the bye week as much a we did for injuries. No change in our injuries at all. We're still waiting to see if we get some guys back. Hopefully we can get some of those guys back because they're good players." Syracuse coach Dino Babers.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
NC State stats | Syracuse stats
NC State | Syracuse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Passing | Bailey Hockman | 28-50-1 255 3 TD | Tommy DeVito | 106-167-5 1,234 11 TD |
Rushing | Zonovan Knight | 54 carries, 293 yards, 3 TD | Moe Neal | 72 carries, 317 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Emeka Emezie | 28 catches, 281 yards, 1 TD | Trishton Jackson | 24 catches, 393 yards, 5 TD |
Tackles | Tanner Ingle | 33 tackles, 2 TFL, 3 PBU | Lakeim Williams | 39 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks |
Larrell Murchison | 21 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 5.0 sacks | Christopher Fredrick | 20 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU |
NOTABLE
It's Military Appreciation Night at Carter-Finley Stadium and to commemorate the occasion, the Wolfpack will be wearing new "Stealth Wolf" uniforms against the Orange. . The all-white camo is reminiscent of the "snow camo" that was worn by U.S. military personnel in World War II. ...
Last year’s game at Carrier Dome featured a combined 1,102 yards of total offense, while both quarterbacks threw for over 400 yards, WR Kelvin Harmon’s 247 yards receiving were the second-most in a single-game in NC State history (Torry Holt, 255 in 1998), QB Ryan Finley threw for a career-best 473 yards, the fourth-highest total in school history and the most for a Pack player since 2012. ...
Four players who entered the season as starters will miss the game against Syracuse: RS-Jr. WR C.J. Riley (out for the season), RS-Jr. TE Dylan Autenrieth (out for the season), sophomore RB Ricky Person and junior OT Justin Witt. OT Tyrone Riley was projected to be a starter in 2019, suffered a season-ending injury in preseason practice ...
State's eight sacks against Florida State two weeks ago was the third-highest total for a single game in the FBS this season. The sack total was the most since Doeren’s 2014 squad tallied eight against Syracuse in his first ACC victory as the Wolfpack's coach. The last time a Wolfpack team recorded more than eight sacks in a game was way back in 2004 versus Virginia Tech. ...
Defensive tackle Larrell Murchison accounted for 3.5 sacks on his own, and was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his effort. Murchison’s sack total was the third-most in a single game in Wolfpack history, only surpassed by former No. 1 NFL Draft choice Mario Williams (four on two occasions). ...
