NC State Heads To Atlanta To Take On Georgia Tech
The team located in North Carolina’s state capital has a short week to prepare for their next opponent as they head to Atlanta Georgia where NC State will take on Georgia Tech on Thursday night.
NC State who is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 4-6 while Georgia Tech who is a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 2-8.
As for NC State’s previous game they lost to Louisville and lost their fourth straight game.
Trailing 10-7 at the half, visiting Louisville scored three third quarter touchdowns and claimed a 34-20 win at Carter-Finley Stadium. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
After a scoreless first quarter, Louisville opened the scoring with a 43-yard TD pass three minutes into the second quarter.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
NC State responded with a field goal on its next possession. PK Christopher Dunn's 28-yard field goal capped a 10-play, 54-yard drive. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
The Pack captured the lead with 4:01 left in the first half, as Devin Leary found Emeka Emezie from 15 yards out. NC State took over the possession on the Louisville 27-yard line thanks to just a 17 yard punt and went into the half with a 10-7 lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
The Cardinals retook the lead three plays into the second half, this TD pass went 75 yards. A 42-yard pass just two minutes later made the score 20-10 after a missed extra point. The Cardinals went back-to-back TDs in the first 2:30 of the second half. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
A third Louisville TD of the third quarter made the score 27-10 with 4:44 left in the third.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
The Pack cut into the lead on the first minute of the fourth, as Leary found Ricky Person, Jr., on a 16-yard pass to make the score 27-17. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
The Cardinals converted a fake field goal, and threw a fifth TD pass with 9:42 left to increase their lead to 34-17. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
A Dunn 27-yard field goal made the final score 34-20. The kick was his 18th of the season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/16/football-wolfpack-drops-home-contest-to-louisville.aspx
As for Georgia Tech,
Like NC State they lost their previous game but unlike NC State Georgia Tech lost their third straight game to the Virginia team located in Blacksburg as they were shutout by Virginia Tech.
Georgia Tech opened a season-ending three-game homestand with a 45-0 loss to red-hot Virginia Tech on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/
Decimated by injuries, both sustained prior to the game and in-game, Georgia Tech could not keep up with Virginia Tech, which won for the fifth time in six games (the Hokies’ only loss during that stretch being a one-point defeat at Notre Dame on Nov. 2) and pulled within a half-game of Virginia for first place in the ACC Coastal Division. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/
Even before kickoff, Georgia Tech, already one of the nation’s least experienced teams with only eight active seniors on its roster, was down 13 players that have appeared on its “Above The Line” chart over the course of the season. The injuries were particularly impactful on the defensive line, where the Yellow Jackets were without three starters and a total of four major contributors.”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/
Virginia Tech took advantage, led by quarterback Hendon Hooker, who threw for 159 yards and accounted for three touchdowns (two rushing, one passing).”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/
Georgia Tech’s freshman quarterback tandem of James Graham and Jordan Yates combined to throw for 81 yards. Defensively, junior linebacker David Curry led the Jackets with a game-high-tying seven tackles. Jordan Domineck and Curtis Ryans, both first-time starters at defensive end, had five and four tackles, respectively. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/
Kick-off is set for 8:00pm from Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be televised on ESPN.