NC State, Wake Forest Who Are First, Second In The Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference Are Opposing One Another Tonight On The Gridiron In Winston -Salem
NC State, Wake Forest who are first, second in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference who are opposing one another tonight on the gridiron in Winston -Salem.
Wake Forest is first, NC State is second in the Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference!
NC State comes into the game with a record of 7-2 while they’re 4-1 in the Atlantic Division of Atlantic Coast Conference.
NC State won their previous game over Florida State by a score of 28-14 who like them, Wake Forest is a member of Atlantic Division Of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
In NC State’s 28-14 win Florida State in Tallahassee Florida The offense, starting quarterback Devin Leary, the defense led 19th ranked NC State to 28-14 win over Florida State in Tallahassee Florida on Saturday.
In NC State’s win over Florida State starting quarterback Devin Leary threw four touchdowns Devin Leary completed 21-of-32 passes for 4 scores, all four to four different receivers, with three going for at least 43 yards.
NC State’s defense defense forced a pair of FSU three-and-outs to open the game, Leary found C.J. Riley for 62 yards on the first play of the Pack's second drive for the opening score. The Pack held a 7-0 after the first quarter. The lead was doubled early in the second quarter, as Leary found Christopher Toudle across the middle from eight yards out two minutes into the quarter. At the half, NC State held a 14-0 lead. In the opening half, the Pack had a 224-78 yardage advantage. The Seminoles opened the second half with an onside kick, and took the drive 51 yards for a TD to cut the score in half. NC State answered on the very next drive with a matching TD. On third-and-1, Leary found Pennix who turned it upfield for a 45-yard score. Going into the fourth quarter, the Pack maintained a 21-14 lead. The Pack iced the game midway through the fourth quarter, as another third down conversation went in for a score. Leary hit Ricky Person on a 43-yard screen pass to extend the lead to two touchdowns with 7:53 left. The score proved be the final one of the game.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
Wake Forest comes into the game with a record of 8-1 overall while they’re 5-0 in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Though,Wake Forest lost their previous game, suffered their inaugural loss of the season in Chapel Hill to North Carolina by a score of 58-55 that was a non conference game because North Carolina unlike Wake Forest is a member of the Coastal Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference.
In Wake Forest 58-55 loss to North Carolina On the opening play of Saturday's game, linebacker Ryan Smenda forced North Carolina running back Ty Chandler to fumble the football and it was recovered by defensive back Traveon Redd. The turnover marked the seventh-time this season that Treveon Redd has a fumble recovery, forced fumble or interception.Following a Sam Hartman 23-yard run that pushed the Demon Deacons into the red zone on Wake Forest's opening drive, kicker Nick Sciba connected on a 27-yard field goal to give Wake Forest an early 3-0 advantage with 12:37 remaining in the opening quarter. North Carolina answered with an eight-play, 79-yard drive to take a 7-3 lead with 9:47 left in the first frame. Undaunted, Wake Forest regained the lead (10-7) as Hartman scrambled and found the end zone on a six-yard touchdown rush with 6:46 left in the first. On 3rd and 15, Hartman connected with Jaquarii Roberson to extend the drive and a facemask penalty moved the Deacs into Tar Heel territory. A pair of completions to Blake Whiteheart accounted for 20 yards on the drive, highlighted by a 16-yard pitch and catch on 2nd and 8 at North Carolina's 30-yard line. Wake Forest's defense forced their first three and out of the contest as DJ Taylor and Luke Mastersoncombined for a defensive stop on 3rd and 1. North Carolina tallied their second rushing touchdown of the game to take a 14-10 lead with 3:29 left in the first quarter. The Tar Heels regained possession of the ball after tallying an interception on 3rd and 16. Jaquarii Roberson reeled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Hartman to give Wake Forest a 17-14 just seven seconds into the second quarter. A targeting penalty gave Wake Forest first down on the final play of the first period. After a pair of 12-yard completions to Christian Turner and Donald Stewart, Wake Forest converted a 4th and 1 as Justice Ellison powered his way for a two-yard gain to extend the drive. North Carolina went on a 10-play, 75-yard drive, capped off by a one-yard touchdown rush to take hold of a 21-17 lead with a little over nine minutes left in the first half. Unfazed, Wake Forest answered with a five-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in 1:16 as A.T. Perry made his presence known with a pair of catches including a 32-yard one-handed scoring catch to give the Deacons the lead back, 24-21.Wake Forest's defense responded with a three-and-out behind a pair of second and third down sacks by DJ Taylor, Luiji Vilain and Jasheen Davis, respectively. Following another three and out forced by the defense, Hartman found Taylor Morin for a 37-yard touchdown to increase Wake Forest's lead to double digits, 31-21, with just over a minute left in the first half. North Carolina added a 31-yard field goal just before the conclusion of the first half as Wake Forest took a 31-24 lead into the intermission.After a Wake Forest three and out, North Carolina connected on a 23-yard field goal to cut into Wake Forest's lead (31-27) with 12:24 left in the third frame. The Demon Deacons pushed their lead back to double digits (38-27) as Hartman found the end zone from 21 yards out on the ground. An offside penalty on 4th and 1 gave Wake Forest an automatic first down to extend the drive. The next play, Hartman and Morin connected on a 29-yard completion to move the Deacs to North Carolina's 21-yard line. Hartman found a streaking Perry down the left hash for a 66-yard touchdown reception, pushing Wake Forest's advantage to 45-27 with eight minutes left in the third quarter. Perry's second receiving touchdown of the game was just the second play of the drive. North Carolina responded with their first touchdown of the second half to cut into Wake Forest's lead (45-34) at the halfway point of the third. Nick Sciba connected on his second field goal of the game from 42 yards out, pushing Wake Forest's lead to 14 points (48-34). The drive marked the second 11-play drive of the game, which stood as a game high.The Tar Heels strung together a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 13-yard rushing score, to make it a one-possession game (48-41). After a Hartman interception, North Carolina tied the game at 48 with 10:29 remaining in regulation after a 21-yard touchdown rush.North Carolina chewed 5:46 minutes off the clock with a 11-play drive resulting in a successful 25-yard field goal to regain the lead (51-48) with 2:16 left in the game. After the Demon Deacons turned the ball over on downs, North Carolina extended their lead to 58-48 with a 50-yard rush. The Deacs regained possession and marched down the field, finding the end zone through the air for the fifth time of the game as Hartman connected with Roberson for a 14-yard score to cut North Carolina's advantage to 58-55. It marked the 17th of his career.After an onside kick try, North Carolina was able to knock the ball out of bounds to receive possession. The Tar Heels ran the clock out to clinch a 58-55 win.
“according to an article on godeacs.com”
Kickoff is set for 7:30pm from Truist Field!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!