Entering last season North Carolina State looked average at best coming off a 4-8 season. And head coach Dave Doeren was on the hot seat in Raleigh.
But the Wolfpack turned things around and finished the season 8-4 with a Gator Bowl trip where they fell 23-21 to Kentucky. Now NC State looks to build on a successful campaign and get its first bowl win since 2017.
The Tigers look to win their ninth straight against the Wolfpack, but some think the trip to Raleigh on Sept. 25th could be primed as an early season trap game in the renewal of the Textile Bowl rivalry and its first true road game.