In-state rivals East Carolina University and No. 24 ranked North Carolina State University have agreed to a possible 12th game at noon inside of Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh on Dec. 1, on the condition that neither school is playing in its conference championship game.
The two schools also announced games in 2025 (Raleigh) and 2028 (Greenville) to go along with the previously scheduled 2019 and 2022 matchups.
"The opportunity to extend the football series with NC State is of great importance to ECU, the region and our fan base," ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton said. "We had to make that decision Monday in order to formalize an agreement to capitalize on this opportunity and we are pleased that we could bring this to formal contract.