The last time NC State was on the field, it was busy sending in two quarterbacks to get drubbed by the instate rival UNC. Bailey Hockman was 14-24 adding a TD through the air and Ben Finley was 13-20 adding a TD via both the air and ground. Both quarterbacks would combine to throw three interceptions.
Finley showed some flashes but the freshman couldn’t escape the rookie mistake. Finley turned the ball over three times including a costly fumble deep in his own territory. A simple quarterback quick pass to the running back was snuffed out and inexplicably Finley panicked which led to catastrophe.