Grant Hughes of 247Sports ranked College Football’s Top-15 Most-Heated Rivalries heading into the 2024 season that is right around the corner. The rivalry between NC State and UNC ranked 10th.
UNC-Duke is considered the second-greatest rivalry in all of college sports. However, on the gridiron, no team gets the Tar Heels’ blood to boil quite like the Wolfpack. UNC leads the all-time rivalry 68-39-6, but has lost three straight. Former UNC quarterback Drake Maye stoked rivalry flames in 2022, stating: “People who go to State just can’t get into Carolina.” NC State took the statement to heart and upset UNC, 30-27, in Chapel Hill later that season.