NC State won their first ACC game of the 2024 season today, defeating Cal 24-23 on the road. The Wolfpack started the season 0-3 in ACC play for the first time since 2014, and managed to not match the 0-4 start in ACC play from the same year.
Heading into the 4th Quarter, the Wolfpack was down by 13 points, trailing 10-23. True Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey put the offense on his back, throwing 2 touchdowns in the final quarter to secure the Wolfpack victory.
Bailey put together the most memorable performance of his first year of college football, completing 69% of his passes for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns (0 interceptions).