You can quibble all you want about NC State’s letdown performances this season, but Saturday was not one of them, and by the way, playing meaningful games in November is the entire point. That is a reasonable expectation for an NC State head coach, and we’re here now. The goal of any given football season should be playing meaningful games in November.
Devin Leary was about as good as he’s ever been, and he needed to be pretty good, because NC State’s running game was absent again. Chunk plays in the passing game defined this win—Leary hit C.