NC State dropped its first game of the season on Saturday afternoon, as the Wolfpack could not rally back to overcome a handful of significant mistakes. Louisville made just enough plays to beat NC State, 20-13, in a game that should linger for the Pack, for what the Wolfpack didn't do
This contest could have been a whole lot different if Jumichael Ramos didn't fumble away a reception inside the Louisville 10, with the Pack already down a touchdown. In a close game, these sequences make the difference, and for the most part, NC State was on the wrong side of them.