NC State And Syracuse Return To Action In Raleigh

Both NC State and Syracuse will return to action on Thursday night in North Carolina’s state capital after each team had a bye week last week.

NC State comes into the game with a record of 3-2 while they’re 0-1 in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and sixth in the division while Syracuse comes into the game with a record of 3-2 while they’re 0-1 in the Atlantic Division of Atlantic Coast Conference and in last place in the division.

In this game both teams will look to get their first win in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

As for NC State’s previous game, They last played on September 28th down in Tallahassee where they were beat by Florida State by a score of 31-13.

The scoring started with a trio of field goals by the two teams. FSU connected on a 37-yard field goal in the first quarter, and NC State's Christopher Dunn hit from 29 and then 26 yards out in the second quarter to give the Pack a 6-3 lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

Florida State finally broke through with the game's first touchdown with 4:59 left in the first half. On a third-and-eight, QB Alex Hornibrook hit Tamorrion Terry on a slant and he took the short pass 43 yards for the score. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

The Seminoles struck again in the final minute, as Hornibrook found Ontaria Wilson, this time for 40 yards, to give Florid State a 17-6 halftime lead.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

A third unanswered FSU TD drive in the third quarter pushed the score to 24-6.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

NC State cut into the lead with 13:04 left in the game, as QB Bailey Hockman threw his first career TD pass, a three-yard hookup with Emeka Emezie, to cut the lead to 24-13.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

Florida State marched 75 yards down the field on the next possession, and a 41-yard TD pushed the final score to 31-13. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

The Wolfpack had a season-best eight sacks in the game, the most for a Wolfpack team since also posting eight against Syracuse in 2014. Defensive tackle Larrell Murchison posted a career-high 3.5 sacks, the third-most for a Pack player in school history (only Mario Williams had more in a game when he had four twice). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/9/28/football-pack-drops-acc-opener-at-florida-state.aspx

Unlike NC State, Syracuse won their previous game as they dominated Holy Cross on September 28th.

Syracuse signal-caller Tommy DeVito threw four touchdown passes for the second straight Saturday to lead the Orange to a 41-3 victory against Holy Cross on Sept. 28 in the Dome. The Orange (3-2) won its 13th straight game against Holy Cross (1-3) and improved to 18-0 against FCS teams since the 1978 separation of major college football into two divisions. “according to https://cuse.com/news/2019/9/28/football-devitos-four-td-passes-paces-orange-in-41-3-win.aspx

DeVito threw scoring passes of 14 yards to junior tight end Aaron Hackett, 17 yards to redshirt junior receiver Trishton Jackson, 47 yards to sophomore wideout Taj Harris and 70 yards to freshman tight end Luke Benson. “according to https://cuse.com/news/2019/9/28/football-devitos-four-td-passes-paces-orange-in-41-3-win.aspx

DeVito finished the game 19-of-31 passing for 269 yards, the four scores and one interception. He also chipped in with 28 yards rushing.”according to https://cuse.com/news/2019/9/28/football-devitos-four-td-passes-paces-orange-in-41-3-win.aspx

His first two touchdown passes, combined with a 52-yard field goal by Sterling Hofrichter, put Syracuse ahead 17-0 before the end of the first quarter. Holy Cross responded with a 48-yard field goal from Derek Ng, but Orange running back Abdul Adams extended the advantage to 24-3 with a 19-yard, second-quarter touchdown run.”according to https://cuse.com/news/2019/9/28/football-devitos-four-td-passes-paces-orange-in-41-3-win.aspx

The Orange defense kept Holy Cross off the board for the remainder of the contest. It was the second time this season the unit did not allow a touchdown.”according to https://cuse.com/news/2019/9/28/football-devitos-four-td-passes-paces-orange-in-41-3-win.aspx

Kick-off is set for 8:00pm from Carter Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network.