NC State vs. Virginia Tech Live Game Thread
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Raleigh, NC -- North Carolina State football (3-1) hosts the Virginia Tech Hokies (1-3) in its fourth straight game against an ACC opponent. The Wolfpack are back home after two games on the road, with the last being a 45-33 loss in Durham a week ago.
Head coach Dave Doeren and his team will try to get back into the win column against a Virginia Tech team who have faced obstacles of its own. The Hokies fired their head coach, Brent Pry, after a loss to Old Dominion at home, and offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Quarterback CJ Bailey comes off a three-interception performance against Duke and will look to play a mistake-free football game back home in Raleigh.
Game is set to kick off at 7 P.M. EST in Raleigh, and it can be watched on The CW Network
Make sure to follow along for updates throughout the game.
Game Thread
Start of the First Quarter:
NC State wins the toss and deferred; Virginia Tech will receive
PUNT: Kyron Drones throws an incompletion on third down leading to a 43-yard punt from Nick Veltsistas. NC State gets the ball on it's own 10-yard line.
PUNT: NC State goes three-and-out leading to a punt. Caden Noonkester punts 47-yards to the Virginia Tech 46 and Isaiah Spencer returns it 14-yards to the NC State 40. Hokies ball
SCORING UPDATE: John Love drills a 39-yard field goal. Virginia Tech scores first leading 3-0 with 8:51 remaining in the first quarter.
PENALTY: Illegal formation on NC State takes back a two-yard touchdown run from the Wolfpack. Ball moves from the VT two to the seven.
SCORING UPDATE: Four-yard toucdown pass from CJ Bailey to Dante Daniels. NC State takes the lead 7-3 with 2:38 remaining in the first quarter.
PUNT: Three-and-out by the Hokies leading to a punt. Veltsistas punts 40-yards to the NC State 32-yard line, Wolfpack ball.
End of the First Quarter
TURNOVER ON DOWNS: Hollywood Smothers stuffed on fourth-and-1 leading to Virginia Tech to get the ball back on it's own 38-yard line.
SCORING UPDATE: Drones finds Marcellous Hawkins in the flat and he does the rest. 11-yard touchdown and the Hokies take the lead back, 10-7. 9:26 remaining in the second quarter.
PENALTY: Intentional Grounding on CJ Bailey
PUNT: Caden Noonkester punts 55-yards to the Virginia Tech eight. Hokies take over with 6:33 remaining in the second quarter.
SCORING UPDATE: Love makes his second field goal of the game, this time from 32-yards out. Hokies extend the lead to 13-7, 2:26 remaining in the second quarter.
PUNT: Noonkester punts 42-yards to the Hokies 31-yard line.
PENALTY: False start on Virginia Tech. Ball moves from the Hokies 36 to the 31-yard line.
End of the Second Quarter
SCORING UPDATE: Bailey finds Keenan Jackson for a 13-yard touchdown to take the lead, 14-13. 9:10 remaining in the third quarter.
PUNT: Veltsistas punts 52-yards for a Touchback. NC State gets the ball on it's own 20-yard line
PUNT: Noonkester punts 66-yards to the Virginia Tech 11. 1:04 remaining in the third quarter
SCORING UPDATE: Drones finds Cameron Seldon for a four-yard touchdown. Hokies take the lead back, 20-14.
End of the Third Quarter
SCORING UPDATE: Jayden Scott rushes for a one-yard touchdown. NC State takes back the lead, 21-20. 10:56 remaining in the fourth quarter.
PENALTY: Delay of Game on Virginia Tech. Ball moves from the NC State 25 to the NC State 30.
SCORING UPDATE: Love makes his third field goal of the night this time from 49-yards out. Virginia Tech takes the lead, 23-21 with 6:31 remaining in the fourth quarter
PUNT: Hollywood Smothers tackled short of the line to gain. Noonkester punts as a result, 49-yards to the Virginia Tech 19.
Two minute timeout
PUNT: Kyron Drones tackled shot of the line to gain. Veltsistas punts as a result, 42-yards to the NC State 18.
TURNOVER ON DOWNS: CJ Bailey targeted Justin Joly on fourth-and-1 and the pass was broken up. Virginia Tech gets the ball back on the NC State 44
End of Game: Virginia Tech 23, NC State 21.
Daniel Rios graduated from the esteemed Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. His deep passion for sports has taken him to positions at ESPN and Cronkite News. Currently, he serves as the Assistant Beat Writer for the North Carolina State Wolfpack On SI.
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