Wolfpack Kickoff: Week 10 vs. Louisville
NC State (4-5, 1-4 ACC) vs. Louisville (5-4, 3-3 ACC)
Carter-Finley Stadium (57,600)
7:30 p.m., ACC Network (PxP: Dave O'Brien; Analyst: Tim Hasselbeck, Sideline: Katie George)
Streaming: WatchESPN; National radio: Sirius 108, XM 193; Live stats: GoPack.com
Weather at kickoff: Cold, wet and windy, 40 degrees at kickoff, 25 percent chance of rain
Series history: Louisville leads 6-3 (1-2 in Raleigh)
Last meeting: State 52, Louisville 10
Last week: State lost to Clemson 55-10, Louisville lost to Miami 52-27
BetOnline line: State plus 3 1/2 | Over/Under 53
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"I know right now that it’s tough as a fan base as we are suffering through some difficult things, but I also know that we’ve built a heck of a program here and these kids are working really hard and the staff is working really hard. I know we’ll continue to do so. Being young and facing the injuries has created a reality of adversity that we’re in." Coach Dave Doeren
"I'm sure it will be (strange) when you get out there, but the thing is getting the guys ready to play and then getting them to the field and watching them perform. ... When you're coaching on the sidelines, you're not going to get caught up in the crowd, because you're focused on your kids." Louisville offensive coordinator and former State assistant Dwayne Ledford
"You've seen the games played in the ACC," he said. "You just never know. Louisville beat Wake Forest at home. We're playing good teams. Everyone can beat anybody in the ACC and that's happened every week. You have to treat everybody the same. That's what we always do." Senior defensive end James Smith-Williams
PLAYERS TO WATCH
NC State stats | Louisville stats
| NC STATE | LOUISVILLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Passing | Devin Leary | 51-115-2 651 yards 4 TD | Micale Cunningham | 65-104-3 1,224 yards 10 TD |
Rushing | Zonovan Knight | 94 carries 528 yards 4 TD | Javian Hawkins | 180 carries, 978 yards 6 TD |
Receiving | Emeka Emezie | 43 catches 431 yards 1 TD | Chatarius Atwell | 46 catches 806 yards 8 TD |
Thayer Thomas | 26 catches 283 yards 3 TD | Dez Fitzpatrick | 26 catches 490 yards 5 TD | |
Defense | Chris Ingram | 62 tackles 4.5 TFL 4 PBU | C.J. Avery | 62 tackes 4 PBU |
Larrell Murchison | 38 tackles, 7 sacks 4 QBP | Monty Montgomery | 22 tackles 4 sacks 2 FF |
NOTABLE
State has started 45 different players this season, the highest total among Power 5.schools. The Wolfpack has also played more freshmen this season than any team in the nation other than Clemson. State has not had a senior starter on offense for the past two games, a first for a Doeren-coached team at State. ...
The Wolfpack has been its own worst enemy during the past two weeks, turning the all over a combined seven times against Wake Forest and Clemson. State now has a minus-8 turnover margin for the season. ...
Both of State's kickers, punter Trenton Gill and placekicker Christopher Dunn, are candidates for national awards for their position -- the Ray Guy and Lou Groza awards respectively). State has had a player win a national honor each of the past two seasons (Bradley Chubb - Nagurski and Hendricks in 2017 and Garrett Bradbury - Remington in 2018).
Even though Louisville holds 6-3 overall lead in the series, State has won the last two meetings, beating the No. 17 Cardinals at Carter-Finley in 2017 and last season in Louisville, 52-10. Since Louisville joined the ACC prior to the 2014 season, the Wolfpack is 2-3 against the Cardinals. ...
Two members of the Louisville coaching staff have Wolfpack ties. Offensive coordinator Dwayne Ledford was the offensive line coach from 2016-18, while former State quarterback Pete Thomas is a quality control coach for the Cardinals. ...
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