NC State vs. Notre Dame Live Game Thread
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North Carolina State football (4-2) is on the road against the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2) for a non-conference matchup. The Wolfpack are trying to keep the momemtum going after a 56-10 win a week ago against Campbell.
Head coach Dave Doeren is 1-2 against Notre Dame with the last win coming in 2016. The Wolfpack stunned the Fighting Irish at Carter-Finley Stadium winning 10-3. Now, NC State hopes to bring that same magic into enemy territory and stunning the home crowd today.
It won't be easy by any means as Notre Dame has stars all over the field in running back Jeremiyah Love, corner Leonard Moore and quarterback CJ Carr. It'll be a great test for NC State to see how they matchup with some of the nation's best.
The game is set to kick off at 3:30 P.M EST in South Bend, and it can be watched on Peacock.
Live Game Thread
Notre Dame won the toss and defers; NC State will receive
PUNT: Hollywood Smothers tackled short of the line to gain leading to an NC State punt. Caden Noonkester punts 43-yards to the ND 42-yard line.
SCORNING UPDATE: Jeremiyah Love rushes up the middle for a two-yard gain. Fighting Irish take a 7-0 lead, 9:49 remaining in the first quarter
PUNT: CJ Bailey incomplete pass to Keenan Jackson on third down leads to an NC State punt. Caden Noonkester punts 38-yards to the ND 31-yard line
PENALTY: False start on Notre Dame's Ty Washington. Penalty enforced 5 yards from the NC State 24 to the NC State 29
TURNOVER ON DOWNS: CJ Carr sacked on fourth down for a loss of 10 yards. NC State takes over on it's own 17-yard line
End of first quarter: Notre Dame 7, NC State 0
SCORING UPDATE: CJ Bailey finds Terrell Anderson down the right sideline for a 45-yard touchdown pass. NC State ties it up 7-7, 13:48 remaining in the second quarter
PENALTY: Holding on Jadarian Price nullifies a 17-yard gain from Malachi Fields. The 10-yards is enforced from the Notre Dame 43 to the Notre Dame 33
PUNT: Incomplete pass from CJ Carr on third down leads to a Notre Dame punt. James Rendell punts 42-yards to the NC State 15 and Terrell Anderson returns it two yards to the 17-yard line.
PENALTY: Holding on Jacarrius Peak. Ball moves from the Notre Dame 39 to the Notre Dame 49, second down.
PUNT: CJ Baily incomplete pass on third down leads to an NC State punt. Caden Noonkester punts 37-yards to the Notre Dame 10, 7:48 remaining in the second quarter
PUNT: Incomplete pass from CJ Carr on third down. James Rendell punts 47 yards to the NC State 37-yard line
PUNT: CJ Bailey sacked on third down and NC State punts. Noonkester punts 36 yards to the Notre Dame 32-yard line
Two-minute timeout
INTERCEPTION: Asaad Brown Jr. picks off CJ Carr in the back on the endzone. NC State's ball on it's own 20
PUNT: CJ Bailey tackled short of the line to gain. Noonkester punts 54 yards to the Notre Dame seven-yard line and Jordan Faison returns it 23-yards to the ND 30.
PENALTY: Defensive Pass Interference on Jackson Vick, 15 yards and the ball moves to the Notre Dame 45.
SCORING UPDATE: Noah Burnette drills a 48-yard field goal to take the lead 10-7
Halftime: Notre Dame 10, NC State 7
PUNT: CJ Carr incomplete pass on third down. James Rendell punts 43 yards to the NC State 32
PUNT: Bailey incomplete pass to Noah Rogers down the sideline. Caden Noonkester punts 54 yards to the Notre Dame 10
PENALTY: Defensive pass interference on NC State's Kenny Soares Jr. Ball moves 15 yards to the NC State 34.
SCORING UPDATE: CJ Carr finds Kik Smith for an 18-yard touchdown pass extending the Notre Dame lead. Fighting Irish up 17-7, 6:58 remaining in the third quarter.
PUNT: CJ Bailey tackled short of the line to gain. Caden Noonkester punts 56 yards into the endzone for a touchback. Notre Dame ball on the 20.
SCORING UPDATE: CJ Carr finds Will Pauling for a 12-yard touchdown. Notre Dame leads extends to 24-7, 2:46 remaining in the third quarter
End of the third quarter: Notre Dame 24, NC State 7
INTERCEPTION: CJ Bailey's pass up the middle is intercepted by Adon Shuler at the Notre Dame 39 and returned 44 yards to the NC State 17.
SCORING UPDATE: Noah Burnette's 34-yard field goal attempt is good. Notre Dame's lead is now 27-7, 12:48 remaining in the fourth quarter
INTERCEPTION: CJ Bailey throws his second interception of the day, this time his pass gets picked off by Kyngstonn Asa-Viliamu at the NC State 34-yard line. He returns it for 20 yards to the NC State 14-yard line.
FUMBLE: Jadarian Price fumbles at the goaline and it's recovered by Ronnie Royal III
SCORING UPDATE: CJ Bailey fumbled the ball on the NC State one-yard line and recovered it in teh endzone. By rule it's a safety and Notre Dame ball. Fighting Irish lead extended to 29-7.
SCORING UPDATE: Jeremiyah Love runs up the middle for a one-yard touchdown. Notre Dame's lead is 36-7, 5:13 remaining in the fourth quarter
Two-minutes timeout
INTERCEPTION: CJ Bailey picked off for the third time today this time by Karson Hobbs. Notre Dame ball on it's own 20-yard line
Final: Notre Dame 36, NC State 7
Make sure to follow along for updates throughout the game.
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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