RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke Scott noticed NC State’s followers pouring over the partitions of the stands, working in from all instructions and joined the Wolfpack for an on-field victory social gathering.
“It was superior,” the redshirt freshman mentioned, taking footage with jubilant field-storming followers.
And Wolfpack followers had each cause to savor Saturday evening’s 48-36 win over No. 8 Georgia Tech. It marked the Yellow Jackets’ first loss, which occurred as they had been driving towards a berth within the Atlantic Coast Convention championship recreation and a potential journey to the School Soccer Playoff. And it got here with the Wolfpack leaning on a number of gamers like Scott being pressed into main roles due to accidents.
“Resiliency is what this place is about,” Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren mentioned. “It is why I’ve all the time beloved NC State. It is positively part of my DNA. The more durable it will get, generally I feel the higher we’re.”
Scott was the star, working for a career-best 196 yards instead of injured league speeding chief Hollywood Smothers. CJ Bailey threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns whereas working for an additional for the Wolfpack (5-4, 2-3 ACC), who rode a crisp offensive exhibiting from the opening possession to this system’s first win towards a top-10 opponent in additional than 4 years.
Georgia Tech (8-1, 5-1) entered with its first 8-0 begin since 1966 and joined No. 15 Virginia as the one unbeaten groups in ACC play.
In an uncommon twist, NC State has overwhelmed each. The Wolfpack handed the Cavaliers their lone loss in September, although that was in a nonconference matchup added exterior the league’s scheduling mannequin and does not rely within the ACC standings.
NC State posted 583 whole yards and scored on eight of 10 drives, with six going for TDs.
“They lined up and bodily kicked our [butt] in numerous methods,” Georgia Tech coach Brent Key mentioned. “It’s what it’s. That is on me. I take duty for it.”
Haynes King threw for 408 yards and a couple of scores whereas working for 103 yards and a couple of extra touchdowns for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets had 559 yards however settled for 3 area objectives and in addition had a missed kick. The sport’s lone turnover got here on the ultimate play, when Caden Fordham intercepted King’s desperation throw to the tip zone to set off the Wolfpack’s on-field victory social gathering.
The Wolfpack’s final win towards a top-10 opponent got here in double time beyond regulation towards then-No. 9 Clemson in September 2021, the one one in 13 tries underneath Doeren, who’s now in his thirteenth yr.