Christopher Dunn

Texas Tech's Tahj Brooks (28) is tackled by North Carolina State's Aydan White (3), Payton Wilson (11), and Jakeen Harris (6) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

Wolfpack’s defense grounds Texas Tech’s ‘Air Raid’

September 18, 2022 Ryan Henkel

RALEIGH — The 16th-ranked Wolfpack shut down Texas Tech’s “Air Raid” offense in a 27-14 win Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. NC State (3-0) didn’t allow the Red Raiders past the 50-yard line until the […]

NC’s best: The top defensive players, special teamers from the state

September 14, 2022 Shawn Krest

North Carolina high schools produce some of the top college football players in the nation each year. The state is packed with more than enough up-and-coming talent to support its seven FBS schools, as well […]

UNC, State, ECU hold spring football games

April 10, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Ties became a thing of the past during college football’s regular season with the advent of overtime. But they’re still alive and well in the spring, as North Carolina and East Carolina proved on Saturday. […]

NSJ 2021 Comeback of the Year: NC State stuns UNC with 132 seconds of mayhem

December 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Some among the sellout crowd at Carter-Finley Stadium began heading for the exits after North Carolina’s Grayson Atkins converted a 50-yard field goal to extend the Tar Heels’ lead on NC State to nine points […]

Premature celebration comes back to haunt Tar Heels

November 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — The North Carolina football team waited a long time this season for something to celebrate. As it turned out, the Tar Heels didn’t wait long enough. The festivities on the sideline began with […]

NC State miracle comeback over UNC keeps Atlantic Division hopes alive

November 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Down by nine points with just over two minutes remaining Friday, NC State needed a miracle to avoid yet another soul-crushing loss to arch-rival North Carolina. Divine intervention may not actually have played […]

NC State holds on to top Louisiana Tech

October 2, 2021 Shawn Krest

RALEIGH — NC State’s Jakeen Harris had an interception in the end zone as time expired to clinch a victory for the Wolfpack in a closer-than-expected nonconference game with Louisiana Tech. One week after upsetting […]

After epic win, Wolfpack focus on larger goals

September 29, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — The victory was dramatic. The celebration was epic. But when it comes to the ramifications of NC State’s field-storming 27-21 double overtime win against No. 9 Clemson at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday, they […]

‘The Curse is broken:’ State rewrites history in upset of Clemson

September 26, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — History repeated itself for the NC State football team at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday. And then it didn’t. Just when it seemed as though the Wolfpack was headed for a painful replay of […]

Wolfpack offense sputters in loss at Mississippi State

September 12, 2021 The Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Lideatrick Griffin returned the opening kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown, and Mississippi State’s defense took it from there in a 24-10 win over NC State on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. The […]