It was all Wolfpack Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium, as Brennan Armstrong threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to freshman phenom KC Concepcion. Head coach Dave Doeren is hoping to keep the talent on the roster and shoo away potential NIL poachers.
>> WRAL, SPORTS STARTS NOW. >> DONATION FROM START TO FINISH IN SEA STATE. COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED NORTH CAROLINA IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE GAME WINNING 39 TO 20 ON SENIOR NIGHT. >> CHRIS, AS DISAPPOINTING AS UNC WAS IN THIS GAME, NC STATE WAS EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE. THEY HAVE OWNED THIS RIVALRY THE LAST 3 YEARS. THIS TIME LEAVING NOTHING TO CHANCE IT. CASEY CONCEPCION WAS MISTER. DO EVERYTHING FOR THE PACK. THE TRUE FRESHMAN LED THE PACK IN RECEIVING AND RUSHING YARDS, FINISHING THE GAME WITH 186 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS. DAVE DOEREN SAID AFTER THE GAME THAT THE PACKS GROWTH ON OFFENSE SIMPLY CAME FROM STRIPPING AWAY INEFFICIENCIES AND MISTAKES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S 3 IN A ROW RIGHT THERE. IT'S IT'S OVER 1400 DAYS SINCE THEY BEAT US AND THAT'S A PRETTY AWESOME THING TO BE ABLE TO DO BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM WITH GOOD COACHING STAFFS AND I'M PROUD OF OUR GUYS AND THE COACHES FOR THAT. >> UNC JUST NEVER GOT GOING IN THIS GAME PENALTIES AND SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS LEAD TO ANOTHER WAY TO THE FINISH LINE. IT'S ALL ME. >> COMPLETELY. YOU CAN'T PLAY AS BAD AS WE DID IN THE 1ST HALF WITHOUT THE HEAD COACH DOING A POOR JOB AHEAD, OUR TEAM POORLY PREPARED. OBVIOUSLY. >> DRAKE MAYE GOT HURT IN THE 4TH QUARTER. BUT INSISTED ON COMING BACK IN THE GAME SAYS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KID. HIS CHARACTER NEVER QUESTIONED. NOW, HE DID SAY HAS MADE A DECISION ABOUT THE BOWL GAME. ONE OF THE CHANCE TO FINISH THE SEASON, RIGHT? OBVIOUSLY CAN GET A CHANCE TO THAT THAT THEY'VE GOURD. >> HE TALKED ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, CASEY CONCEPCION AND OTHER PLAYERS WHO ARE DOING WELL, OF COURSE, OTHER TEAMS MAY WANT TO KIND OF TRY TO COME THE POST HIM. SO HE'S ASKING WOLFPACK NATION, PLEASE DONATE TO OUR WOLF PACK COLLECTIVE SO WE CAN HAVE MORE IN I'LL MONEY. WE'LL SEE IF THAT ENDS