North Carolina, NC State Tobacco Road Opponents Are Opposing Each Other Saturday Night In Raleigh
24.8 miles is the distance between the campuses of University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill, NC State University!
North Carolina, NC State tobacco road opponents are opposing each other Saturday night in North Carolina’s state capital!
Where?
On the gridiron!
North Carolina comes into the game with NC State with record of 4-7 overall 2-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fourteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost to Duke who is another tobacco road rival on Saturday November 22, 2025 in Chapel Hill 32-25.
As North Carolina lost to tobacco road rival Duke in the first quarter North Carolina took a 7-0 lead because quarterback Gio Lopez ran for 1 yard touchdown . Rece Verhoff kicked, made field goal before Duke answered with a touchdown of their own as running back Anderson Castle ran for 1 yard touchdown , Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point evening the score 7-7 in 1st quarter. In 2nd quarter tight end Jeremiah Hasley caught 14 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point putting Duke ahead of North Carolina 14-7 before kicker Todd Pelino would extend Duke’s lead 17-7 with 33 yard field goal before North Carolina would respond with a 49 yard field goal by Rece Verhoff trimming Duke’s lead North Carolina ‘s deficit to 17-10. In the 3rd quarter both Duke, North Carolina would score a touchdown as Anderson Castle would run for 1 yard touchdown Todd Pelino would kick, make extra point extending Duke’s lead yet again over North Carolina this time 24-10 though North Carolina would respond with touchdown of their own as Jordan Shipp who is wide receiver would catch 20 yard from Gio Lopez to complete two point conversion getting North Carolina within 24-18 . In the 4th Davion Gause who is running back for North Carolina would run for 12 yard touchdown , Rece Verhoff would kick, make extra point giving North Carolina a 25-24 lead though North Carolina’s lead would be brief as Anderson Castle would run for 1 yard Darian Mensah would complete pass to Nate Sheppard to complete two point conversion to win the game for Duke to make them bowl eligible.
Following North Carolina’s 32-25 loss to Duke on Saturday November 22, 2025 Head Coach Bill Belichick had this to say about North Carolina’s loss to Duke!
Tonight, obviously came up a few plays short,It’s disappointing, but give Duke credit. They made a few more plays than we did at critical times.”
According to Shelby Swanson, Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article312947774.html
NC State comes into the game with tobacco road rival North Carolina with record of 6-5 overall 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is tenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because NC State became bowl eligible Friday night beating Florida State 21-11 in Raleigh.
As NC State beat Florida 21-11 Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital in the 1st quarter NC State took a 7-0 lead as wide receiver Terrell Anderson caught a pass from quarterback CJ Bailey. In the 3rd quarter NC State scored one touchdown as quarterback Will Wilson ran for 1 yard touchdown, Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point. In the 4th quarter Justin Jolly who is tight end caught 12 yard pass from CJ Bailey, Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point making final score 21-11 NC State. Before Deuce Robinson who is a wide receiver for Florida State caught a pass from quarterback Tommy Castellanos for touchdown. In 2nd quarter Florida State got on scoreboard at 7-3 with Jake Wienberg kicking, making 46 yard field goal.
Following NC State becoming bowl eligible Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say about the match up with North Carolina on Saturday November 29, 2025 in North Carolina’s state capital!
I expect a crazy-ass crowd next week,”Thanksgiving weekend, against the baby blue?”
Following NC State becoming bowl eligible Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital NC State running Hollywood Smothers had this to say about the 21-11 win over Florida State Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital!
“It wasn’t as pretty as we wanted it today,”
According to Luke Decock’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article312947919.html
Kickoff is set for 7:30pm Eastern Time from Carter Finely Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Chris Cotter, Max Browne , Ashley Stroehlein commentating!
Chris Cotter joined ESPN in January 2012 as a studio anchor, appearing on SportsCenter and College Football Live, and college football Saturdays on ESPN2. He added play-by-play duties to his role, calling college lacrosse, MLL and college basketball, and most recently, college football on ACCN.
Prior to joining ESPN, Cotter was an anchor for Fox Business Network in New York (2009-12), and SportsNet New York (2006–2009), and a reporter for CNN/Turner Sports Interactive in Atlanta (2003-2005). He began his career at WQXI, 790 The Zone in Atlanta (1997-2005).
The Atlanta native graduated from Georgia Tech in 1993 and received a masters degree from the University of Georgia in 1999.
Max Browne joined ESPN as a college football analyst for ACC Network in 2025. A former quarterback and captain at both USC and Pitt, Browne’s broadcasting career includes roles with The CW, Pac-12 Network, Stadium and USC. He also hosts his own self-titled football-themed Max Browne Show on YouTube.
A standout quarterback from Skyline High School in Sammamish, Wash., Browne was named Gatorade National Football Player of the Year in 2012, earned Washington State Gatorade Player of the Year honors twice and was USA Today’s High School Offensive Player of the Year. He set Washington prep records for most passing yards (12,953) and completions (882), totaling 146 touchdown passes across his high school career.
Browne holds degrees in business, communications and marketing, and is active in athlete mental health advocacy through “The Hidden Opponent” with his wife, Victoria Garrick-Browne – a fellow USC alum, former Trojans volleyball player and successful podcaster. The couple lives in Santa Monica.
Ashley Stroehlein is a sports reporter who is based in Charlotte, NC, and has covered multiple professional and collegiate sports ranging from the NBA, NFL, MLS, ACC, SEC and more. Stroehlein currently contributes to Charlotte Hornets On SI, ESPN’s coverage of college football as a sideline reporter, serves as a freelance host on SiriusXM’s NBA and NASCAR Radio channels and as a fill-in host and sideline reporter for FanDuel Sports Network’s coverage of the Charlotte Hornets. Ashley graduated with honors from Radford University, majoring in mathematics. She moved to North Carolina to teach secondary math and coach basketball and track. However, her passion for sports led her to decide to return to school to study broadcasting. Ashley’s work as an anchor and storyteller has earned her many industry honors. Most notably, she is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Gracie Award, which recognizes exemplary programming created by, for and about women in all facets of media and entertainment.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/christopher-chris-h-cotter/
https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/max-browne/