NC State Kicked Off 2025 Season By Avenging 26-21 Loss To East Carolina In Go Bowling Military Bowl With 24-17 Win Over East Carolina Thursday Night In Raleigh
In 2024 season NC State opposed East Carolina in Go Bowling Military Bowl in Annapolis Maryland!
The result?
A 26-21 loss to East Carolina where NC State In the 4th quarter Hollywood Smothers caught 33 yard pass from CJ Bailey , Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point giving NC State 21-20 lead in Go Bowling Military Bowl in 4th quarter Saturday night in Annapolis Maryland.
Though,
NC State took 21-20 lead in Go Bowling Military Bowl NC State’s 2024 season came to conclusion with 26-21 loss to East Carolina as Rahjai Harris ran for 86 yard touchdown before brawl occured between teams.
Because of the brawl between NC State, East Carolina in the Go Bowling Military Bowl players were, ejected tossed from both teams.
Following NC State’s 26-21 loss to East Carolina in Go Bowling Military Bowl Saturday NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say about the play Rahjai Harris that was a touchdown!
That was a good play call by them,”
They're down one, third-and-10, you're thinking they're going to throw the football.
According to the Associated Press on ESPN App
A 26-21 win for East Carolina as Rahjai Harris ran for 86 yard touchdown!
Following East Carolina ‘s 26-21 win over NC State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl East Carolina Head Coach Blake Harrell had this to say about his team!
We've been talking all the last three months about, hey, playing together, playing with effort, playing with energy,Nobody plays harder than the Pirates, and that's what we wanted to do today."
According to https://ecupirates.com/news/2024/12/28/football-east-carolina-wins-military-bowl-thriller-over-nc-state
NC State kicked off 2025 season by avenging 2024 season 26-21 loss to East Carolina in Go Bowling Military Bowl in 2024 season with 24-17 win over East Carolina Thursday night in North Carolina’s state capital!
Where?
On the gridiron!
Following NC State kicking off 2025 season by avenging 26-21 loss to East Carolina in 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say!
I felt like we tarnished our reputation.It was a game that really hurt me, seeing the way our guys couldn’t stop the run — 300 yards rushing,” head coach Dave Doeren said. “I mean, it’s an embarrassing thing, as a head coach that considers himself a guy who knows how to play defense. Then, having the actions that we did afterwards, it was embarrassing. “This game was about getting our identity back and playing ‘hard, tough, together’ football.” Finally, it feels like the page has turned.
Following NC State kicking off 2025 season by avenging 26-21 loss to East Carolina in 2024 Go Bowling Military Bowl NC State Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes who is a transfer from Wake Forest had this to say!
We definitely showed a lot of flashes of great things,”We have great players on the line protecting CJ. CJ is obviously a great player, and we have great guys in the receiver room. … Learning off the things that we messed up today, getting better and staying hungry is a big thing. But it’s there. It’s definitely there. We’ve just got to keep going forward in the right direction.”
According Jadyn Watson Fisher News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article311821733.html
NC State is now going to prepare to play their first Atlantic Coast Conference opponent of the season in Virginia on Saturday September 6, 2025 in North Carolina’s state capital!
Kick off is set for 12:00pm from Carter Finely Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN 2!
Though,
who is commentating the game is to be determined!