NC State, Virginia Are Kicking Off Atlantic Coast Conference Play Saturday At Noon In Raleigh
NC State, Virginia are kicking off Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at noon in North Carolina’s state capital.
Where?
On the gridiron!
NC State comes into the game with Virginia with record of 1-0 because on Thursday August 28, 2025 in North Carolina’s state capital NC State avenged their 26-21 loss to East Carolina in 2024 season in Go Bowling Military Bowl 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
Like NC State,
Virginia also comes into the game with record of 1-0 because on Saturday August 30, 2025 they beat Coastal 48-7 where their offense included 6 touchdowns a field goal!
The first touchdown came in the first quarter when Jmari Taylor ran for 1 yard touchdown Will Bettridge kicked, made extra point giving Virginia a 7-0 lead. In the 2nd quarter Virginia would extend their lead over Coastal 14-0 as Harrison Waylee would run for 1 yard touchdown , Will Bettridge would kick, make extra point extending Virginia’s lead yet again over Coastal this time 14-0 before they would extend it yet again over Coastal this 21-0 as Cam Ross would catch 29 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Will Bettridge would kick, make extra point before Virginia extend their lead yet again over Coastal this time 28-0 as Jahmal Edrine would catch 2 yard pass from Chandler Morris , Will Bettridge would kick, make extra point. In the 3rd quarter Jmari Taylor would run for 2 yard touchdown, Will Bettridge would kick, make extra extending Virginia ‘s lead yet again over Coastal this time 35-0 in 3rd quarter before Cam Ross would return a kickoff 100 yards for touchdown extending Virginia’s yet again over Coastal this time 42-7 before they would extended their yet again over Coastal in 4th quarter winning game 48-7 on two Will Bettridge fieldgoals in 4th quarter a 32 yard field goal as well as 41 yard field goal!
Following Virginia’s 48-7 win over Coastal Virginia Head Coach Tony Elliott had this to say!
All we did was go 1-0,”“The objective every week is to go 1-0. But now you know what you’re capable of.”
Following Virginia’s 48-7 win over Coastal Virginia Cam Ross who is a graduate transfer from James Madison University had this to say!
We showed up and did our job,”
According to Jeff White article https://virginiasports.com/news/2025/08/31/hoos-keeping-one-sided-win-in-perspective/
Kickoff is set for 12:00pm from Carter Finley Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 with Bob Wischusen , Sam Acho, Taylor Davis commentating!
Bob Wischusen has been a play-by-play voice on ESPN and ABC’s college basketball and football telecasts since he joined ESPN in July 2005. He also called play-by-play for ESPN’s Arena Football (AFL) telecasts for two years (2006-08), as well as radio/TV coverage of the PGA Championship, US and British Open for golf and college baseball. In 2021, he added NHL play-by-play duties to his resume, providing commentary for select NHL games.
Wischusen has been the radio play-by-play voice for the New York Jets since 2002. He also worked from 2001-08 for the MSG Networks (Madison Square Garden) where he handled play-by-play on TV and radio for select Knicks, Rangers and Liberty games.
At MSG, Wischusen served as a key component in the launch of FSNY’s ambitious Regional Sports Report – New York Edition and co-hosted Talk of Our Town (2002-2003), as well as occasionally anchoring Sports Desk.
From 1997-2000, he called New Jersey college football, basketball and baseball games for the Comcast network, and from 1996-2001 he worked at WFAN-AM in New York as a talk show host and update anchor. From 1993-95, he worked at WQAM-AM in Miami as a talk show host and sports anchor.
Wischusen graduated from Boston College in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in communications. Additionally, Wischusen has aided the New York Jets Foundation and the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which is designed to help New York City kids in crisis.
Former University of Texas and NFL linebacker Sam Acho joined ESPN in 2021 as part of the platform’s comprehensive college football coverage team, now joining play-by-play commentator Roy Philpott and reporter Taylor Davis on ESPN and ESPN2. Prior to his booth analyst role, Acho was a lead studio voice on college football Saturdays on ESPN2 while calling select college football matchups.
In addition to his college football duties, which include regular appearances on SportsCenter, Get Up and College Football Live, the Lifetime Longhorn contributes as an NFL analyst across ESPN studio programming. He also contributes to ESPN’s UFL game coverage as an analyst.
Acho’s first book, Let the World See You: How to Be Real in a World Full of Fakes, was released in October 2020. In it he shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. His second book, Change Starts With You: Following Your Fire to Heal a Broken World, was released in March 2023.
The 2010 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year, Acho played college football at the University of Texas, where he received the William V. Campbell Trophy as college football’s top scholar-athlete, and the NCAA Top VIII award, recognizing the top eight student-athletes in collegiate athletics. Acho was recently inducted into the University of Texas Athletics Hall of Honor.
Acho was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 and played four seasons as a linebacker with the team before signing with the Chicago Bears before the 2015-16 season, spending four years in the Windy City. He concluded his nearly decade-long professional career with stints suiting up for the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Acho is a two-time nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, the league’s only award that recognizes both civic and professional contributions. Acho was also a vice president of the NFL Players Association.
Acho graduated from the business honors program at UT’s McCombs School of Business with a double major in business honors and marketing. He received his MBA at Arizona State’s Thunderbird School of Global Management and is the founder and president of Athletes for Justice, an organization that unites professional and everyday athletes globally to fight injustice. He serves as an ambassador for the International Justice Mission and is also the vice president of Living Hope Christian Ministries, which provides aid to Nigeria through medical mission trips.
Taylor Davis is a college sports reporter who has been with ESPN since 2014. Davis contributes to college football coverage throughout the fall and college gymnastics coverage across ESPN platforms.
Davis first started at ESPN in 2014 as a production assistant/content associate through 2018 where she supported remote broadcast preparations including editing, studio highlights, content production, feature shorts and graphics for several college sports properties.
Davis was a studio and podcast host for the Carolina Panthers (2019-22) as well as a team reporter and digital content host for the Kansas City Royals (2021-22). In addition to her reporter role at ESPN, Davis also serves as a podcast host for the BLEAV Podcast Network.
Davis graduated from Auburn University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.
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