NC State Is Returning To Action Is Returning To Gridiron Is Hosting Richmond Friday Night In Raleigh
NC State Is Returning To NC NC State had a bye week last week!
NC State is returning to action to gridiron is hosting Richmond Friday night in North Carolina’s state capital!
NC State is a member of Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with Richmond with record of 0-1 is searching for first win of the 2026 season because No team on the gridiron ever wants to start out a new season with a loss.
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That is how NC State’s season started with 34-8 loss to Virginia Saturday in Charlottesville where defensively NC State surrendered 34 points to Virginia . In the 1st quarter Will Bettridge kicked, made 47 yard field goal while Xavier Brown who running back ran for 1 yard touchdown while Will Bettridge kicked, made extra point extending Virginia lead over NC State 10 -0 before Xavier Brown would get involved in the offense again for Virginia as he would catch 45 yard pass from quarterback Beau Pribula while Will Bettridge would kick, make extra point extending Virginia lead yet again on NC State this time 17-0 in 2nd quarter . In the 3rd quarter Deshawn Martin who is wide receiver Will Bettridge would kick, make extra point extending Virginia’s lead on NC State yet again this time 24-0 before NC State finally was able to get on scoreboard as Will Wilson who is quarterback would run for a yard to fellow quarterback CJ Bailey would pass to Deandre Desinor making score 24-8 Virginia before Virginia would get on scoreboard in 4th quarter yet again with touchdown as well as a field goal.
Following NC State’s 34-8 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville Head Coach Dave Doeren The world’s not going to end, but it was disappointing as hell, to say the least, to see how we played today,”“I own that. That’s on me. Everybody can blame the head coach. That’s great. I’m going to go in there and work my (backside) off for these guys and help them.”
According to article by Associated Press On ESPN https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401858202
While NC State comes into the with Richmond searching for their first win of the season coming off bye week Richmond who is a member of Patriot League played on Saturday September 5, 2026 and won 28-21 scoring four touchdowns Bryce Allen who is a wide receiver caught 15 yard pass from Jack Callagan while Kyle Bitko had his extra point blocked giving Richmond 6-0 lead before Richmond would extend their lead on Howard as Aziz Foster -Powell would run for 1 yard touchdown Kyle Bitko would kick , make extra point extending Richmond’s lead again 13-0 in 1st quarter. In second quarter Quanye Veney who is a wide receiver from Ashsten Snelsire Kyle Bitko would kick, make extra point extending Richmond’s lead yet again on Howard this time 20-0. In the quarter Sean Clarke who is tight end 29 yard pass from Ashton Snelsire before Ashton Snelsire would complete two point conversion by running before Howard would score final points as Billy Roberson II would run for a yard before Matt Conord would kick, make extra point
Following Richmond’s 28-21 over Howard Head Coach Russ Huesman shared his thoughts by saying We hung in there,"I'm proud of our guys. Tough conditions, and our guys fought through and got a W."
According to https://richmondspiders.com/news/2026/9/5/football-no-23-spiders-hold-off-howard-28-21-to-improve-to-2-0
Kickoff is set for 7:00pm from Carter Finley Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ESPNU with Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill commentating!
Former collegiate and Arena football star Tom Luginbill joined Scouts Inc. in 2002. When the NFL-based company was purchased by ESPN in 2005, Luginbill was promoted to national recruiting director. He provides in-depth recruiting analysis for top collegiate football prospects on ESPN.com as well as on-air analysis across ESPN networks for high school football recruiting.
Luginbill has a regular game assignment for ESPN’s college football coverage and is a studio analyst for ACC Network. He also contributes to ESPN’s UFL game coverage as a sideline analyst. In addition, Luginbill is a regular host/analyst on SiriusXM. He has an extensive background in professional football as well as talent evaluation and has served in various scouting capacities since 1996.
As a player, Luginbill set the all-time national junior college record for passing while playing for Palomar Junior College in San Diego in 1992 and ’93 when Palomar won the JUCO National Championship with an 11-0 record. He became one of the most highly recruited junior college players in the nation before transferring to Georgia Tech. After one season as the starter for the Yellow Jackets and the firing of Georgia Tech coach Bill Lewis, Luginbill transferred to Division I-AA Eastern Kentucky.
Luginbill was named the ACC newcomer of the year in 1994 and was graduated from Eastern Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He also received a master’s degree in physical education from Marshall University in 1999.
Luginbill then signed with the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL) for the 1996 season and played for the Florida Bobcats in 1997. After two seasons playing quarterback in the AFL, he turned to coaching.
In 1996 and 1997, Luginbill was an assistant coach/player personnel for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. In 1998, he came back to the AFL. He was quarterback coach and offensive coordinator with the New York City Hawks for one season, before going to Nashville to coach special teams for the Kats in ‘99. For the 2000 season, Luginbill got his first head coaching position in the Arena Football League 2 at the age of 25, where he coached the Tennessee Valley Vipers to the Arena Cup Finals in their Inaugural season.
Luginbill took a chance and signed on as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach of the Los Angeles Xtreme in 2001. The Xtreme went on to win the championship in the XFL’s only season. Luginbill coached league MVP Tommy Maddox, who went on the following year to become the NFL Comeback Player of the Year with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Luginbill returned to the AFL with the Dallas Cowboys as the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Desperados in 2002. He would then coach the Detroit Fury of the Arena2 league for his final two seasons of coaching. He began as the offensive coordinator in ’03, and became head coach and head of player personnel in 2004. As head coach, Luginbill rebuilt the team from the ground up and turned around the team from a 1-13 season to 8-8. He also led the Fury to their first-ever playoff victory. Luginbill has also worked with the like of Kurt Warner and Jack Dehlomme.
Beginning in 2002, during the off season in Dallas and Detroit, Luginbill began scouting part time as a pro evaluator for the NFL free agency, NFL Europe, CFL and Arena Football League. After his last season with the Detroit Fury in ’04 he became a full-time scout before joining Scouts Inc.
Jay Alter joined ESPN in 2018, calling various college sports including football, basketball and lacrosse, as well as contributing to NFL coverage on ESPN Radio. In addition to college sports, Alter also calls Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) games on ABC and ESPN networks.
Prior to ESPN, Alter served as a host, play-by-play commentator and reporter for the BIG EAST Digital Network. He was also a weekend sports anchor for News12 (CT) in 2016.
Alter graduated from Syracuse University in 2016 with a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism. He currently resides in Darien, Conn. with his wife, Liz, and daughter, Ellie.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/bio/jay-alter/
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