NC State vs Cal Football 2024

RALEIGH, North Carolina – NC State is on the road for the first time since its loss to Clemson in Week 4, traveling to Berkeley, California. face Cal on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack (3-4, 0-3 ACC) is desperately trying to climb out of the hole it dug for itself, but the Golden Bears (3-3, 0-3 ACC) are far more talented than their record suggests .

Cal has one of the stingiest defenses in the ACC, allowing just 17.8 points per game and leading the ACC in forcing 14 turnovers in six games. And if Jaydn Ott is leading the way on offense after missing two of the last four games Fernando Mendoza, Jaivian Thomas And Jack Endries could be much more explosive.

Here are all the details about Saturday’s Pack’s competition and how you can watch if you can’t make the 2,842 mile trip to Berkeley.

Information about the game NC State vs. Cal

Start: 3:30 p.m ET on Saturday, October 19

Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Cal.

TV: ACC Network

commentators: Wes Durham (Piece by piece), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Dana Boyle (part-time job)

Live stream: fubo (Try for free) | Look at ESPN

Radio: Wolfpack Sports Network

line: Cal -9.5

Over/Under: 46.5

Social media: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook

GAME NOTES

• This will be the first meeting between NC State and California.

• The Wolfpack plays its first game on the West Coast since 1960 (approx UCLA). Although the Pack was scheduled to play in the 2021 SDCCU Holiday Bowl in San Diego, the game was canceled on game day (after the team spent six days in San Diego). California).

• Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren was born in California.

• Golden Bears Special Teams Coordinator/OLB Coaches Vic So’oto played at BYU while NC State OC Robert Anae was on staff. Although he moved to defense, he began his career as a tight end with Anae as his coach. He then became a trainer at Virginia from 2016 to 2019, while Anae and Pack offensive line coach Garett Tujague were on the Cavalier team.

QUICK STRIKES

• Head coach Dave Doeren is in his 12th season at NC State – the sixth-longest tenure among current FBS coaches.

• Quarterback CJ Bailey became the first true Wolfpack rookie since 2000 (Philip Rivers) to throw for more than 300 yards in a game against Syracuse.

• NC State is one of only two teams in the FBS that did not allow a kickoff return in 2024.

• Punters Caden Noonkester has thrown 11 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line this season and has returned 10 punts over 50 yards.

• Ten Wolfpack players were on the preseason watch list for 15 national awards.

• All Wolfpack position coaches returned for the 2024 season. The defensive staff is now entering its fifth season together.

• Four players on the Wolfpack offense all played against NC State previously in her career.

• Since the start of the 2021 season, no other P4 school has collected more passes than the Wolfpack. NC State has tallied 57 interceptions in the 2021, ’22, ’23 and ’24 seasons combined.

• NC State leads the nation in consecutive PATs. The Wolfpack haven’t missed an extra point since the regular season finale of the 2017 season – 270 in a row.

• The Wolfpack has scored three defensive touchdowns this season – two of them by safety DK Kaufman.