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3 thoughts ahead of NC State’s ACC battle with Virginia Tech

image_6483441 (3)by: Noah Fleischman09/27/25fleischman_noah
CJ Bailey
Sep 6, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack quarterback CJ Bailey (11) runs with the football guarded by Virginia Cavaliers safety Devin Neal (27) during the first half of the game at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images

NC State, after dropping its first game of the 2025 campaign at Duke last weekend, has a chance to get back in the win column against a sputtering Virginia Tech squad on Saturday night (7 p.m., The CW) at Carter-Finley Stadium.  The Hokies, which fired coach Brent Pry just under two weeks ago, enter the game with interim coach Philip Montgomery leading the charge against an FBS opponent for the first time this fall. Virginia Tech, which beat Wofford 38-6 last weekend, has yet to beat a non-FCS foe this year, including a blowout loss to Old Dominion.  But before the Hokies and Wolfpack face off for just the ninth time since 2004, here are three thoughts to preview the matchup.