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NC State vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech: Live game blog

image_6483441 (3)by: Noah Fleischman11/01/25fleischman_noah

After being away from home for nearly a month, NC State is back at Carter-Finley Stadium to clash with No. 8 Georgia Tech (7:30 p.m., ESPN2) on Saturday night. The Pack is looking to hand the Yellow Jackets their first loss of the season to snap its four-game skid against FBS competition.

TheWolfpacker.com will have live updates from the game in the posts below. The newest update will appear on top in reverse chronological order.

Final

11/01/2025 09:58:55 PM

NC State knocked off No. 8 Georgia Tech to earn its fifth win of the season.

Dave Doeren has two top-10 wins in his Wolfpack career.

GT scores again

11/01/2025 09:45:30 PM

Georgia Tech’s Haynes King connected with Zion Taylor for a 16-yard touchdown pass. The 2-point conversion failed.

NC State 48, No. 8 Georgia Tech 36. 4Q 2:22.

NC State tacks on a FG

11/01/2025 09:16:44 PM

Vinesett made a 37-yard field foal attempt to push NC State’s lead back to two scores.

NC State 41, No. 8 Georgia Tech 30. 4Q 9:46.

Georgia Tech responds

11/01/2025 09:04:01 PM

Haynes King keeps for a 3-yard touchdown rush to cut back into the Wolfpack’s lead. That capped a 7-play, 75-yard drive.

NC State 38, No. 8 Georgia Tech 30. 3Q 8 seconds left.

GT adds 3 more

11/01/2025 08:48:51 PM

Georgia Tech’s Aidan Birr made a 29-yard field goal to cut into NC State’s lead.

NC State 31, No. 8 Georgia Tech 23. 3Q 4:52.

Georgia Tech adds a FG

11/01/2025 08:35:04 PM

After a false start at the NC State 1-yard line, Georgia Tech settled for a 23-yard field goal from Aidan Birr.

NC State 24, No. 8 Georgia Tech 20. 3Q 8:23

NC State adds 3 more

11/01/2025 08:04:01 PM

NC State kicker Kanoah Vinesett made a 35-yard field goal.

NC State 24, No. 8 Georgia Tech 17. Halftime.

GT missed a FG

11/01/2025 07:58:54 PM

Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr missed a 54-yarder, just his second misfire of the season.

NC State ball at its own 37 with 56 seconds left in the first half.

NC State scores again

11/01/2025 07:46:15 PM

Freshman QB Will Wilson kept on 2nd-and-goal for a nine-yard rushing touchdown.

NC State 21, No. 8 Georgia Tech 17. 2Q 3:01.

Georgia Tech takes the lead

11/01/2025 07:34:11 PM

Georgia Tech finds the end zone on a 2-yard touchdown pass from Haynes King to TE JT Byrne.

The Pack seemed like it had a stop earlier in the drive, but a pass interference in the end zone allowed the Yellow Jackets to get 1st-and-goal from the 2.

No. 8 Georgia Tech 17, NC State 14. 2Q 6:25.

Pack Punt

11/01/2025 07:22:05 PM

After Bailey was sacked on first down, it set the Wolfpack back seven yards, derailing the drive. NC State punted for the first time tonight.

Georgia Tech will start at its own 40 yard line after a 32-yard punt.

Georgia Tech adds 3

11/01/2025 07:16:10 PM

Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr made a 43-yard field goal.

NC State 14, No. 8 Georgia Tech 10. 2Q 13:53.

Bailey keeps for another score

11/01/2025 07:05:27 PM

Bailey kept on 2nd-and-11 as he knifed through the defense for an 11-yard touchdown run.

NC State 14, No. 8 Georgia Tech 7. 1Q 1:59.

Georgia Tech answers

11/01/2025 06:50:37 PM

After a 50-yard pass play on 2nd-and-12, Georgia Tech found the end zone via a 12-yard rushing score from quarterback Haynes King.

NC State 7, No. 8 Georgia Tech 7. 1Q 6:49.

NC State wins the toss

11/01/2025 06:33:48 PM

The Wolfpack won the toss and elected to receive. CJ Bailey and the offense will start with the ball first.

Injury update

11/01/2025 06:19:18 PM

NC State will be without both TE Justin Joly and RB Hollywood Smothers against Georgia Tech.

Game day availability report

11/01/2025 05:10:14 PM