Western Carolina vs. NC State: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats

The NC State Wolfpack is coming off a 9-4 season in which it had one of the nation's top defenses, and it kicks off the 2024 campaign against Western Carolina.

The Wolfpack hit the transfer portal hard this offseason, notably bringing in veteran QB Grayson McCall from Coastal Carolina, WR Noah Rogers from Ohio State, and RB Jordan Waters from in-state rivals Duke.

The Western Carolina Catamounts went 7-4 in 2023, but they scored at least 30 points in six of their games.

How to watch Western Carolina vs. NC State, TV channel and streaming

Western Carolina vs. NC State will be broadcast on the ACC Network, which can be viewed through cable TV packages or with live TV streaming apps that carry the network such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Western Carolina vs. NC State start time, date and venue

Western Carolina vs. NC State is scheduled to start at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT on Thursday, August 29th with the game taking place at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Western Carolina vs. NC State stats

• In seven games with Coastal Carolina last season, new NC State QB Grayson McCall completed 67.4 percent of his passes for 1,919 yards and a 10-6 TD-INT ratio.
• NC State lost Payton Wilson - the team's leader in tackles, interceptions, fumble recoveries and tackles for loss last season - to the NFL Draft.
• NC State's sacks leader from 2023 - Red Hibbler with 6.5 - returns for the 2024 season.
• Kevin Concepcion, NC State's leading receiver from 2023 with 839 yards and 10 TDs, returns for 2024.
• Branson Adams, Western Carolina's second-leading rusher with 539 yards and three TDs last season, is back for the 2024 campaign.
• Western Carolina's starting QB from last season, Cole Gonzales, is back after passing for 2,803 yards on a 65.8 completion percentage with a 28-8 TD-INT ratio in 11 games in 2023.

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