NC State’s final home game of the 2026 season now has a kickoff time, and the Wolfpack will wrap up the home slate in familiar fashion.
The ACC announced that NC State’s matchup with Syracuse is set for next Saturday, Nov. 14, at noon on ACC Network. That gives the Wolfpack (4-4, 2-3 ACC) four straight home games with noon kickoffs to close out the schedule at Carter-Finley Stadium.
The Week 11 slate around the league is filling in, too. Florida State’s trip to Pitt was previously announced for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, while several other games now have confirmed windows and TV assignments.
Saturday, November 14
Duke at Miami - Noon ET on ABC
Wake Forest at SMU - Noon ET on ESPN or ESPN2 - network designation after the games of 11/7
Syracuse at NC State - Noon ET on ACC Network
Georgia Tech at Clemson - 12:30 p.m. ET on The CW
California at Virginia - 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Boston College at Notre Dame - 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock - previously announced
Louisville at North Carolina - 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 or 7:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network - network designation after the games of 11/7
Stanford at Virginia Tech - 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 or 7:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network - network designation after the games of 11/7
Both NC State and Syracuse have had their share of rough patches this season, but both teams head into this one with some momentum. Syracuse, after opening 0-4 in ACC play, has turned things around with back-to-back wins over UNC and SMU, even with close losses to Louisville and Virginia mixed in.
A big reason for that surge has been the return of Steve Angeli at quarterback. He missed more than a month with an injury before coming back against UNC, and since then he has thrown for 456 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions while also adding a rushing score over the last two games.
Ahmad Miller has also become a major spark for the Orange. Over the last three games, he has logged 18 or more carries in each one and piled up 312 rushing yards and four total touchdowns. That production stands in sharp contrast to the previous five games, when he totaled just 114 yards and two touchdowns.
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