The North Carolina Tar Heels football team will play its final game under head coach Mack Brown against the N.C. State Wolfpack on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ACC Network) at Kenan Stadium in Week 14 of the college football season.
The Tar Heels will try to avoid four straight losses to N.C. State and send Brown out on the right note. The Wolfpack, which will try to end Brown’s career with a loss, needs a win to become bowl eligible for the fifth straight season.
The Wolfpack (5-6, 2-5) has won seven of the last 10 meetings against the Tar Heels (6-5, 3-4 ACC), including three of the last four matchups in Chapel Hill. Prior to last season’s 39-20 win for N.C. State in Raleigh, the previous two meetings were one-score games.
With it being Brown’s last game, here are 10 candidates to replace the longtime head coach in Chapel Hill, some options being more realistic than others.
As for the game itself, UNC running back Omarion Hampton needs 25 rushing yards to become the fourth ACC player in the last 20 years to reach 1,500 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons. N.C. State quarterback CJ Bailey, who guaranteed a win against the Tar Heels after the Wolfpack’s loss at Georgia Tech, has accounted for 2,142 yards and 17 TDs in his first season with the Pack.
Keep this page refreshed and bookmarked for live updates from UNC vs. N.C. State at Kenan Stadium.
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This section will be updated once the game begins.
TV Channel: ACC Network
Live stream: Fubo (free trial), ESPN+
UNC vs. N.C. State will be broadcast on CW Network in Week 14 of the 2024 college football season. Chris Cotter and Mark Herzlich will call the game from the booth at Kenan Stadium, with Coley Harvey reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. Jones Angell, Bryn Renner, Joe Jauch and Lee Pace will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 30
Start time: 3:30 p.m.
The UNC vs. N.C. State game starts at 3:30 p.m. from Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Series record: UNC leads 68-39-6
UNC’s last win: 2020 (48-21)
N.C. State’s last win: 2023 (39-20)
N.C. State 30, UNC 28: The Wolfpack always puts a lot of stock into this game. With bowl eligibility, continued bragging rights and the chance to send Mack Brown out with a loss on the line, expect N.C. State to bring one of its best efforts of the season in the finale. The Tar Heels are 1-3 this season against FBS teams in Chapel Hill. State is simply the safer bet to get it done.
Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be posted as they become available.
Spread: UNC is a 3-point favorite
Over/under: 54.5 points
Moneyline: UNC (-165), NC State (+135)
This section will be updated in the pregame.
Temperatures in Chapel Hill will be around 45 degrees for kickoff at 3:30 p.m., with clear skies and wind between 4-8 mph ,along with gusts up to 19 mph. The high for Saturday is 45 degrees and the low is 26.
Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.
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