RALEIGH, NC – NC State fans, players, and coaches let out several years of pent up frustrations in the second half and overtime Saturday afternoon, and when the final gun sounded more than one Wolfpack player ran towards the Clemson sideline, removed as helmet, and unleashed a torrent of exuberance. Face it, they deserved it. Every bit of it.
Clemson had won eight in a row in the series and 15 of the last 16. And when NC State’s kicker missed his third field goal of the night at the end of regulation, it looked like Clemson had a shot to escape with another miraculous win.