NC State welcomes Notre Dame to Raleigh for just the second time in program history, with the first encounter in Cater-Finley being a 10-3 Wolfpack win in the midst of Hurricane Matthew. This year’s Fighting Irish squad looks markedly better than that 2016 unit, with former Wake Forest record-setting QB Sam Hartman leading the charge.
Everything appears to be clicking for Notre Dame under second-year head coach Marcus Freeman. The Irish have looked every bit the part of a CFP contender through the first two weeks of the season, notching layup victories against overmatched Navy and Tennessee State teams.