When we left off in Year 2 of head coach David DeKalb’s now wildly successful NC State tenure—everyone about town is discussing this—the Wolfpack had just delivered a decisive ACC Championship Game win over Virginia Tech.
As a reward, State earned a bid to the Orange Bowl to play West Virginia, which is ranked fourth nationally and has Heisman-winning quarterback Pat White. Not to mention running back Steve Slaton. Remember those guys?
Unfortunately, West Virginia proves too much despite an outstanding defensive effort from State, and the Mountaineers win by a field goal.