The ending to Saturday’s loss to Wake Forest left a familiar feeling in the taste of Wolfpack fans. State was once again in a back and forth game and invented a creative way to lose after seemingly being the better team. Moments of disaster such as the goal line fumble have defined both of the last two years of NC State football. The substantial progress the program has made has been hidden behind a curtain of pain, and Saturday’s series of unfortunate events only pushed it further out of view.
The numbers don’t lie here either. State is awful in close games, especially over the last two years.