No regrets this time for N.C. State. No “almosts” or “what ifs?” in this game with a top-25 opponent.
Bradley Chubb made sure of that. So did Jaylen Samuels and Jakoby Meyers and, yes, even the kicker.
All of the mistakes and missed steps that had cost N.C. State previously all went by the wayside in a 27-21 win at No. 12 Florida State on Saturday.
N.C. State (3-1, 1-0 ACC) broke a 10-game losing streak to top-25 opponents and buried some of its recent anguish in spotlight games.
It was a dropped interception last year against the Seminoles that proved to be the difference and a missed kick against Clemson in what coach Dave Doeren called a season of “almosts.