Saturday won’t be the biggest game of Dave Doeren’s tenure to date, nor the biggest of this season. There are better opponents yet to come than South Carolina. If all goes well for N.C. State, there will be much more on the line.
Still, it’s a chance to post a high-visibility win over an SEC opponent, and more than that, an opportunity to get what could be a potentially historic season off to the right start with a big win – something N.C. State has generally lacked under Doeren and could change, potentially in a big way, this season.