ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips announced at the 2025 ACC Kickoff that schools will now be fined when fans storm the field or court, beginning in the 2025–26 season. The first offense will cost the school $50,000, the second $100,000, and the third will come with a painful $200,000 penalty.
The most recent times NC State fans stormed the football field were back in 2021, when Wolfpack fans flooded the field at Carter–Finley Stadium twice in one season.
After the Wolfpack defeated #9 Clemson 27–21 in double overtime, fans rushed the field in celebration.
One month later, NC State fans again jumped out of the stands at Carter–Finley after beating rival UNC 34–30 in one of the wildest endings ever to take place in Raleigh.