NC State’s season hit an inflection point following last Thursday’s come from ahead loss to Wake Forest. With its landmark goals now out of reach, the Pack was ripe for a tailspin like the one that torpedoed the 2016 team. Thankfully, there was Louisville.
Louisville sucks. The Cardinals are among the worst ACC teams in the modern era of the league and the Pack was never going to lose this game. State absorbed Louisville’s early blitz of energy and took over the game with its effective use of being way better at football. Somewhere in the third quarter, the Cards called it a day and State was able to pour on the points for its best output of the season.