For the second time this summer, a pending move by a school to the Big 12 is impacting future NC State football schedules. <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/cincinnati-bearcats/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cincinnati</a>, which was scheduled to come to Raleigh in 2023 and then host the Wolfpack 6 years later, has canceled the series, per reporting from the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Jason Williams.



Williams is also noting that <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/marshall-thundering-herd/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marshall</a> “is a leading candidate to replace UC on NC State’s schedule, beginning in 2023 in Raleigh.”



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Cincinnati is joining the Big 12 next season along with <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/byu-cougars/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BYU</a>, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/ucf-knights/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Central Florida</a> and <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/houston-cougars/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Houston</a>. The Big 12 plays 9 conference games, as opposed to 8 in the American Athletic Conference, of which Cincinnati is currently a member.



When the Bearcats make the move to the Power Five level, the program needs to trim non-conference schedules down by 1 game, and NC State was the casualty on their 2023 slate. Cincinnati will instead play Eastern Kentucky and <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/miami-oh-redhawks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miami of Ohio</a> at home and at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/pittsburgh-panthers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pittsburgh</a> next year.



NC State and Cincinnati previously had a home-and-home in 2010 and 2011, and the games were split with the home team winning each time.



BYU similarly <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/nc-state-wolfpack/news/nc-state-football-non-conference-future-schedules/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">had a future series with NC State football discarded</a>. The two teams were going to meet in 2024 and 2030, but currently independent BYU is shedding games in preparation for the move to the Big 12.



NC State and Marshall have a recent history of games. They played a home-and-home in 2017 and 2018, with the Wolfpack winning both contests by identical 37-20 scores. 



If Marshall is officially added to the NC State football 2023 schedule, the Thundering Herd will join a slate that includes a likely season opener at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/connecticut-huskies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connecticut</a> and home dates vs. <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Notre Dame</a> and VMI. 



NC State has not publicly announced a replacement yet for BYU on the 2024 schedule. ACC guidelines dictate that conference teams play another Power Five opponent each year. BYU’s departure from the slate leaves NC State without such a game in 2024.



The 2029 schedule in which NC State was originally going to visit Cincinnati still includes a home game with Notre Dame.



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<h2 id="h-future-nc-state-football-non-conference-schedules">Future NC State Football Non-Conference Schedules</h2>



Here is a look at the future non-conference schedules for NC State football.



2023: at Connecticut, Notre Dame, VMI



2024: <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/louisiana-tech-bulldogs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Louisiana Tech</a>, at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/usf-bulls/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">South Florida</a>, Western Carolina



2025: at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/appalachian-state-mountaineers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Appalachian State</a>, Campbell, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/east-carolina-pirates/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">East Carolina</a>, at Notre Dame



2026: Appalachian State, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida</a>, Richmond, at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/vanderbilt-commodores/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vanderbilt</a>



2027: North Carolina A&T, at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/texas-tech-red-raiders/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Texas Tech</a>



2028: Campbell, at East Carolina, at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/troy-trojans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Troy</a>, Vanderbilt



2029: Notre Dame



2030: <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/charlotte-49ers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charlotte</a>, at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">South Carolina</a>



2031: at Charlotte, at Notre Dame, South Carolina



2032: at Florida



2034: at Lousiana Tech



2035: Notre Dame



2037: at Notre Dame

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