How To Watch: No. 15 Tennessee vs. No. 24 North Carolina State in the Duke's Mayo Classic
After opening the season with a 69-3 win over Chattanooga, Tennessee Football goes on the road for a neutral-site game against North Carolina State on Saturday night in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
The Vols (1-0) and Wolfpack (1-0) are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time start. Rece Davis and Kirk Herbstreit will be on the call for ABC, with Holly Rowe as the sideline reporter. The game can also be streamed on the ESPN app.
The Tennessee radio broadcast with Bob Keeling, Pat Ryan, Brent Hubbs and Jayson Swain can be heard on The Vol Network and can be streamed on UTSports.com or the Tennessee Athletics app. The game can be found on Satellite Radio on SiriusXM Channel 374 and on the SiriusXM app on Channel 374.
No. 15 Tennessee vs. No. 24 N.C. State: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Satellite Radio: Sirius XM Ch. 374
Location: Bank of America Stadium (75,037)
The Line: Tennessee -7.5
Looking back at Week 1
Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava completed 22 of 28 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday against Chattanooga while making his first career start at Neyland Stadium. Iamaleava, who set a new program record with his 314 yards passing in a single half, did not play in the second half as the Vols began emptying the bench.
Junior running back Dylan Sampson carried 12 times for 124 yards and scored three times on the ground. Dont’e Thornton caught three pass for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
N.C. State quarterback Grayson McCall, the Coastal Carolina transfer, completed 26 of 40 passes for 318 yards, three touchdowns and an interception on Thursday night against Western Carolina at Carter-Finley Stadium in Religh.
Jordan Waters led the Wolfpack on the ground with 20 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns and Kevin Concepcion caught nine passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
The game was tied at 14-14 at halftime before Western Carolina scored a touchdown to take a 21-17 lead, answering a 46-yard N.C. State field goal. The Wolfpack took over with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Tennessee’s history with North Carolina State
Tennessee and North Carolina State’s football history dates back to 1911, but the two teams have played only three games. The Vols won the most recent matchup, 35-21 on August 31, 2012 in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
N.C. State won the first meeting 16-0 at home in October 1911 and Tennessee won 13-0 in a return trip to Raleigh in September 1939.
Tennessee in 2012 jumped out to a 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter after Cordarrelle Patterson caught a 41-yard touchdown on the game’s first possession, then ran for a 67-yard touchdown later in the quarter.
Tyler Bray completed 27 of 41 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns and Patterson starred in his debut after transferring from Hutchinson Community College, finishing the game with 165 total yards.
