The Wolfpack came into the game hoping to get the school's second-ever 10-win season in football, but Kansas State had other plans Thursday night in Orlando.
SUED BY DOZENS OF STATES ACCUSED OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. ALL RIGHT. SWITCHING GEARS ENTIRELY. HERE IT IS. BOWL SEASON AND TONIGHT NC STATE IS TAKING ON KANSAS STATE IN ORLANDO IN THE POP TARTS BOWL KICKOFF IS IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS AT CAMPING WORLD STADIUM. >> HERE'S THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S SPORTS KACY HINTZ LIVE FOR US TONIGHT, CASEY. SO BOTH TEAMS ARE RANKED IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD GAME. >> IF THEY WIN, THIS COULD MEAN A 10 WIN SEASON HISTORY FOR NC STATE. >> TIME. THAT WAS BACK IN 2002. FOLKS MIGHT REMEMBER THAT WAS STATE HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR 4. IN FACT, 2 YEARS AGO TO THE DAY THAT PASSED OUT IN SAN DIEGO FOR THE HOLIDAY BOWL WITH A CHANCE TO ONE THAT YOU NEVER CAN WIN SEASON WHEN IT WAS JUST RIPPED RIGHT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. AND THEN WHEN UCLA BACK DOWN TODAY, JORAN TOLD ME YESTERDAY YOU MEMBERS HAVING TO ADDRESS HIS TEAM AFTER WHY? BECAUSE I WAS THERE. SO WAS NEARLY HALF OF THE PLAYERS ON THIS ROSTER TONIGHT, THE GROUP GETS A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE PROGRAM HISTORY AND ARE MORE MOTIVATED THAN EVER HAS. >> WE'VE GOT TO YOU KNOW, I'M SEEING HERE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR THAT. 10TH. ONE IS MEANINGFUL. YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, SOMETIMES THEY CAN SEE PAST THE DAY THE ROOM AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOUR JOB AS A HEAD COACH IS TO PREACH THE BIG PICTURE AS WELL. AND THAT IS TO STAY. THERE HAS BEEN ONE TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM THAT'S WON 10 GAMES OR MORE. >> SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE DIFFERENT FOR 236 OTHER TEAMS THAT PLAYED MISS UNIFORM. AND SO IT'S MEANINGFUL TO THESE GUYS. UNDERSTAND THAT MEETING AND WHAT WHAT TO KIND OF THINGS HAVE TO GO IN THE PREPARING TO DO SOMETHING TO. >> I'M THE GUY WHO LIED ABOUT IT IS THE RIDGE IN THE THAT JOB. BUT HE'S ALSO THE DOG FOR STATE FOOTBALL. EVERYONE KNOWS HIM. THE STAR OF THE SHOW HAVE FOOTBALL GAMES. HE HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE WITH HIS OWN ARE SO WILL BE LIKE I SAID, TAKING CENTER STAGE, SETTING THE FOOTBALL TEAM. THAT IS SO FUN TO WATCH. YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK HE'S BRINGING THEM GIVE HE'S BRINGING THEM THE VIBES. THAT CASE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORTS THIS EVENING. >> AND I HOPE THE ONE THAT HAS A SUCCESSFUL OUTING WE'VE GOT,
