Kyle McCord already has 176 passing yards in first half as Syracuse leads NC State (live score, updates)

Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse football team will take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday at 8 p.m.

The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.

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Second quarter

2:59: McCord throws incomplete on first down. He finds Trebor Pena for the 9. NC State calls a timeout before Kyle McCord attempts a sneak. Orange is 28th at NC State, there will be a 3rd and 1.

3:36: McCord brings Syracuse into NC State territory after hitting Jackson Meeks.

4:29: McCord hits Oronde Gadsden with a back-shoulder throw. Gets a first down at the Syracuse 40, but Gadsden goes into the injury tent.

5:17: Syracuse begins this drive on its 17. LeQuint Allen struggled with a tackle and lost 1.

NC State turnover on fumble

6:08: Another complete pass from CJ Bailey into Syracuse territory. Derek McDonald rips the ball out on an NC State run and Justin Barron falls on the ball at the SU 17.

6:54: Maraad Watson was called for offside because he was positioning himself in the neutral zone. NC State addresses this with a 7-yard tunnel screen.

7:15: CJ Bailey completes a pass for 11 yards.

7:40: NC State begins its 25th

Syracuse missed the field goal

7:40: The false start costs Syracuse 3 points as Jayden Oh misses from 43 yards.

8:25: First sack for NC State as Kyle McCord goes down on 3rd-and-11 at the NC State 25.

8:25: Syracuse commits a false start after the timeout. Called Savion Washington. Now a 3rd and 11.

8:25: McCord throws incomplete on the 1st and 10th pitches. Another direct snap to Dan Villari creates a 3rd-and-6. Another timeout for Syracuse. The Orange have already played 32 games, including just 11 for NC State, the same as last week against UNLV.

10:42: McCord rolls out and hits a pass to Villari for 6 yards. McCord to Meeks inside the red zone.

11:55: McCord hits Pena for the 4, setting up a 3rd-and-1. Villari takes on a quarterback sneak after moving behind center.

13:01: LeQuint Allen crosses midfield for a first down with his best run yet, then Allen runs for five more.

13:08: Syracuse will take its 44.

NC State punt

13:16: North Carolina State had Syracuse wide on 3rd-and-12, but CJ Bailey couldn't connect. NC State has to punt.

13:57: Justin Barron wipes out a tunnel screen, setting up a 3rd-and-12.

2:05 p.m.: NC State opens this drive with a 3-yard run. CJ Bailey throws the ball away on 2nd down and NC State calls an ineligible downfield penalty on the receiver. Now a 2nd and 12.

14:53: NC State takes over on the 19th

Syracuse turnover on downs

2:57 p.m.: NC State tips McCord's throw, which falls behind Trebor Pena. Syracuse will try it on the 4th and 5th. Another incompleteness, this one was defeated.

First quarter

:36: The first real successful run for Syracuse tonight as LeQuint Allen leads by 5. On the last play of the quarter, Kyle McCord threw incomplete to Umari Hatcher. The Orange will open the second quarter with a 3rd-and-5 from the NC State 19. Syracuse leads 3-0 after 1. Kyle McCord has already thrown for 100 yards and is 9-for-15.

1:08: McCord to Darrell Gill. His first catch of the evening. Another first down for the Orange.

1:46: Yasin Willis had no gain on first down.

2:50: McCord hits Pena deep and Syracuse gets close to scoring again.

3:44: Yasin Willis runs for 2 yards on first down. Then another first down to McCord to Gadsden for 8 yards.

Syracuse is starting this drive on its 24th

3:57: North Carolina State misses the field

4:03: NC State misses from 41 yards.

4:16: CJ Bailey holds for 3 yards, setting up an NC State 3rd-and-7. Bailey gets a 4 and NC State has the choice.

5:17: CJ Bailey was forced to make an incomplete throw on first down because he had no one open.

5:59: NC State is now close to scoring when CJ Bailey hits a pass inside the Syracuse 31.

7:28: NC State with a drop on a checkdown on first down, followed by a 5-yard run. The Wolfpack converts when a tipped pass bounces off the hands of KC Concepcion and into the hands of Noah Rogers.

7:36: NC State opened its first drive by hitting running back Jordan Waters up the middle for 5 yards. Syracuse is offside on the next play, giving NC State the first down.

NC State starts on the 25th

RESULT: Syracuse 3, NC State 0

8:13: Syracuse is using Dan Villari at running back, a little throwback to last year. He rushes to the 4. Kyle McCord can't find Jackson Meeks on second down. For the first time, Syracuse fails to convert on third-and-6. New field goal kicker Jayden Oh does well and scores from 32 yards.

10:22: LeQuint Allen runs on first down for 2. McCord rolls out on second down but has no one open and has to throw it out of bounds. McCord converted 3rd-and-8 by fading back and finding Trebor Pena. Orange is now in the red zone.

11:09: Syracuse with another third down call, McCord versus Gadsden again. Orange to NC State 31.

11:15: The Orange's first drive is a 2-yard run by LeQuint Allen. Another run for Allen. This time a 2-yard gain. Sets up the first third and long for the orange. Syracuse had to call a timeout to get into the game.

12:47: A second pass falls out of Trebor Pena's hands, this time a deep shot on first down. McCord passes to Pena again for 8 yards. Second third down. Second conversion. This one from McCord to Gadsden.

2:04 p.m.: Syracuse opened with a 6-yard pass from Kyle McCord to Oronde Gadsden II. He also threw on second down, with Trebor Pena dropping the ball on a cross route. He goes right back to Pena for a 4-yard gain and a first down.

3:00 p.m.: Syracuse wins the throw and takes the ball on offense. Orange starts with its 25 after a touchback.

Before the game

Syracuse will play its first road game of the season against North Carolina State as it looks to improve to 5-1 (2-1). With a win, the Orange should move one step closer to their first top-25 appearance of the Fran Brown era.

The Orange will look to play a rare flawless game on special teams after giving up two blocked punts against UNLV last week. The Orange have also had problems this season with missed field goal attempts, kickoffs thrown out of bounds and a failed onsides kick recovery.

Head coach Fran Brown said the Orange have simplified their approach to addressing the punt blocking issue, with Jayden Oh taking over field goal duties from Brady Denaburg.

On the bright side, Kyle McCord will look to continue to be one of the most productive passers in the country against a North Carolina State team that has struggled.

The Wolfpack (3-3, 0-2) was considered a dark candidate to make the College Football Playoff this season, but was never able to live up to expectations this preseason. While Carter-Finley Stadium is notoriously a difficult venue to play in, it will be interesting to see how much energy the sellout crowd brings, especially with the school's students on fall break.

Quarterback Grayson McCall, a key offseason transfer from Coastal Caolina, has been injured twice and is not expected to play. True freshman CJ Bailey was adequate as a backup, but neither quarterback was able to get the Wolfpack offense going.

However, NC State's bigger problem this season has been its run defense. Normally a strength under head coach Dave Doeren, this year's version is giving up 158.7 yards per game. That includes two top-25 opponents (Tennessee and Clemson) each rushing for more than 250 yards.

Syracuse's running game hasn't been great this season, but it turned in its best performance of the year against UNLV. It will also be interesting to see how the Orange fare in the run game after losing two starting defenders this season. The Orange are still without linebacker Marlowe Wax and wide receiver Yazeed Haynes.

Syracuse is 3-13 all-time against NC State and has lost its last four visits to Carter-Finley Stadium.

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