Syracuse holds off NC State, 24-17

Kyle McCord threw for 346 yards and two touchdowns as Syracuse topped North Carolina State 24-17 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Jackson Meeks caught 11 passes for 116 yards and a landing, whereas LeQuint Allen chipped in 91 dashing yards and a rating for the Orange (5-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Convention). Justin Barron had eight tackles, an interception, a sack and a fumble restoration to headline the defensive effort for Syracuse.

NC State’s CJ Bailey completed 17-of-24 passing for 329 yards with two touchdowns, one interception and a fumble. Noah Rogers caught 4 balls for 95 yards and a TD for the Wolfpack (3-4, 0-3), who’ve dropped three of their previous 4 video games.

Syracuse opened the scoring on Jayden Oh’s 32-yard discipline objective with 8:13 left within the first quarter. NC State answered with an extended drive of its personal, however Kanoah Vinesett’s 41-yard field-goal try was no good.

Oh missed a field-goal try of his personal nearly halfway by means of the second quarter, however the Orange obtained the ball again about 2 1/2 minutes later when Kendrick Raphael fumbled and Barron recovered. On the following drive, McCord attached with Umari Hatcher for a 28-yard rating down the left facet.

But, the Wolfpack responded rapidly, as Bailey discovered Justin Joly for a 14-yard TD with 31 seconds remaining within the first half.

On the opening possession of the second half, Devin Grant drilled Bailey, who misplaced a fumble on the play. The Orange then drove 73 yards to the tip zone, a march punctuated by Allen’s 4-yard TD run by which he was briefly stood up on the 1 earlier than getting pushed into the tip zone.

Now trailing 17-7, NC State drove contained in the Syracuse 30 earlier than Bailey was intercepted by Barron, who returned the decide 41 yards. That arrange McCord’s 2-yard TD cross to Meeks on fourth-and-goal, making it 24-7.

The Wolfpack stayed shut down the stretch thanks to 2 huge performs. First, Bailey discovered Rogers for a 75-yard landing with about 9 1/2 minutes left. Then with 3:09 to play, Bailey related with Hollywood Smothers for 72 yards, organising Vinesett’s discipline objective that made it 24-17 with 1:32 remaining.

Nonetheless, the Orange recovered the following onside kick to seal the win.

–Discipline Stage Media