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NC State Wolfpack football, basketball schedule news

Schedule news of interest came out this week for both NC State football and basketball.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that NC State football will have a home-and-home series with Cincinnati, starting with the season opener in 2023 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack will return to Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium Sept. 15, 2029.

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The two teams have previously done a home-and-home, with both squads winning lopsided games at their respective stadiums. NC State won 30-19 in Raleigh in 2010, while Cincinnati crushed the Pack 44-14 a year later.

NC State’s 2023 non-conference schedule is now complete —Cincinnati Aug. 31, VMI in Raleigh on Sept. 16 plus Notre Dame at Carter-Finley Stadium on a date to be determined. The Wolfpack will travel to Connecticut Sept. 23.

There are two more openings for non-conference opponents in 2029. NC State is also scheduled to host Notre Dame that year.

For a full list of future opponents, click here.

In basketball, Florida International announced Thursday that it was playing at NC State on Nov. 13. Other non-conference dates already announced for the Wolfpack include:

• Alcorn State in Raleigh Nov. 19

• Memphis on Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn

• Wisconsin in Raleigh Dec. 2 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge

• A road date at Auburn Dec. 19

• The Citadel in Raleigh Dec. 22

• Appalachian State in Raleigh Dec. 29.

The Pack is also scheduled to play UNC Greensboro in the Greensboro Coliseum at a date to be determined according to Joe Giglio of the News & Observer.

FIU went 20-14 a year ago, including 10-8 in Conference USA, and finished with a final NET ranking of No. 186.

Memphis was No. 48 in the final NET and made the NIT, but will be bolstered by the nation’s top recruiting class in 2019 according to Rivals.com. The teams are playing in the Barclays Center Classic. The Pack's home contest against Alcorn State also serves as a game in the event. Alcorn State went 10-21 and was winless in 17 SWAC games last year, leading to a final NET ranking of 347 out of 353 teams.

Wisconsin and Auburn both made the NCAA Tournament last March, with Auburn reaching the Final Four. Both of those games will be rematches from last season. NCSU lost a last-minute contest at Wisconsin and upset Auburn at home.

UNC Greensboro just missed receiving an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and was one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NIT in 2019.

The Citadel went 12-18 in 2018-19 with a 4-10 mark in the Southern Conference and finished with a final NET ranking of No. 275.

Appalachian State underwent a coaching change after going 11-21 overall and 2-13 in the Sun Belt. It finished No. 213 in the NET. Dustin Kerns from Presbyterian is their new coach.

NC State basketball opens the season with an ACC game against Georgia Tech Nov. 5 at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

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