In May, we started a countdown to NC State football's season and ACC opener against Louisville, a game that was originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3.

In mid-June, the game was moved up a day to Wednesday, Sept. 2 in order to not conflict with the Kentucky Derby which was postponed from the traditional first Saturday in May to Saturday, Sept. 5 over Labor Day weekend.

Today, July 4 marks 60 days from the Wolfpack's season opener, for now.

Each day, The Wolfpacker will do a countdown to the season with a reflection on the significance of that number to NC State.

Bio: An early enrollee in the Wolfpack class of 2020, three-star offensive lineman Ethan Lane of Archer High in Lawrenceville (Ga.) will don the No. 60 jersey to begin his career in Raleigh.

Lane was an all-state center as a senior for an Archer High team that finished 9-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 7A state playoffs in Georgia.

The 6-foot-3, 265-pounder picked NC State over offers from Louisville, Memphis and Air Force among others.

According to ESPN, Lane was the No. 6 center nationally in the 2020 class.

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