At halftime, a dejected NC State football team was chased into the locker room by a roar of boos from Carter-Finley Stadium. Down 17-6, the 20-point favorites’ dreams of redeeming its recent 51-10 loss and reclaiming its 2024 season had turned nightmarish. With starting quarterback graduate Grayson McCall ruled out for the remainder of the game in the second quarter due to injury and the Pack (2-1) down 11 points, things looked bleak. Disastrous scenarios of a losing season darted through heads in Raleigh and beyond. Considering NC State’s preseason ACC Championship and College Football Playoff aspirations, the Wolfpack’s season was on the line. Enter freshman quarterback CJ Bailey. Bailey led the Pack on a 24-point second half comeback for an eventual 30-20 win against Louisiana Tech. Spurred on by a call to action at halftime from head coach Dave Doeren, Bailey and the packfootball answered the bell. Doeren said there was no update on McCall’s undisclosed injury as of yet, citin...