No. 13 NC State ready for season of heightened expectations

FILE - North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren is shown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami in Miami Gardens, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. NC State begins its season Sept. 3, 2022, against East Carolina. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

FILE - North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson (11) runs during warmups prior to their NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. NC State begins its season Sept. 3, 2022, against East Carolina. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

FILE - North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary answers a question at the NCAA college football Atlantic Coast Conference Media Days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 20, 2022. NC State begins its season Sept. 3, 2022, against East Carolina. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)