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 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. East Carolina will host No. 13 North Carolina State on Saturday to open the season. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

FILE - East Carolina head coach Mike Houston watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Greenville, N.C., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. East Carolina will host No. 13 North Carolina State on Saturday to open the season. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

FILE - East Carolina's Holton Ahlers (12) passes the ball to Jsi Hatfield (88) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Cincinnati in Greenville, N.C., Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. East Carolina will host No. 13 North Carolina State on Saturday to open the season. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

FILE - North Carolina State's Devin Leary (13) gets ready to pass the ball against Syracuse during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Veteran quarterbacks are plentiful in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. In all, 12 of the 14 league teams have at least one quarterback with nine or more career starts. That list is headlined by Louisville's Malik Cunningham with 38 starts along with preseason league player of the year Devin Leary for No. 13 North Carolina State. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)