First Look: Virginia Tech at No. 24 NC State

Virginia Tech football will play at No. 24 NC State on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Carter-Finley Stadium.

No. 24 NC State plays Virginia Tech on Thursday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

The game will be streamed on ESPN.com and on the ESPN mobile app. The Virginia Tech Sports Network will carry the game on 105.3 FM "The Bear" in Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech is playing No. 24 NC State. Listen to live audio coverage of the matchup at HokieSports.com/Watch and in the HokierSports mobile app.

Live stats are available on HokieSports.com.

Tech has won the last five games against NC State. The Hokies and Wolfpack are in different divisions. They will meet more often now that the Atlantic and Coastal divisions are no longer in effect.

Virginia Tech and NC State are going to play each other on Thursday. Whoever can establish the run game will win. The Hokies' defense has held opponents to under 110 rushing yards in four of their six games. Devin Leary, the Pack's star quarterback, is out injured.

The Hokies have played 34 times on Thursday night football since 1994. They are 11-4 on the road and have won their last two games.

Tisdale made his debut this season versus Miami. He made 9 tackles and a quarterback hurry. Moore had a season-high three punts over 50 yards.

Virginia Tech's defensive back recorded a career-high 11 tackles and one pass break up.