East Carolina vs. NC State: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Saturday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the East Carolina vs. NC State football game

The East Carolina Pirates and the NC State Wolfpack will face off at noon ET Sept. 3 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to kick off their 2022 seasons. East Carolina was on the positive side of .500 (7-5) last season and is hoping to kick off an even more successful year. Meanwhile, NC State finished last year at 9-3 and will now try to light the spark for another quality season.

A couple last-season defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Pirates snagged 15 interceptions last year, the 14th most (top 6%) in the nation. The Wolfpack were completely their equal: they collected 15 interceptions, too.

Since the experts predict a loss, East Carolina will need to dig deep. Perhaps they'll be able to flip the script and come out with a big victory.