Site: Carter-Finley Stadium.
TV/radio: JP Sports will provide regional coverage. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live radio coverage; its flagship station is WCHL 1360 AM.
Records: North Carolina is 1-3, 1-1 in the ACC. N.C. State is 2-0.
Series: North Carolina leads 59-25-6.
Personnel update: North Carolina -- None reported. N.C. State -- RB Carlos Doggett (broken foot) is out; WR Andy Bertrand (shoulder) is out for season; DB Rod Johnson (broken arm) is out; CB J.J. Washington (ankle sprain) is probable; DE Corey Smith (shoulder sprain) is probable.
Key matchup: N.C. State phenom quarterback Philip Rivers threw for 202 yards on two completions against UNC last year, despite getting sacked five times.
The Tar Heels aren't going to change anything from last year. They'll be gunning for Rivers, because if he can't do anything, State can't do anything.
"I don't think he's been sacked very much. I think he only has two," UNC coach John Bunting said. "The reason is that they're obviously doing a good job up front, but mostly I think Rivers has a very good release."
Against its first two opponents -- Indiana and Southern Methodist -- Rivers averaged 229 yards a game to lead the ACC. Playing those opponents gave the 'Pack's offensive line some breathing room, but it didn't prepare them for UNC's fearsome foursome up front.