NC State Wolfpack doesn’t score a TD without Devin Leary, falls to Syracuse Orange
Coverage from game
- NC State defense does its part, but Pack fails to score TD and falls to Syracuse, 24-9
NC State QB Devin Leary out for season. ACC preseason player of year will have surgery
Live updates from game
N.C. State quarterback Devin Leary will miss the remainder of the season and Jack Chambers will be the starter Saturday at Syracuse.
Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren did not update Leary’s status this week or say if Chambers would start. But NCSU announced Saturday that a pectoral tear would require surgery and Leary would be out.
Check back for other live updates from News & Observer staff writer Chip Alexander at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
Tucker TD run: Syracuse 24, NC State 9
Orange quarterback Garrett Shrader kept a late drive alive with a 34-yard third-down pass that was close to being released across the line of scrimmage. Tucker ended the drive with a 25-yard run with 2:20 left in the fourth.
Dunn FG: Syracuse 17, NC State 9
Thayer Thomas, who catches nearly everything throw his way, couldn’t pull down a pass from Jack Chambers in the back of the end zone and the Pack again had to turn to Christopher Dunn for a field goal. His 36-yarder with 6:58 left in the fourth pulled the Pack within eight.
Gadsden TD catch: Syracuse 17, NC State 6
The Orange converted an early third-and-8 play on a Garrett Shrader swing pass to Sean Tucker for 9 yards. Syracuse ended the drive with Shrader’s second TD throw of the game to Oronde Gadsden all alone in the left side of the end zone for a 17-yard score.
Dunn FG: Syracuse 10, NC State 6
The Pack offense took the ball to start the second half and put together its best drive, picking up four first downs in reaching the Syracuse 12. But on second-and-2, quarterback Jack Chambers couldn’t handle a snap that went over his head, Jordan Houston recovering for a 12-yard loss. Christopher Dunn came in for 42-yard field goal.
Halftime: Syracuse 10, NC State 3
The defense has doggedly kept the Wolfpack in it, coming up with a pair of interceptions late in the first half when the Orange seemed poised to add to their lead. Tanner Ingle picked off a Garrett Shrader pass in the end zone, then Aydan White intercepted a poorly thrown Shrader pass on the right sideline.
The Pack, with Jack Chambers and freshman MJ Morris at QB, had just 87 yards in total offense in the half -- Syracuse had 214. The Wolfpack was 1-for-7 on third down conversions but did convert a fourth-down play in getting a Christopher Dunn field goal in the first quarter and had more overall possession time than Syracuse -- 15:23 to 14:37.
Injury update: Pack’s Zavala out
NC State offensive guard Chandler Zavala has left the game with an injury and his return is questionable. Zavala was taken to the locker room at the start of the second quarter and replaced by Derrick Eason.
Szmyt FG: Syracuse 10, NC State 3
The Orange moved to the NCSU 4 before Andre Szmyt kicked a 22-yard field goal. Garrett Shrader had completions of 24 and 12 yards to Oronde Gadsden in a drive that began with a face-mask penalty on the Pack’s Payton Wilson.
Dunn FG: Syracuse 7, NC State 3
The Pack took advantage of a shanked Orange punt, starting at its 49, to drive into field-goal range, converting a fourth-down play on a Jordan Houston run. The Pack had first-and-goal at the 7 but the Orange held and Christopher Dunn got the Wolfpack on the board with a 20-yard field goal.
Gadsden TD catch: Syracuse 7, NC State 0
The Pack won the opening toss, deferred to the second half and had the Orange quickly move for a TD. After Collin Smith’s kickoff went out of bounds, Syracuse started at its 35 and scored in five plays as Sean Tucker had a 38-yard run. Garrett Shrader found Oronde Gadsden II open for a 12-yard score. in the left corner of the end zone.
Injury update
While the Leary injury news was the biggest, the Pack also will play without running back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, its leading rusher. Jordan Houston will be the starter and Demarcus Jones the backup.
Nickel defensive back Tyler Baker-Williams, as expected, is returning to the lineup after being sidelined.
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This story was originally published October 15, 2022 at 10:45 AM with the headline "NC State Wolfpack doesn’t score a TD without Devin Leary, falls to Syracuse Orange."
