Countdown to Kickoff: N.C. State Posted Oct 26, 2012 Larry Fedora will enter the fray of the state’s most intense rivalry for the first time on Saturday as North Carolina hosts N.C. State in a critical game for both programs. North Carolina’s flagship university owns a significant advantage in the overall series with N.C. State – 63-32-6 – but has dropped its last five games to its rivals from Raleigh. (Inside Carolina)