After a pair of tough road games, the 1-1 NC State Wolfpack comes to Carter Finley for their first home game of the season against South Alabama.

State coach Tom O’Brien said the Pack is excited about playing a home game. “It seems like it’s been a long time since we’ve played here at Carter Finley,” O’Brien said.

“I just hope our defense continues to play like it did last week and we protect our quarterback a little better this week,” he added during his weekly media teleconference.

In addition to the protection, State QB Mike Glennon had trouble throwing in windy conditions last weekend and receivers had trouble running the right route. “We’ve worked hard this week to get everybody back on the same page so we can be much more efficient throwing the football and help him out,” O’Brien said.