Two ACC Atlantic Division teams – NC State and Maryland – that “control their destiny” will meet in College Park, Md., at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium Saturday
(3:30 pm, ESPNU).

The Terrapins, the only unbeaten team remaining in conference play, are coached by Randy Edsall and feature a defensive unit led by a pair of seniors in DE Joe Vellano and LB Demetrius Martsfield, that is ranked 9th nationally in both rushing and total defense.

The Wolfpack, coached by Tom O’Brien, are led by senior QB Mike Glennon, who is 3rd in the ACC in passing yards per game with a 280.2 average.

The Terrapins and Wolfpack are meeting for the 69th time in a rivalry which began in 1909 and is the ACC’s 8th longest continuous series.

The Wolfpack enters Saturday’s ACC game at Maryland ranked sixth nationally in tackles for loss per game (8.17). LB Rickey Dowdy leads the way with 1.33 TFL per game, and fellow LB Rodman Noel is averaging one per contest. Dowdy is also the team co-leader in sacks with .42 per game.

The Oct. 6 win over then- No. 3 Florida State marked the highest ranked opponent NC State has defeated since downing No. 2 Florida State, 24-7, in 1998 … NC State has now beaten a ranked FSU team in five of the last seven meetings. Sophomore WR Bryan Underwood set a new school record with a TD catch in his sixth consecutive game when he hauled in the winning score vs. FSU with 16 seconds left. Underwood now has seven TD catches on the season, a mark that is already seventh-most in a single season in school history.