Devin Leary

It’s the biggest football game being played in Central New York in a very long time. WAER’s Ethan Frank looks into the big storylines of a top-20 clash between 18th-ranked Syracuse and 15th-ranked NC State.

NC State scored a touchdown four different ways in the second quarter against Syracuse. WAER's Will Henstchel discusses that, and many other negatives for the Orange in Saturday’s loss.

If Syracuse football wants to become bowl-eligible on Saturday against NC State, it will need to clean up last week’s deficiencies in its pass defense. WAER's Francesco Simone explains why that will be a tall order against the Wolfpack and quarterback Devin Leary.

With two weeks remaining in the season, the Syracuse football team still needs one more win to reach postseason football. Hosts Ben Shulman and Johnny Gadamowitz look ahead to the pivotal matchup versus NC State with David Thompson of USA Today Network (11:30-33:50). Ben and Johnny also discuss WAER's three-sport coverage on Saturday featuring women's basketball, men's basketball, and football.