NC State freshman quarterback CJ Bailey walked into the hallway near the Wolfpack’s locker room at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium with a smile on his face as he donned an all black travel sweatsuit. Although his squad lost 59-35 against the 21st-ranked Tigers,

NC State will look to snap a nine-game road losing streak at Clemson, a place the Wolfpack have not won a game at since 2002. That means their starting quarterback in this upcoming contest was not alive the last time they won in Death Valley.

N.C. State is set to start freshman CJ Bailey at quarterback for Saturday’s trip to No. 21 Clemson after an injury to starter Grayson McCall.