NC State and Kansas State will square off in a home-and-home football series in 2027 and 2028, it was reported Friday.
WRAL television in Raleigh reported that the contract stipulates the first game of the series will be slated for Sept. 25, 2027, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. The return date is set for Sept. 18, 2032, at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.
The schools have played just once — a 28-19 K-State decision in the 2023 Pop Tarts Bowl.
NC State will host NC A&T (Sept. 11) and travel to Texas Tech (Sept. 18) to join K-State in the non-league slate in 2027. No other dates have been set for 2032. K-State has home dates with South Dakota (Sept. 4) and Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) in 2027. No other non-league dates appear on the docket for the Wildcats in 2032.
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NC State is having two Power 4 opponents in 2026 and 2027 and those are Notre Dame free years. I wonder if that will stick since The Committee has yet to say that it really cares about out of Conference records (Ohio State does not play this year and so far no one cares).
Kansas State besides NC State has a few years with either Wash St or Oregon St. I wonder if those programs will be considered Power league programs when they play K State?