Season-ending injuries and fresh absences thin NC State's lineup

Starting WILL linebacker AJ Richardson, starting center Spike Sowells Jr., Yousef Mugharbil and Vander Ploog are out for the season; Bailey Benson takes over at WILL. Ahead of Stanford, Duke Scott and Tristan Teasdale remain out, and Kamen Smith and Jojo (Joshisa) Trader have also been ruled out after being questionable; Smith is unavailable at right guard, with replacements unspecified.