How to watch NC State vs Virginia: Live stream College Football, NCAA, TV channel

NC State hosts Virginia on Saturday at Scott Stadium for a Week 0 college football matchup. The Wolfpack enter 2026 after going 8-5 overall and 4-4 in ACC play in 2025, finishing seventh in the conference preseason media poll. Quarterback C.J. Bailey was named to the 2026 Manning Award Watch List. Virginia comes off an 11-3 season with a 7-1 ACC record and an ACC regular-season title, though its postseason hopes ended with a loss to Duke in the ACC Championship Game. Virginia is picked sixth in the ACC preseason poll. NC State has won four straight in the series, including a 35-31 win last September.