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Big plays from Concepcion, Wilson lift Wolfpack past Clemson, 24-17

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KC Concepcion caught two touchdown passes and Payton Wilson had a 15-yard pick-six in NC State’s 24-17 win over Clemson, handing the defending ACC champions their second-straight loss.
Posted October 27, 2023 4:03 p.m. EDT
Updated October 28, 2023 6:36 p.m. EDT

By BOB SUTTON, Associated Press
KC Concepcion caught two touchdowns passes, including a 72-yard catch-and-run in the third quarter and Payton Wilson returned an interception 15 yards for a score in North Carolina State’s 24-17 win over Clemson on Saturday, sending the Tigers to their second straight loss.
MJ Morris threw both touchdown passes, completing 11 of 20 throws for 138 yards for the Wolfpack (5-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference),
Concepcion finished with 134 yards of total offense.
Phil Mafah scored on a pair of 1-yard runs for Clemson (4-4, 2-4). The Tigers, the preseason No. 9 team nationally and defending ACC champions, will enter November in the bottom half of the conference standings.
On its final possession, Clemson reached the N.C. State 48 before stalling with a sack and an incomplete fourth-down pass.

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