RALEIGH — Just a day before NC State is set to face Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl, redshirt sophomore running back Hollywood Smothers announced his intention to enter the transfer portal, while also exploring potential opportunities in the NFL in 2026.

NC State football running back Hollywood Smothers intends to enter the transfer portal after leading the ACC in rushing in 2025.

There are six bowl games beyond CFP purview that are going down between Tuesday and Friday. Here's how to watch each of them.

Scheduling is often at the forefront of college football administrators' minds throughout this portion of the season, as teams across the power conferences are

Work on the potential $1B development around the home of the NC State men’s basketball program and Carolina Hurricanes hockey team was expected to start this month.

Friday's two bowl games will air on ESPN, while the CFP first-round matchup between Oklahoma and Alabama will be broadcast by ABC and ESPN. Fans can stream all three games live on Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers, or via the ESPN app .

The ACC released its football matchups for the 2026 season, officially a “transition year” for the move from eight league games to nine, which is to say that this is the most comical schedule ever conceived.

The school has hired former NC State standout wide receiver Bryan Peterson as its head football coach. It's a similar strategy that Broughton employed in basketball: a couple of years ago, the school hired former NC State basketball player Scott Wood to lead the basketball program.