In a college football game with 930 yards of total offense, few will point to either team's defense as making a difference.

But for N.C. State football , it was a defensive end — not a quarterback or running back — who made the biggest play in the team's Week 2 win over Virginia. A defensive end who hadn’t intercepted a pass since his junior college days three years ago.

Cian Slone’s end-zone pick with just over a minute left sealed the Wolfpack’s wild 35-31 win over the Cavaliers on Sept. 6 at Carter-Finley Stadium. It capped a dramatic comeback that saw N.C. State erase a 10-point halftime deficit and outscore the Cavaliers 21-7 after the break. Stream NC State vs Virginia

"We kind of came out, maybe we were a little flustered on defense," Slone said of the Wolfpack 's first-hal

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