NC State and East Carolina face each other in the Military Bowl on Saturday in Annapolis, Maryland. Then they’ll see each other again in about eight months.

The East Carolina offense has been firing on all cylinders since Blake Harrell took over as head coach. Our college football expert predictions expect the good vibes to continue against the Wolfpack!

The Wolfpack will square off with the Pirates at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at United States Naval-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

The game is set to kick off at 5:45 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and will be broadcast live on ESPN. On broadcast duties will be Jay Alter, who will provide play-by-play commentary with Rocky Boiman as the analyst and Alex Chapell reporting from the sideline.

It’s been an interesting year in Greenville for East Carolina, a kind of year which typically doesn’t culminate with a bowl game, but here the Pirates find themselves lined up opposite an in-state rival in Annapolis,

The Pack hopes to improve its all-time bowl record to 18-17-1 and snap its four-game losing streak in bowl games. NC State currently stands at 3-6 in bowl contests under Dave Doer

Both NC State and East Carolina have played down the word "rivalry" leading up to their matchup in the Military Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28. It's hard not to look at the history between these two, the moments and the battles and think of it as anything else.