Matthew McKay never looked overwhelmed as he made his first start for North Carolina State at quarterback. The redshirt sophomore ran for two touchdowns and threw for another while N.C. State overcame a shaky start to shut down East Carolina's ground gam e to beat the Pirates 34-6 in Saturday's season opener for both teams. McKay completed 25 of 37 passes for 308 yards, becoming only the third quarterback in school history and first in a dozen years to crack the 300-yard mark in his first career start. | | |