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'This is just the start': NC State RB Duke Scott breaks out in win over No. 8 Georgia Tech

image_6483441 (3)by: Noah Fleischman11/02/25fleischman_noah
Duke Scott
Nov 1, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack running back Jayden Scott (4) scores a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images

In the hours before his first-career start, NC State redshirt freshman running back Duke Scott tried to remain calm. He knew that would be a critical piece to a successful rushing performance, which needed him to remain as patient as possible against No. 8 Georgia Tech.  Scott, a former four-star recruit out of Stockbridge (Ga.) High, relied upon redshirt sophomore tailback Hollywood Smothers for advice, which was for the second-year player to have a sense of tranquility on the field in front of a sold-out Carter-Finley Stadium filled with 56,919 raucous fans in Raleigh.

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