CJ Bailey threw three touchdown passes and Hollywood Smothers ran for 163 yards to help North Carolina State rally past Wake Forest for a 34-24 victory in both teams' Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Thursday in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Tight end Justin Joly caught two touchdown passes, and NC State took its first lead on Bailey's 12-yard pass to Keenan Jackson with 12:37 remaining.

NC State (3-0, 1-0 ACC) scored the game's final 20 points, capped by Kanoah Vinesett's 37-yard field goal with 6:19 remaining. Bailey finished 23 of 32 for 201 yards in the air, while Smothers had 24 carries.

Wake Forest's only first down of the second half prior to the two-minute timeout came on an NC State penalty.

Chris Barnes returned a kickoff for a touchdown and made a long reception to set up the game'

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