To get to a more prestigious bowl, North Carolina needs to win, and it needs help from, of all teams, N.C. State.

When C.J. Spiller stands beside Howard's Rock for his solo, Senior Day run down Clemson's famed hill on Saturday, he'll focus, as he always has, on the 60 minutes ahead and guaranteeing his Tigers come out on top.

Having secured another Southern Conference championship and a spot in the FCS playoffs with a victory over Elon last Saturday, the Appalachian State Mountaineers checked off a significant item on their to-do list.

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