The team motorcade will receive a police escort from the campus to downtown Raleigh via Hillsborough Street and Morgan Street, and is scheduled to arrive at the BTI Center at approximately 2:30 p.m.
WRAL-TV's Debra Morgan and Mix 101.5's Sheri Logan will be the master of ceremonies, and Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker and N.C. State Chancellor Marye Anne Fox will address the crowd. The Wolfpack's senior captains will address the crowd briefly, all in advance of the featured speaker, Wolfpack head coach Chuck Amato.
The event will be broadcast live on the WRAL NewsChannel, Time Warner digital cable channel 256, as well as WRAL.com beginning at 2:30 p.m. To watch the rally on WRAL.com,
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Prior to the pep rally, a local rock band, the Usuals, will entertain the crowd. At 2 p.m., the N.C. State marching band, cheerleaders and dance team will kick off the pep rally. Face-painters will be at work on the plaza, applying red and white face paint to any and all who wish to demonstrate the team spirit with a fresh game face, and red and white balloons will be present in abundance.
The city will provide free bus service from the N.C. State campus to the BTI Center. The bus service will originate beginning at 12:45 p.m. at the central campus' main bus stop at Morrill Drive and Cates Avenue, adjacent to Carmichael Gymnasium.
Downtown parking will be available at the BTI Center parking lot and the Raleigh Convention Center parking deck, both of which are across South Street from the BTI Center.
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