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Yesterday the ACC Athletic Directors voted to keep the current 8 +1 Power 5 Non-Conferrence Opponent) ACC schedule format intact. Much speculation had swirled around whether or not the ACC Schedule would change with the looming arrival of the ACC Network in 2019.

The other two options on the table were 8 +2 Power 5 Non-Conference Opponent) and 9 +1 Power 5 Non-Conference Opponent. ESPN would have preferred that they choose either of these options instead of sticking with the status quo, because these schedules would have provided games that would bring in more revenue. In fact, Brett McMurphy reports that each school will be losing at least $500,000 in potential TV revenue by keeping the schedule as it stands.

NC State Athletic Director was the only one who openly shared her vote with the media, which was to move to 9 conference games.

“Right now, we play Duke twice in 12 years,” she said. “There’s something wrong about that. A nine-game schedule would have cut that in half, (twice) every six years.” (N&O)

The 9 game conference was almost certainly shot down by the likes of Florida St., Clemson, and Georgia Tech, who play big rivalry non-conference games each year against an SEC rival (Florida, South Carolina, Georia). The 8 +2 has its issues because other conferences have 9 game conference schedules, and there are a limited amount of Power 5 opponents available to schedule. What the ACC would like to do to address the messy divisional configuration is simply eliminate the division’s all together, but other Power 5 conferences stopped this from going through.

Joe Ovies of 99.9 The Fan brought up a good point addressing Debbie Yow’s concerns about not playing Duke. No one is stopping NC State and Duke from signing a deal to play each other as ‘non-conference’ opponents, outside of the current conference schedule.

Sometimes punting is the wisest and best thing to do, and punt they did. We will have to see if the ACC schedule or the Divisional Organization is changed before the ESPN backed ACC Network kicks off in 2019.

 

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A Look at NC State’s Draft Picks Year-by-Year

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NC State didn’t have any players drafted in the 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft last night, but I expect Linebacker Payton Wilson to hear his name called tonight.

Heading into the draft, NC State ranked 10th in NFL Draft Picks according to the ACC Media Guide.

Under Dave Doeren’s watch, 24 players have been taken in the NFL Draft.

Here’s a look at NC State’s NFL Draft Picks year-by-year.

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Auburn Transfer Linebacker Cam Riley Decommits from NC State

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Auburn Transfer Linebacker Cam Riley (6’5″/242) announced tonight that he is decommitting from NC State.

Back on February 26th, Riley verbally committed to NC State. Players out of the Transfer Portal don’t sign a National Letter of Intent like players out of high school, making it easier for them to change their mind.

247Sports and ESPN both ranked Riley as a Top-300 4-Star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #229 overall player nationally in the 2020 class, the #14 Outside Linebacker, and the #10 player in the state of Alabama.

In 2020 and 2021, Riley played in 22 total games (2 starts), playing in 160 snaps, tallying 23 tackles. In 2022, Riley broke out, starting in 7 of the 11 games, ranking 2nd on the team in tackles, with 65.

This past season, Riley played in 13 games, but only started in 1. He had 32 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. His PFF grade of 66.7 was the highest of his career.

Over 4 seasons, Riley played in 46 games (10 starts) for Auburn, tallying 948 snaps.

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Unless NC State grabs a Linebacker out of the Portal now, I would expect Redshirt Freshman Kelvon McBride to be at the starting SAM position at the beginning of Fall Camp.

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ON3: NC State’s Dave Doeren is 1 of the Top-25 Best Coaches in College Football

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ON3’s Jesse Simonton ranked the Top-25 College Football Coaches heading into the 2024 season, and NC State’s Dave Doeren ranks 23rd.

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Here’s what Simonton had to say about Doeren:

23. Dave Doeren, NC State

Doeren became the Wolfpack’s all-time winningest head coach last season, overcoming all manors of offensive ineptitude to win eight games for the fourth straight season. He still hasn’t busted through the glass ceiling and taken NC State to an ACC Championship, but the Wolfpack have legitimate conference title hopes in 2024 with the offseason work Doeren has done via the portal (quarterback Grayson McCall, tailbacks Jordan Waters and Hollywood Smothers and receivers Noah Rogers and Wesley Grimes). 

In 11 seasons in Raleigh, Doeren’s program has been steadily consistent and has become a model for development (17 NFL Draft picks since 2018) and strength and conditioning. (ON3)

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6. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

7. Mike Norvell (FSU)

20. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

23. Dave Doeren (NC State)

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NC State has Produced 19 1st Round NFL Draft Picks

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The 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft will begin this evening at 8pm on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. NC State has had 19 players drafted in the 1st round.

NC State ranks 8th in ACC history in 1st Round Picks.

Three of the Wolfpack’s 1st Round Picks have come under Dave Doeren’s watch, which ranks 2nd all-time in school history. Chuck Amato had 5 players drafted in the 1st round, which is the most ever under a coach at NC State.

Chuck Amato – 5
Dave Doeren – 3
Mike O’Cain – 2
Dick Sheridan – 2
Bo Rein – 2
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