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Summary of Dave Doeren’s Weekly Presser

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Here’s a summary of NC State head coach Dave Doeren had to say to the media today in his weekly press conference.

Looking Back at Furman:

  • Pleased with the +3 in the turnover margin.
  • Pleased to hold Furman to under 3 yards per carry in the run game with no rushing touchdowns.
  • Pleased NC State rushed for over 6 yards per carry with 5 rushing touchdowns.
  • Ryan Finley got into a good rhythm, and his receivers made good catches for him.
  • It was nice to have the starting 5 offensive linemen out there for the first time.
  • Outside of the couple of return motion i-violation plays that we had, he thought they handled a difficult offense in a short period of time well.
  • Special teams. – Bambard kicked a couple of touch backs, which was improvement for him. Stephen Louis blocked a punt.

On FSU:

  • Return all of their offensive linemen from last year. Always been really good at running the outside zone. There are 62 career starts on the line.
  • Both of their tailbacks (Cam Akers and Jacques Patrick) are tremendous players. Big backs that can break tackles.
  • Big receivers. They have a 6’3″ (Keith Gavin) and 6’4″ (Tammorrion Terry) guy.
  • Obviously no college game footage to watch of Freshman Quarterback James Blackman, but from his tape in high school, he has a big arm and can throw the deep ball. There really isn’t much footage of him running the football in high school, so not sure what he can do there.
  • On defense they return 9 starters, and 3 Senior linebackers. Play a lot of nickel and dime schemes, a lot of man coverage.

On Jakobi Meyers:

  • He didn’t play last week because he didn’t have a good week of preparation last week. Just didn’t feel like he was prepared to play. Hope he gets back to form.

On Mike Stevens:

  • He practiced last week. Took a lot of reps. Trainers say he’s ready to go. We expect him to play. Whether or not he starts, we’ll have to see at the end of the week.

On Dexter Wright:

  • See what is stated above in regards to Mike Stevens.

On Carson Wise:

  • I’m disappointed that he missed the kick, but I’m still confident in him. He has connected on 45-yards and in consistently throughout practice.

On putting pressure on their true freshman quarterback:

That would be ideal. We’ll have to go through 7 guys sometimes to get to him, because they use their tight end and running backs in protection schemes.

On whether or not the South Carolina loss has put a chip on their shoulder:

  • No. I think we’ve been playing with a chip on our shoulder since week 7 of last year.

On the play of Roseboro and Street against Furman:

  • Thought a lot of the defensive line was trying to do too much against Marshall, and this week they week they were reeled back in.

 

 

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Former NC State Running Back Jordan Houston Signs with Marshall

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Former NC State Running Back Jordan Houston has officially transferred to Marshall for his final year of eligibility. NC State played Marshall this past season, but Houston didn’t play against the Thundering Herd, because he had already opted to redshirt the remainder of the season.

After playing in three games this past season, Houston opted to redshirt the remainder of the season (despite the fact that he was the starter at the time), giving him the ability to transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.

Houston played in 51 games for NC State over 5 years on the field, rushing for 1,392 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and 6 touchdowns. He also caught 60 passes for 398 yards and 1 touchdown.

Houston was a 3-Star prospect in NC State’s 2019 recruiting class out of Flint High School in Oakton, Virginia.

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Philip Rivers will Finally be Enshrined in the NC State Hall of Fame in April

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Wolfpack legend Philip Rivers will finally be inducted into the NC State Hall of Fame on April 20th!

Rivers was elected into the Hall of Fame back in 2013 (2nd year of the NC State Hall of Fame), but he has deferred his enshrinement over the years due to time constraints.

 

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Rivers pretty much owns every NC State record for Quarterbacks, and still has the most Career Passing Yards and Passes Completed in ACC history, and he ranks 3rd in Touchdown Passes. Rivers was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000, and the ACC Player of the Year in 2003.

You can buy your tickets here.

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DJ Burns Had a Word for Wolfpack Fans After Winning the ACC Championship

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When NC State’s DJ Burns was giving his acceptance speech after receiving the 2024 ACC Tournament MVP Award, Burns had the following quote to say when asked what he wanted to say to the fans.

“I’m going to keep it real simple. Thank you to the ones who’ve been consistent throughout the ride, and welcome back everybody else.”

Burns’ words struck a chord.

Throughout much of this season, it was embarrassing to see all the empty seats in PNC Arena.

As the Wolfpack lost 7 of their final 9 regular season games, it was clear that this team wasn’t just losing games, but they were also losing much of the fanbase.

It’s clear from Burns’ words that the empty seats were noticed, and so were the words of fans online.

NC State finished the regular season 10th, and much of the fanbase was frustrated, and rightfully so.

But, frustrated doesn’t have to mean giving up.

‘Never giving up’ is kind of supposed to be NC State’s thing.

The words of Jimmy V reverberate throughout the history of NC State basketball.

This team didn’t always put W’s in the Win column this season, and it wasn’t always an easy watch, but never for a moment were these players not playing as hard as they could for their school, one another, and their coach.

They never gave up.

Fans have a right to be frustrated, but you can still show up for a team, even when they struggle, because that’s what loyal fans do. When players wear a jersey with NC State across the chest, and they don’t give up, their fans shouldn’t either.

NC State fans aren’t known to be fair weather fans. Let’s not get in the business of leading our players to think we are.

But, like Burns said, whether you’ve been along for the ride all season or not, it’s time to hop on.

 

 

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WATCH: PackInsider’s 2023 Sean Brown Highlight Reel

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This past season was a breakout season for Junior Safety, now turned Linebacker, Sean Brown.

This past season, Brown started in 11 of the 13 games that he played in, and ranked 3rd on the team in tackles (66) and pass breakups (5). He also had 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble. Brown’s PFF Grade of 63.7 ranked 13th on the team. His Tackling Grade of 86.6 ranked 2nd on the team behind Payton Wilson.

As you will notice in our Highlight Reel ABOVE, Brown lived in the box, and is a very ferocious tackler. He will fit right in at Linebacker next year for the Wolfpack.

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