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Is Chubb on pace to take home Defensive Player of the Year?

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We’re only a little more than halfway through the season, but as of now, Bradley Chubb is looking like one of the most dominant defensive forces in college football.

He’s already made PFF’s mid-season all-American team. He’s on ESPN’s as well. So at what point do we start talking about Chubb receiving some national defensive player of the year awards? Well, based on the latest odds, I think it’s safe to start the conversation. We spoke to an odds-specialist who had this to say:

“Bradley Chubb is a big part of what makes NC State’s defensive front so terrifying. He’s big, powerful, and comes off the edge with furious speed, the kind of speed that can chase down Lamar Jackson from behind. He leads the ACC in tackles for loss (13) and sacks (6.5) and isn’t far from the top of the national leaderboards in either category.

With strong stats and more than a passing grade when it comes to the eye-test, Chubb is among the favorites to win the two national defensive player of the year awards (the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Award, which have gone to the same player every year since 2012). Our college oddsmakers at sports betting dime have him at 6/1 halfway through the 2017 season.

As a defensive player, it’s unlikely he’ll be a contender for the Heisman. He is currently an 80/1 longshot, and the rationale for that is two-fold: (a) no primarily defensive player has won the Heisman since Charles Woodson in 1997 and, as a huge special teams contributor, he was more the exception than the rule; (b) even if the Heisman voters were to disabuse themselves of some of their biases, Chubb would have to contend with Alabama cornerback slash safety slash human vacuum cleaner Minkah Fitzpatrick, the best player on the country’s best team.”
We agree that even though Chubb is being listed on Heisman lists, it’s probably not happening. However, national defensive player of the year award is, at this point, still on the table for Chubb.

Now, look, we know individual awards mean nothing if it doesn’t come with winning. So we’re not trying to get distracted in following Chubb’s awards or rankings, but we do want to keep you updated with a post here and there since it’s nice to see a Wolfpack player be so celebrated nationally.

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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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