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Williams, BC Run Over Wolfpack 38-21

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CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – The NC State football team could not overcome a powerful Boston College rushing attack, as the Pack fell to the Eagles 38-21 Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill.

The Pack scored early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to six with nine minutes left, but BC answered with a TD on its next possession and used its running game to run out the clock for the win.

Pete Thomas got the start at QB, completing 22-of-33 passes for 207 yards. Thomas was one of three Pack players to throw a TD (Rashard Smith and Garrett Leatham). Freshman WR Jumichael Ramos had the top game of his career, hauling in five passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Boston College’s Andre Williams rushed for a school record 339 yards on 42 carries, as the running game dominated the Eagles’ offense with 420 yards of the team’s total of 473 yards.

The Eagles held a 10-0 lead after the first quarter, with a 17-yard TD run by Andre Williams being the BC touchdown.

The Pack got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, taking the ball 80 yards in five plays. A 61-yard screen pass from Thomas to Matt Dayes put the ball at the BC 9-yard line, and on the next play, Rashard Smithcaught his first TD of the season to cut the BC lead to 10-7 with 7:13 left in the first half.

The Eagles responded on the next drive, as BC rushed for all 74 yards in five plays capped by a 19-yard Myles Willis TD run.

At the half, BC held a 17-7 lead. In the first half, 232 of BC’s 253 yards came on the ground, with Williams rushing for 154 on 19 carries in the opening half.

A 39-yard BC field goal was the only score of the third quarter, and put the Eagles up 20-7.

The Pack got within a score in the fourth quarter. Smith threw his first career pass, and found fellow senior WR Quintin Payton deep for a 49-yard strike to cut the lead to 20-14 with 9:05 left. NC State marched 87 yards in six plays which spanned only 1:23.

Once again, BC responded to a Pack TD with a score of its own on the very next possession. Williams ran for a 65-yard gain, was stripped at the 2-yard line, but the Eagles recovered in the end zone, and after a two-point conversion, it was BC up 28-14.

After a BC field goal, Leatham found Ramos for a 52-yard TD score for the Pack’s third touchdown pass of the game.

Williams would score his second TD of the game to make the final 38-21.

The Pack will return to Carter-Finley Stadium for the final two games of the season. Next Saturday (Nov. 23), the Pack will host East Carolina followed by Maryland on November 30.

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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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