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Back in March Bradley Chubb was practicing at the Linebacker position, where he played all of last season as a true Freshman.  By the time Spring scrimmages rolled around, Chubb had been moved to Defensive End.  This wasn’t a foreign position for Chubb, because he played defensive end at Hillgrove High School (Powder Springs, Georgia), and was a 3-star prospect at the position.  But after spending a whole entire season at Linebacker, going back to having your hands on the ground is a big adjustment.  After practice yesterday, he said the biggest adjustment has been his eyes.

“My eye control.  Because when you’re a linebacker you’re standing up and you can see everything,” said Chubb. “When you’re hands are on the ground you’re looking at the offensive tackle, and you have to keep picking your head up.  Getting back used to that was a little hard.”

Chubb was listed as the starting defensive end on the other side of Senior Mike Rose on the Spring Game’s depth chart, and back in the Spring NC State head coach Dave Doeren said that he had been the biggest surprise of the defensive line in Spring practice.

You need a little bit more weight on your frame when your playing on the line, and Chubb said he’s put on a little bit since the move.

“Since moving from Linebacker, I’ve put on 5-10 pounds, and I’m at 260 pounds right now.” said Chubb

Chubb said that the he thinks he will be prepared to face the competition this year because he goes against a solid Wolfpack Offensive Line each and every day.

“I get to go against good guys like Joe Thuney and Tyler Jones, who are supposed to be pretty good this year,” said Chubb.  “Alex Barr has experience.  Tony Adams and the rest of the guys.  Going against good competition everyday just makes you better.”

On the other side of the coin, Chubb feels like the Offensive Line should be getting really good, because he feels like they are going against one of the best Defensive Lines in the ACC each and every day.

“They are going against guys like me, Mike Rose, Kentavius Street, and B.J. Hill, and I feel like we are one of the best defensive lines in the ACC,” said Chubb.  “Going against us everyday is definitely going to make them better.”

The Wolfpack Defensive Line is young, featuring three starters who are true sophomores in Kentavius Street, B.J. Hill, and Bradley Chubb.  Justin Jones and DeShaywn Middleton are also on the three-deep depth chart on the defensive line, and they were a part of the same recruiting class.  Chubb says that this class of defensive linemen is extremely close.

“Me, Street, DeShaywn, and Justin were roommates the first year.  We’re really close,” said Chubb.  “I’ll go to those guys for anything.  And they would say the same for me.  And B.J. was right down down the hall.  Since we were roommates, we would go over plays together all the time.”

Chubb said he’s still trying to figure out his personal goals for the season, but the team is excited that they won 8 games last season, but they aren’t settling for that.  They want to keep improving, and he said the number they are chasing is the number 10.

 

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8 years ago

“Is it useful having your classmates here?”

Ha… I just thought of Carolina.  Classmates, indeed.

Good interview, guys.

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Does the Addition of the UVA Series Equal the Elimination of NC State’s Series with App St.?

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Earlier this week it was announced that NC State and Virginia would play one another in a home-and-home series, with the Wolfpack hosting in 2025, and the Cavaliers hosting in 2026.

Prior to the announcement, NC State already had their non-conference slate booked for both of those seasons.

As a result of the addition of the Virginia series, a previously scheduled non-conference game from each season would need to be dropped. While it hasn’t been officially announced by the school, Joe Giglio and David Glenn seem to think that the series with Appalachian State is going to be dropped.

It would make the most sense, considering the Mountaineers were the only opponent the Wolfpack was scheduled to play in both 2025 and 2026. It would also make sense, considering the fact that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t a fan of ACC teams playing Group of 5 schools on the road.

I will tell you this much. The Mountaineer faithful certainly believe NC State is dropping the series with App State, and it just takes a little scrolling on X (formerly Twitter) to get a read on their feelings on the situation.

This situation brings to mind the bill that has been proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play App St., ECU and UNC Charlotte in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball.

If the addition of UVA means the elimination of App St. on NC State’s schedule, what are your thoughts? Share in the comments.

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

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CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.

16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)

Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.

ACC Coaches that made the Top-25

3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

8. Mike Norvell (FSU)

16. Dave Doeren (NC State)

19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

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NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

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Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.

The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.

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This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.

Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.

Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.

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NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

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NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.

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To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.

Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.

It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.

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