VIDEO: Dave Doeren Talks Last Scrimmage

Here’s our video of Dave Doeren talking with the media after the Scrimmage today in Carter-Finley Stadium.  Today was the final scrimmage before the Wolfpack’s first game against Troy on September 5th.  I will type a transcript of the video, but until then look below the video for a few notes.

Notes

-The team didn’t tackle today.  They are confident with what they’ve seen in contact and didn’t want to lose someone in a pile two weeks out.
-Nyheim Hines got in the end zone for the second straight week.  He caught a couple of passes in 2-minute drill and got blown up on a bubble.  Doeren thought that he needed that, to get up and keep going.
-Hines is also the guy Doeren ultimately wants returning Punts and Kickoffs.  He also said they were working Matt Dayes, Maurice Trowell, and Bra’Lon Cherry back there as well.  They are confident in those four.  They will probably let Hines get hit a couple of times this season before they put him back there.
-Kyle Bambard is going to be the filed goal kicker this year.  He kicked a 53-yarder for the second straight week, and also hit a 43 yarder.  Doeren said that Jackson Maples probably was going to be the guy doing kickoffs heading into today’s practice, but Bambard kicked both of his for touchbacks, and could be in the mix.
-Doeren mentioned that the O-Line is looking pretty solidified with Joe Thuney, Alex Barr, Tony Adams, Quinton Schooley, and Will Richardson.  Said that Will Richardson came into camp and just outplayed Tyler Jones for the Right Tackle position.  Garrett Bradbury and Tyler Jones will both see playing time.
-QB Jakobi Meyers has had a really good camp and the starting job isn’t automatically Jalan McClendon’s next season. He’s going to have to earn it, but Doeren also had nothing but great things to say about McClendon as well.