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According to Sports Illustrated, NC State has let go of offensive coordinator Matt Canada.

 

After State’s Belk Bowl loss to Mississippi State, I think it was safe to say that there would be a little turnover inside the coaching staff, but not many were expecting it to be OC Matt Canada. In year 3 of Dave Doeren, NC State failed to make much progress. Many believed the strong finish to 2014 and the return of Brissett for his senior season would make State a contender in the ACC.

While there are a lot of areas you could point to, the offense was not really on the list of major problems. NC State finished 3rd in the ACC behind only UNC and Clemson in scoring offense (33.2 ppg). In fact, there were times when the Pack looked dominant, especially on the ground. Once Thornton was dismissed and Dayes went down, I think most sane fans knew there might be some struggles.

Maybe this was a move to were they felt they just needed a change of scenery and with a new QB ready to be named next season, it might have been the most logical time. We’ll try to find more out about this as the week goes by.

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PackJunky
PackJunky
7 years ago

The offense was good at times against weak competition, but was highly inconsistent and not very good against decent to good defenses (UL, VT). We may have ranked 3rd in the ACC with 33 points/game, but for conference games only, we ranked 4th in a virtual 5 way tie at 27 pts/game. Not bad, but nothing special. And I personally think we did that well despite Canada, bc he under-utilized Grinnage and Samuels all season. On top of that, when asked in an interview about questions regarding the under-utilization of these players, Canada seemed all defensive and short with the… Read more »

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“We are very proud of the standard and culture that Dave has established for our football program,” said Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan. “We look forward to seeing him build on the progress we have enjoyed on and off the field under his leadership.” 

“I’m very grateful to Chancellor Woodson and Boo Corrigan for their commitment to our program and for all of the support they’ve given me personally,” said Doeren. “This is home and I’m excited about the future of Wolfpack football.”

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Congrats Coach!

To see the type of impact Doeren has had during his tenure at NC State, click here.

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NC State Football Ranked 46th in Preseason 2023 SP+ Rankings

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ESPN’s Bill Connelly has release the 2023 Preseason College Football SP+ Rankings, and NC State is ranked 46th nationally, and 7th in the ACC.

ACC Teams in the Preseason SP+ Rankings

11. FSU
12. Clemson
28. UNC
36. Louisville
40. Pittsburgh
42. Maryland
46. NC State
52. Wake Forest
56. Duke
59. Syracuse
69. Virginia Tech
70. Georgia Tech
72. Boston College
76. Virginia

NC State’s Offense is ranked 67th, and the Defense is ranked 22nd.

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NC State’s Football Game against USF Gets Moved From 2024 to 2029.

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February 15, 2023

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As a result, NC State is now on the lookout to fill 2 spots for non-conference opponents in 2024. The only two non-conference games locked in at this point for 2024 is Western Carolina and Louisiana Tech at home.

It has been rumored that NC State could open the 2024 season playing Tennessee in Charlotte, but it hasn’t been confirmed.

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NC State’s 2023 Football Schedule has Arrived!

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NC State’s 2023 Football schedule was released yesterday.

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Notes

  • NC State will play all three in-state ACC rivals: UNC, Duke and Wake Forest
  • NC State has two Friday night games back to back: UVA & Louisville
  • NC State will play Quarterback Brennan Armstrong’s former team UVA on 9/22.
  • NC State will host Notre Dame for the 2nd time ever, and will face a familiar face in former Wake Forest Quarterback Sam Hartman.
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