NC State Rocking IRONWOLF Against Syracuse

NC State will break out their ‘IRONWOLF’ uniforms once again this Saturday against Syracuse to honor the United States Military.

This will mark the third time that the Wolfpack have worn the ‘IRONWOLF’ uniforms on Military Appreciation Day.

The Wolfpack wore it for the first time in 2015 ironically against Syracuse, with NC State winning 42-29. NC State had 511 yards of total offense and held Syracuse to only 292. Nyheim Hines had 70 rushing yards and a touchdown, accompanied by 69 receiving yards. Bradley Chubb had 2 tackles for loss and a sack. Try to control your shock, but Jaylen Samuels caught a touchdown pass.

Last year NC State wore the ‘IRONWOLF’ jersey’s against Florida St., and the Wolfpack outplayed the Seminoles in nearly every way, but lost 20-24. NC State posted 469 yards of total offense, and held FSU to 393. Nyheim Hines played the best game of his career, catching 11 passes for 124 yards. Shockingly (sarcasm), Jaylen Samuels had a rushing touchdown. Ryan Finley was 25 for 41 for 304 yards and a touchdown (1 int). Defensively Jerod Fernandez had 10 tackles, Shawn Boone had 7 (you might still be having bad dreams of Boone dropping a wide open gimme interception that would have won the game. We still love you Shawn), Justin Jones had 2 tackles for loss and Bradley Chubb had 1.5

The only difference this year will be that the logo on the helmet has been replaced with an image of TUFFY. NC State has won the past three games with the TUFFY sticker on the helmet, so why break up a good thing?

The #IRONWOLF helmet features a gray and black camouflage pattern, emblazoned with the classic red NC State logo. Red wolf claw marks highlight the shoulder pads and pants, the gloves and the pregame warmup shirt.

The inspiration for the name comes from one of the Wolfpack’s team mottos: “Iron Sharpens Iron.”

“When two iron blades are rubbed together, each blade gets sharper and more efficient,” Doeren continued. “The same is true in the military and in football. We rely on each other to make each other better.” (GoPack)