Dave Doeren’s Press Conference After UNC: Bulleted

Here is a bulleted breakdown of what NC State head coach Dave Doeren had to say in his press conference after the Wolfpack beat UNC 33-21 on Senior Night.

• Proud of the way the players responded at halftime. Played a really good 2nd half. Knew it was going to be a spirited game. Lost poise in the 1st half. Didn’t handle some things well. Responded well, and played a really good 2nd half. Got the run game going after few stalled drives. Defense hung in there until the offense could get things going.
• Nyheim Hines with almost 200 yards rushing.
• Down to 3rd string guard with Joshua Fedd-Jackson. Played his butt off as a true freshman.
• Gavin Locklear did a great job on punt returns.
• Germaine Pratt with another big interception.
• Really proud. 6 ACC wins. Hasn’t been done in 23 years. Big deal for this program. Talk about going in the right direction. Great sign of what we’re doing here.
•  150 recruits down on the field watching the game.
• Great atmosphere. Student section was awesome. Love those guys and appreciate them so much.
• Look forward to going on the recruiting trail with a win over our rival.
• Started good on defense, scored on offense, then stalled out.
• Said at halftime hat we wanted to talk with our pads and put it on the scoreboard.
• Don’t know what Pass Interference is anymore. Does anybody? I really don’t. Told before the season that if four hands went up for the ball it wasn’t PI. Happened twice tonight and PI was called. Don’t get it. Not being called consistently. Offensive PI and Defensive PI are both a joke right now.
• Really proud of Reggie Gallaspy for his run after the catch on 3rd down. Huge play for us.
• Jaylen Samuels finishing the game with a TD. Fun to watch that.
• Nyheim Hines told him on Sunday that they would have to amputate parts of his body for him not to play in this game. Didn’t practice all week because of concussion protocol, and that was probably good for his legs.