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NC State’s Dave Doeren talks to the media before the Spring Game

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Yesterday NC State head coach Dave Doeren met with the media before Saturday’s Kay Yow Spring Game. You can watch what he had to say in full here, but you will find a BULLETED breakdown below.

  • Spring game will be live. Red – offense. White – defense. First half will be normal play clock. First two punt returns will be live, but will be fair caught after that. Field goals live.
  • Field goals won’t be rushed, but they will be on the line with hands up, with the crowd making noise.
  • Freshman FG kicker Chris Dunn has kicked in Carter-Finley with the team three times prior to Spring Game.
  • Dunn’s been outstanding in Spring. Same guy everyday. Routine guy. Kickers have to be.
  • Will still be aggressive on 4th and short, but with a reliable kicker you can be smart and be in position on 3rd down when you know you’re gonna get three points if it’s not there.
  • Still want to be balanced on offense this year. Lot depends on yards after the catch. Fall camp will tell a lot about the RB position because Reggie Gallaspy has been out most of Spring. Ricky Person’s been limited because of his hand. Position has a lot of growth still. Need to be able to run if we want to win, especially at end of game.
  • Gallaspy is doing ok. Can’t do all the running, so that hurts cardio-wise. Will be good by summer and have 2-3 months.
  • Gallaspy & Person won’t play Saturday.
  • Obviously lost 4 incredible defensive lineman. We won’t be the same, but these guys have been waiting for this opportunity. Have to make up production in other ways. Linebackers have made a lot of plays this Spring. Twitchy guys. Good blitzers. May have to come up with other ways to get to the quarterback if we can’t use a true 4-man rush, but a lot of time before we get to that point.
  • DT’s Eundraus Bryant & Shug Frazier haven’t been able to play this Spring. Resulted in great opportunities for Grant Gibson and Larrell Murchison. Ton of reps. Same for Freshman Joseph Boletepeli.
  • RS FR DE Kante Ibrahim has had to play inside this Spring because of depth. Been good for him. Makes him tough going against our O-line with double-teams, weighing around 250. Has good length and fundamentals, but needs to get stronger.
  • RS FR DE Xavier Lyas has mase athletic plays, but is still undersized (6’4″/236). Needs to gain weight.
  • JC transfer DE Joe Babros has gotten better. Was thinking at first, but starting to see his athleticism. Really strong for his size.
  • CB Markel Valdez isn’t 100% healthy yet.
  • Former WR Maurice Trowell has seen a lot of action with the 1’s at cornerback. You’ll see him and Nick McCloud with the 1’s and Vernon Grier, Chris Ingram, and De’Von Graves with the 2’s.
  • Linebackers have probably made the biggest jump. Louis Acceus and Isaiah Moore have been rotating with the 1’s. They can see and see. I think Moore is a little ahead mentally right now.

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Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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May 3, 2024

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.

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May 3, 2024

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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May 2, 2024

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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