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NC State’s Injury Situation after James Madison

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Saturday was a hot and painful day for the NC State football team. Yes, they won their season opener against James Madison 24-13, but they were dinged up pretty good in the process.

Redshirt Graduate Senior Wide Receiver Stephen Louis (Starter) didn’t even dress for the game, due to a leg injury. I interviewed him on Wednesday after practice, and he was in full pads. Something must have happened on Thursday. The extent of his injury is unknown.

Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers (Starter) rolled his ankle in the game, but played through the pain. At numerous points in the game, he was seen hobbling off of the field, but he managed to finish with the best game of his career: 14 receptions for 161 yards. Meyers was in a boot after the game, but he said he would be fine, and that it was simply precautionary.

Redshirt Senior Defensive Tackle Eurndraus Bryant (Starter) suffered a neck injury in the 2nd quarter. Big E picked up a fumble…ran with it…fumbled it himself…recovered it again…and had 3 players dive and smash his head trying to recover the fumble as well. Bryant didn’t move at first, but then his legs were moving, and as he was carted off the field, he gave the crowd a thumbs up. He was taken to the hospital, and the x-ray’s were negative. Bryant returned to the field in street clothes in the second half, and he said he could have played, but of course Doeren kept him out for safety reasons.

Redshirt Junior Defensive End James Smith-Williams (Starter) was injured in the first half, and was helped off the field by the training staff and taken to the locker room. Fortunately, Smith-Williams was back out on the field by the end of the first half. He was playing well prior to the injury.

Redshirt Senior Offensive Guard Terronne Prescod (Starter) was injured in the 3rd quarter, and was down for a second, but was able to walk to the locker room on his own. He came back out of the locker room to give a thumbs up to the crowd to let them know he was ok.

Redshirt Sophomore Tight End Dylan Autenrieth didn’t dress on Saturday, and he had a knee brace on. Autenrieth is a solid blocking Tight End for NC State.

Freshman Cornerback Taiyon Palmer was in the Murphy Center watching the game with Freshman Linebacker Peyton Wilson, and was wearing a walking brace. It looks like Palmer is out for the year. It wasn’t certain that Palmer would play this season, but the coaching staff spoke highly of him in Fall Camp.

Dave Doeren’s weekly press conference is today at Noon, and we will have to wait and see if we get clarity on some of these injuries.

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FAU Transfer Defensive Tackle Decarius Hawthorne is Taking an Official Visit to NC State Next Week

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May 4, 2024

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FAU Defensive Tackle Transfer Decarius Hawthorne (6’2″/295) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State next week, beginning on Tuesday. Arkansas is expected to host him on Sunday.

Hawthorne entered the Portal on April 26th.

This past season, Hawthorne had 18 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 12 games for the Owls. All of those numbers were career highs for Hawthorne.

ON3 ranks Hawthorne as a 3-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and the #46 Defensive Lineman in the Portal.

NC State is in desperate need for depth at Nose Tackle. They return Junior Brandon Cleveland and Redshirt Sophomore DJ Jackson, and True Freshman Justin Terrell will arrive in the Fall.

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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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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

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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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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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