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VIDEO: NC State OC Eliah Drinkwitz Gives His Perspective on JMU Performance

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NC State Offensive Coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz spoke with the media yesterday after practice, and gave his perspective on the Wolfpack’s offensive performance against James Madison, and what he and the offense needs to improve upon heading into Georgia State.

The VIDEO is above, and a BULLETED breakdown is below.

  • Redshirt Sophomore CJ Riley has really good speed and height. Made a really tough contested catch on that fade. Made some other big plays for us. A couple of good curl catches. Good to see him do that.
  • Freshman Running Back Ricky Person made a couple of really good pass rush pickups.
  • You want to score touchdowns every time you get in the redzone. Biggest thing is you can’t turn the ball over.
  • Used whatever plays we thought would help us win. We didn’t save anything. We just called plays. Some of them didn’t work. Some of them did work. 3rd down stuff worked. Redzone stuff worked. JMU is a good football team. We didn’t save anything. That wasn’t our mindset. We’ll go back to work this week and try to have some good plays for Georgia State.
  • We used what we had. We had a plan together. We scored 3 points per possession. Only had the ball 8 times. We’ve got to do a better job. We can’t turn the football over. We’re going to do a better job establishing the run. I’m going to call better run plays to give our guys a better chance.
  • The offensive line just needs to improve on little things. Finishing the backside of blocks. Couple of times had a holding penalty in the redzone.
  • There wasn’t one specific group that didn’t play up to their potential. We’ve all got to play better. I’ve got to coach better. I’ve got to call better plays. Not putting it on any one group. I’m not going to overreact to it.
  • We’re going to get better. The biggest growth is always between Week 1 and Week 2. Last year we didn’t blow it out in the run game in Week 1. We turned out fine running the football. Not panicked. We’re focused on improving, but not panicking.
  • Why don’t you want a lot of 3rd downs? If you convert them. I’d like to score on every play, but they give you three downs to get 10 yards. Your job is to get a 1st down, and we did a great job of that. Had a great plan, and our guys executed on 3rd down. Would we like to be better on 1st and 2nd down? Absolutely. But what matters is converting, and we did do that. We’ll try to get a better plan for 1st and 2nd down this week. We’ll get better. But hey, great job on third downs.

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5 years ago

I hope I am wrong but it sounds like he is in denial.

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WATCH: Hollywood Smothers Leads NC State in Rushing at the Spring Game

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Redshirt Freshman Hollywood Smothers seemingly was the 3rd string Running Back in NC State’s 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back, but at the end of the game, he had more rushing yards than any other back.

Smothers rushed the ball 8 times for 75 yards. He possesses explosive speed, as well as excellent vision.

Check out Pack Insider’s Tape of Smothers from the Spring Game.





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NC State Offers FCS Interior Offensive Lineman D’Angalo Titialii

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April 17, 2024

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NC State offered Interior Offensive Lineman D’Angalo Titialii (6’2″/320) today. After entering the Portal, the Wolfpack were the first to offer him.

Titialii spent his first three seasons at Portland State, which competes in the FCS. This year, he was the starting Center for the Vikings, and the year before he was their starting Left Guard. Over three seasons, Titialii started in 28 of the 32 games he played in.

Titialii is an intriguing prospect, considering he can play numerous positions on the Offensive Line.

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NC State Offers FCS DT Elinus Noel III

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After Elinus Noel III (6’2″/230) entered the Transfer Portal yesterday, it didn’t take long for NC State to extend an offer.

He also has picked up offers from Baylor and Temple.

Noel III played last year at Texas Southern, which is in the FCS. As a Junior, he had 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 10 games.

Prior to Texas Southern, Noel III spent his first two seasons at Nicholls State, where he recorded a total of 53 tackles.

247Sports ranked him as a 3-Star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class out of New Orleans (LA).

Noel III has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

With Nick Campbell entering the Transfer Portal, NC State is in the hunt for some depth at Nose Tackle. Even if the staff were to feel confident with what they have in JR Brandon Cleveland and RS-SODJ Jackson, the Wolfpack is in need of depth at the position.

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WATCH: In NC State’s Spring Game, Tight End Justin Joly Showed He is Going to Be Trouble for Opposing Defenses in ’24

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It was evident NC State Tight End Justin Joly (6’3″/235) is going to be a problem for opposing defenses after his performance in the 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back. He is an extremely athletic Tight End, but he’s also bigger and more physical than I expected.

According to my calculations, Joly had 3 receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown. He started things off with a 3-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone. He followed that up with a 16 yard catch across the middle through contact. Finally, Joly was the recipient of a double-reverse flea flicker, from RB Demarcus Jones II to WR Kevin Concepcion to QB Grayson McCall to him, for a 37-yard gain.

Joly transferred to NC State this offseason from UCONN, and he was the #2 Tight End in the Transfer Portal according to ON3. He had an incredible Sophomore campaign this past year, catching 56 passes for 578 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joly had 4 receptions for 38 yards in the season opener against the Wolfpack.

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