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NC State Record Book Watch Heading Into BC
NC State and Boston College will battle it out in Carter-Finley Stadium tomorrow, but before they do, here’s a look at which NC State players could make moves in the NC State record book.
Ryan Finley
Redshirt Graduate Senior Quarterback Ryan Finley currently ranks 4th all-time in career passing yards, with 655 yards separating him from Russell Wilson in 3rd place. If Finley keeps up his current pace, he will finish with the 2nd most career passing yards, becoming only the 2nd player in school history to throw for more than 10,000 yards (10,516 projected at current pace by end of regular season). He’s on track to throw for 3,939 yards in 2018, which would be the third most in NC State history in a single season.
He ranks 5th all-time in passing touchdowns (43), and needs 16 more to catch Jamie Barnette in 4th place. Finley is averaging 2 touchdown passes per game in 2018, and their are 8 guaranteed games left on the schedule. If he were to keep up this pace, he would finish his career tied with Barnette. Finley threw three touchdowns against Virginia last week, bringing him into a tie with Jacoby Brissett.
Finley currently ranks 2nd all-time in interception avoidance percentage, throwing a pick on 1.45% of his throws. He trails Jacoby Brissett by only one-hundredth of a percentage point. If Finley keeps up his current 2018 pace, he would finish his career at NC State as the best in school history at avoiding interceptions (1.27% at current pace).
He also ranks 2nd in passing efficiency behind former ACC Player of the Year Philip Rivers. If Finley keeps up his 2018 pace, he will finish with a career passing efficiency rating of 142.10. If he were to finish this season with his current passing efficiency rating through 4 games (156.7), he would record the 2nd most efficient season by a Wolfpack quarterback.
Finley currently is the most accurate quarterback in NC State history.
Completion Percentage
1) Ryan Finley, 63.9%
2) Philip Rivers, 63.6%
3) Mike Glennon – 60.4%
4) Terry Jordan – 60.1%
5) Jacoby Brissett – 59.9%
He also ranks 2nd all-time in 300-yard games (13), and if he managed to keep his current pace (75% of his games in 2018), he would finish his career with 19, which would tie him with Rivers for the #1 spot.
300-Yard Games
1) Philip Rivers – 19
2) Ryan Finley – 13
3) Russell Wilson – 12
4) Mike Glennon – 8
5) Jamie Barnette – 5
Kelvin Harmon
Junior Wide Receiver Kelvin Harmon currently ranks 12th all-time in career receptions, and is averaging 6 receptions per game in 2018. If he were to pick up 6 more receptions tomorrow against Boston College, he would move into a tie with Owen Spencer and George Bryan in 8th place, and pass Tramain Hall and Chris Coleman. If Harmon keeps up his current pace, he will finish the regular season with 168 career receptions, ranking 4th all-time.
Harmon’s 1,885 career receiving yards rank 11th all-time, and if he picks up his average of 101.5 receiving yards per game tomorrow against the Golden Eagles, he would jump all the way to 6th place. If he keeps his current pace, Harmon will finish the regular season with 2,697 career receiving yards, which would be the 3rd most in school history.
It’s pretty insane that 3 current NC State wide receivers rank in the Top-10 in 100-yard receiving games in a career.
Senior AJ Cole continues to move up the ranks as one of the most prolific punters in NC State history.
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Does the Addition of the UVA Series Equal the Elimination of NC State’s Series with App St.?
Earlier this week it was announced that NC State and Virginia would play one another in a home-and-home series, with the Wolfpack hosting in 2025, and the Cavaliers hosting in 2026.
Prior to the announcement, NC State already had their non-conference slate booked for both of those seasons.
As a result of the addition of the Virginia series, a previously scheduled non-conference game from each season would need to be dropped. While it hasn’t been officially announced by the school, Joe Giglio and David Glenn seem to think that the series with Appalachian State is going to be dropped.
State swaps out a home-and-home with App State for one with Virginia
Given the ACC’s stance on road G5 games, that was going to happen
The need for NCGA action, proposed bill from @DavidWillisNC becoming clearer https://t.co/vVskGttsT5
— Joe Giglio (@giglio_OG) May 15, 2024
NC STATE BACKS OUT OF FOOTBALL SERIES WITH APPALACHIAN STATE…. David Glenn Weighs in on Required #NCPOL Scheduling Bill per UNC, NC STATE, ECU, CHARLOTTE AND APP https://t.co/5sfWzmRa93 via @YouTube
— NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK (@TheNCSportsNet) May 16, 2024
It would make the most sense, considering the Mountaineers were the only opponent the Wolfpack was scheduled to play in both 2025 and 2026. It would also make sense, considering the fact that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t a fan of ACC teams playing Group of 5 schools on the road.
I will tell you this much. The Mountaineer faithful certainly believe NC State is dropping the series with App State, and it just takes a little scrolling on X (formerly Twitter) to get a read on their feelings on the situation.
This situation brings to mind the bill that has been proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play App St., ECU and UNC Charlotte in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball.
If the addition of UVA means the elimination of App St. on NC State’s schedule, what are your thoughts? Share in the comments.
CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.
16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)
Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.
ACC Coaches that made the Top-25
3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
8. Mike Norvell (FSU)
16. Dave Doeren (NC State)
19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)
Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.
The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.
This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.
Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:
Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17
ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15
247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11
ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15
DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.
Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.
NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.
To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.
Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.
It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.
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