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NC State Defensive End Deonte Holden Granted 6th Year of Eligibility

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NC State defensive end Deonte Holden has been granted a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA.

Holden graduated from NC State in three years, and has completed a graduate certificate in brand marketing and textile managing. Currently, he is working on two master’s degrees in management and global
luxury management.

It has been a injury plagued college career for Holden, and the NCAA did the right thing granting him a 6th year of eligibility. As a member of the 2014 recruiting class (3-star prospect out of Dematha Catholic in Maryland), Holden redshirted the 2014 season, but then sat out the entire 2015 season after breaking his foot on the first day of training camp. He ended up having 2 surgeries on the foot, and ultimately missed 18 months of football, which also bled into the 2016 season. Holden only played 19 snaps in the Old Dominion game in 2016. Last year, Holden saw limited action in the first two games, but then missed the next four games due to injury, and only saw action in 2 more games the rest of the way.

Prior to this season, Holden had only played 29 snaps in 5 games since arriving in 2014. Holden has finally been healthy in 2018, playing 169 snaps in 7 games, and when he’s been in, he’s been a difference maker for the Wolfpack. Holden ranks 4th on the team in tackles for loss with 5  5, and also has 2.5 sacks.

Holden’s 6th year of eligibility is a huge deal for the NC State defense in 2019. He has been serving as Darian Roseboro’s backup this year, but next year the path will be cleared for Holden to fight for that starting job across from James Smith-Williams. If Holden wouldn’t have been able to return for a 6th year, the Wolfpack would have been forced to go young at the position. Ibrahim Kante (RS FR), Joseph Boletepeli (FR…likely will be a Redshirt Freshman next year) and Savion Jackson (incoming 4-star prospect) are all talented, but will benefit from having Holden in front of them in 2019, to allow them to develop and learn from a veteran.

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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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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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