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VIDEO: Dave Doeren Speaks to the Media After Practice Before Wake Forest

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Dave Doeren spoke with the media after practice today before NC State’s matchup with Wake Forest tomorrow night. The video is ABOVE, and a BULLETED breakdown is BELOW.

  • We have four games left. We handle our business, and it’ll (CFP ranking) be a relevant thing, but it’s not relevant until we do that. We are one poor game away from being back down. It’s great to be recognized, don’t get me wrong, but I’m more concerned about finishing where we want to finish then being there with four more games to play.
  • Junior Cornerback Nick McCloud and Redshirt Sophomore Shug Frazier practiced all week.
  • Senior Defensive Tackle Eurndraus Bryant isn’t in full practice mode. He is running and in pads doing things, but we haven’t seen him play, so we have to see how he feels in warm ups tomorrow. Feels way better, but we’re not going to put him out there if the trainer says no. He wants to play, I can tell you that.
  • We offered Wake Forest Quarterback Jamie Newman in high school. Thought he was a really good player. He was in our camp. Big, strong guy, big arm, great kid. There’s not a lot of film this year, but you see that he does run tough. He’s not trying to go down, and he’s going to try to run through people. Not a lot of game reps to evaluate how he’s gonna handle the crowd and the noise that goes along with it. I’m sure he’s excited to compete against us and it’s a big opportunity for him, and obviously for us. Third game in a row where the quarterback situation has been unknown.
  • Kids want to be on national television. To me, this game is without a doubt, the best atmosphere we have in Carter-Finley. The Military Appreciation game is special. Have the troops here. Flag at halftime.
  • I think Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson is very smart.  He understands his roster…gets them to play. I think Dave’s a really good person. I like being around Dave and respect him a lot for building programs and he treats people with respect. I think his kids play hard and they are classy in how they do it. There’s a mutual respect I think between the both of us.
  • Bradley Chubb, first of all, I think is the backbone of what we’ve tried to build here. Built himself into what he is. No shortcuts. Did things the right way. Treats people with respect. Plays harder than everybody on the practice field. Prepares himself to be the best player on the game field. He’s doing that now. I was talking to one of their scouts this week and he said that the guys were mad at him in Denver when he first got there because he was practicing so hard. Now they’re starting to practice like him because of his production. They’re like, “Wow, look at what’s happening because of his practice habits.” He’s a glue guy.  He’s a guy that transforms your locker room.  I’m so proud of him and not surprised at all that it’s happening. I look forward to recognizing him and he deserves it.
  • I talked to Kelvin Harmon this week, and he is going to go through Senior Day. He has not made any decisions, but this is a milestone type thing and he has a lot of family coming in, which for him is very rare. He’s going to go through like Ryan and Chubb and all of these guys. I’ll get the NFL stuff back, but sometime during the bowl week we will sit down with him and his dad and decide.  He’ll decide if he’s coming back or not, and he said if he does, he will have two senior days. He doesn’t want to not have one if that’s the direction he ends up going. I didn’t want you guys misreading it or wondering why he’s out there, but this is one of those things for him that he loves the milestones of his career.  I think it’s really important and he doesn’t want to miss that if that’s where he ends up at the end of the decision, but he has by no means made a decision yet and won’t until he gets all of his information back. So I didn’t want anyone reading into that anymore than it was.

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Former NC State Running Back Jordan Houston Signs with Marshall

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Former NC State Running Back Jordan Houston has officially transferred to Marshall for his final year of eligibility. NC State played Marshall this past season, but Houston didn’t play against the Thundering Herd, because he had already opted to redshirt the remainder of the season.

After playing in three games this past season, Houston opted to redshirt the remainder of the season (despite the fact that he was the starter at the time), giving him the ability to transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.

Houston played in 51 games for NC State over 5 years on the field, rushing for 1,392 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and 6 touchdowns. He also caught 60 passes for 398 yards and 1 touchdown.

Houston was a 3-Star prospect in NC State’s 2019 recruiting class out of Flint High School in Oakton, Virginia.

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Philip Rivers will Finally be Enshrined in the NC State Hall of Fame in April

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Wolfpack legend Philip Rivers will finally be inducted into the NC State Hall of Fame on April 20th!

Rivers was elected into the Hall of Fame back in 2013 (2nd year of the NC State Hall of Fame), but he has deferred his enshrinement over the years due to time constraints.

 

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Rivers pretty much owns every NC State record for Quarterbacks, and still has the most Career Passing Yards and Passes Completed in ACC history, and he ranks 3rd in Touchdown Passes. Rivers was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000, and the ACC Player of the Year in 2003.

You can buy your tickets here.

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DJ Burns Had a Word for Wolfpack Fans After Winning the ACC Championship

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When NC State’s DJ Burns was giving his acceptance speech after receiving the 2024 ACC Tournament MVP Award, Burns had the following quote to say when asked what he wanted to say to the fans.

“I’m going to keep it real simple. Thank you to the ones who’ve been consistent throughout the ride, and welcome back everybody else.”

Burns’ words struck a chord.

Throughout much of this season, it was embarrassing to see all the empty seats in PNC Arena.

As the Wolfpack lost 7 of their final 9 regular season games, it was clear that this team wasn’t just losing games, but they were also losing much of the fanbase.

It’s clear from Burns’ words that the empty seats were noticed, and so were the words of fans online.

NC State finished the regular season 10th, and much of the fanbase was frustrated, and rightfully so.

But, frustrated doesn’t have to mean giving up.

‘Never giving up’ is kind of supposed to be NC State’s thing.

The words of Jimmy V reverberate throughout the history of NC State basketball.

This team didn’t always put W’s in the Win column this season, and it wasn’t always an easy watch, but never for a moment were these players not playing as hard as they could for their school, one another, and their coach.

They never gave up.

Fans have a right to be frustrated, but you can still show up for a team, even when they struggle, because that’s what loyal fans do. When players wear a jersey with NC State across the chest, and they don’t give up, their fans shouldn’t either.

NC State fans aren’t known to be fair weather fans. Let’s not get in the business of leading our players to think we are.

But, like Burns said, whether you’ve been along for the ride all season or not, it’s time to hop on.

 

 

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WATCH: PackInsider’s 2023 Sean Brown Highlight Reel

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This past season was a breakout season for Junior Safety, now turned Linebacker, Sean Brown.

This past season, Brown started in 11 of the 13 games that he played in, and ranked 3rd on the team in tackles (66) and pass breakups (5). He also had 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble. Brown’s PFF Grade of 63.7 ranked 13th on the team. His Tackling Grade of 86.6 ranked 2nd on the team behind Payton Wilson.

As you will notice in our Highlight Reel ABOVE, Brown lived in the box, and is a very ferocious tackler. He will fit right in at Linebacker next year for the Wolfpack.

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