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Dave Doeren’s Press Conference Before Louisville: BULLETED

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2 months ago

November 11, 2019

NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren met with the media today for his weekly press conference before the Wolfpack’s game against Louisville on Saturday. You can watch it here, or check out a bulleted breakdown below.

I’d like to start off just thanking our fans and students for the atmosphere and the crowd that we had in the game Saturday night, particularly in the first half.
- I know right now that it’s tough as a fan base as we are suffering through some difficult things, but I also know that we’ve built a heck of a program here and these kids are working really hard, and the staff is working really hard.
Being young and facing the injuries has created a reality of adversity that we’re in.
I really believe that adversity shows you your true self.
- I think for us, it’s an opportunity to be the best leaders that we can be.
- I was raised by a great family and had a terrific grandfather who used to say ‘tough times never last, but tough people do.’
- I look forward to continuing to persist and fight and help these guys get better.
Excited to get back on the grass with these guys.
- They were really good in our meetings yesterday.
It really comes down to us not beating us.
- As good as Clemson is, we obviously gave them a lot of opportunities with the turnovers we had in the first half.
- It’s about ending every drive with the football, and handing the ball to the referee at the end of every play.
- If we end each drive with a kick, whether it be a punt, a field goal or an extra point, that’s got to be what we do to win football games.
Defensively, we’ve got to get much better in our tackling fundamentals.
- Last two weeks that has not been where we need it to be.
- Need consistency in technique, which allows you to be consistent in your fundamental execution of your plays.
For us, it’s just about helping who’s in the lineup to execute as good as they can, and giving those opportunities to them.
We’ve got to practice really, really fast.
The hard thing for us right now is our scout team.
- When you’re taking guys from the scout team to play on the upper fields, your scout team doesn’t give you the best look all the time.

Louisville…

I have a lot of respect for Scott Satterfield.
- He’s doing a great job.
Good team speed.
He inherited a team that had some really good skill players, and those guys make plays for them.
Three receivers averaging over 17 yards per catch.
- I think Seth Dawkins, Chatarius Atwell and Dez Fitzpatrick are all very good players.
- They do a good job with them on their play action schemes and their jet schemes, getting the ball to them where they can make plays.
On defense, they’ve struggled in some games and in other games they’ve been very productive.
- They are a disruption-based defense.
- They bring a lot of pressure.
- They give you a lot of looks, a lot of different coverage.
Young tailback that’s very dynamic.
Play hard on both lines of scrimmage.
Had some turnover issues early in their season, but have gotten that together.
They’ve been relatively healthy as a football team.
Quarterback is playing really well.
- 62 percent.
- Very good athlete.
- Only three interceptions and 10 touchdowns.

What’s Gone Well…

We’re punting and kicking the ball well.
We’re covering kicks better than we have.
Coach Goebbel has done a really good job with our coverage units.

Linebacker health…

Isaiah Moore will be back this week.
Drake Thomas is fine.
C.J. Hart is fine.
It sounds like Payton Wilson is going to be good.
Still waiting to find out on Louis Acceus.
- Haven’t heard yet on his status.

Most injuries have been in games…

Tyrone Riley’s wasn’t. He got his foot stepped on in a drill.
Two or three practice injuries, but about 90 percent of them have been on game day which is really weird.
A lot of times, because they’re playing so fast, you don’t have that.
Most of the injuries that I’ve dealt with over the last 6 years have been training camp, where you’re having back to back-to-back-to-back kind of work.
- They just don’t have the recovery aspect like they normally do during the season.

Louisville’s run game…

The stretch, or wide zone, is the staple.
They’re doing a lot more of a quarterback run game, because their QB is a good athlete.
- He’s their third-leading rusher.
About 75 percent of that run game is stretch.

Picking up blitzes vs. Clemson…

It could be better. There were times where we won, and there were times where we didn’t win.
When you get into a game like that where you’re down as fast as we were, they’re just going to tee off at that point and put you in some tough situations protection wise.
There were a lot of different things being thrown at two true freshman.
- I thought Dylan McMahon and Icky Ekwonu played really well as freshmen in that game.

Xavier Lyas Transferring…

He came in and saw me on Sunday.
I wish him luck.
I’d rather talk about the guys that are here.
Somebody put a great screenshot out today though that their girlfriend was in the portal. I thought that was pretty funny.
It’s life. Some of these kids don’t play as much as they want, and that’s how it goes.
As far as our depth, we’ll be fine. We’ve got enough defensive ends. We’ll be good.

3 players hurt on 1 play against Clemson…

I just looked up to the sky and said ‘come on’ on that one.

Him remaining positive…

I believe in karma.
I think that if I bring negativity into that building, then that building has a negative feel.
My job is to create an environment where people want to be great. I’ve got to be positive to make that happen.
I’ve also got to be truthful.
- I’ve got to tell them the facts, but I think that if you’re a positive person, you have a positive outlook and you try to find solutions instead of problems, then better things happen.
That’s the approach that I’m taking with our guys.
There’s a lot of days where I’m picking people up, because not everybody sees things like that.

On playing on Thursday after Saturday night primetime…

That wasn’t very fair, but yeah.
We’ll be home Saturday night at like 1. Then we have to leave on Wednesday to play a game.
I think it’s something that the league should look into, for both teams that have to play a Thursday short week game to never have to play a night game on the Saturday prior.
From a player safety standpoint, I think that would be a wise discussion.
We’ll have to adjust. It will be very difficult to practice with pads on that week, maybe one day.
Our guys have a lot of academic obligations too on Monday and Tuesday.
When you wake up on Sunday, it’s already game week Wednesday. It’s crazy. It’s a short turnaround.”

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NC State Signs OC Tim Beck to a 2-Year Contract

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3 weeks ago

January 3, 2020

Matthew Bradham

NC State found their new Offensive Coordinator this week in Tim Beck, who spent the past three seasons at Texas.

According to many reports, Beck will be paid $700,000 annually, and new Wolfpack Athletic Director Boo Corrigan was integral in sealing the deal.

I was told by a source prior to Beck’s hiring that if NC State wanted to land him, it would “have to get help from Boo [Corrigan].” The Pack’s new AD played a big part in this hire. https://t.co/YAQXpoIbkw

— Cory Smith (@RCorySmith) January 1, 2020

Beck will make more money than any Assistant Coach did at NC State last season.

For some extra context of what Beck brings to the table,

Here is a look at the records of team's @Coachtimbeck served as a coordinator. 10 seasons: 10 bowls, 8 years of 9 or more wins… 5 double-digit winning seasons. pic.twitter.com/Cl9Yt6Xm8L

— Inside Pack Sports (@InsidePackSport) January 1, 2020

Tim Beck's quarterback recruiting: He recruited Todd Reesing to Kansas, set almost all Kansas QB records. He recruited Tommy Armstrong to Nebraska, set almost all Nebraska QB records. He recruited Dwayne Haskins to Ohio State, who holds multiple Big Ten records.

— Inside Pack Sports (@InsidePackSport) January 1, 2020

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NC State Names George McDonald Passing Game Coordinator & Asst. Head Coach

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3 weeks ago

January 1, 2020

Matthew Bradham

With the hiring of Tim Beck as Offensive Coordinator, George McDonald will not be serving as Co-Offensive Coordinator like he did last season.

With that being said, he will maintain his two other titles, and add two new ones.

George McDonald, who is entering his sixth year on the Wolfpack staff, will have the same duties as last season: coaching the wide receivers and serving as recruiting coordinator. He will add the responsibilities of passing game coordinator and assistant head coach for 2020. (GoPack)

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NC State Moves Kurt Roper From QB to RB Coach

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3 weeks ago

January 1, 2020

Matthew Bradham

Tim Beck has officially been announced as the Offensive Coordinator at NC State, and he will also be serving as the Quarterbacks coach.

There obviously won’t be two QB Coaches, therefor Kurt Roper who served his first season in Raleigh as Quarterback’s Coach last season, has been moved to fill the void as Running Backs Coach, after the exodus of Des Kitchings, who served in that role for the past 8 seasons.

Kurt Roper, who joined the Wolfpack staff prior to last season, will now serve as running backs coach – a position he coached for three years at Tennessee with great success. Under his guidance, Vol RB Arian Foster, who rushed for 1,193 yards and 12 TDs, then went on to the NFL in rushing yards in 2010 and rushing touchdowns in 2010 and 2012. Another one of his running backs at UT, Montario Hardesty, was a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns. (GoPack)

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REPORT: Tim Beck to be Named Offensive Coordinator at NC State

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3 weeks ago

December 31, 2019

Matthew Bradham

According to Zach Barnett of FootballScoop, former Texas Offensive Coordinator Tim Beck is expected to be named the new Offensive Coordinator at NC State.

With his 3-year tenure at Texas set to expire tonight, sources tell @FootballScoop Tim Beck is expected to be the next offensive coordinator at NC State.https://t.co/oF5g7IkPIk

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) December 31, 2019

Beck has served as the OC at Texas the past three seasons, but lost his play calling duties at the end of the regular season, and was demoted to simply serving as the Quarterbacks Coach through the bowl game.

There was obviously some frustration in Austin this year, but it seems like Beck was the scapegoat. The Longhorns ranked 14th nationally in Total Offense, averaging 468.2 yards per game, and 18th in scoring offense, averaging 35 points per contest. In Beck’s first season at Texas, the Longhorns averaged 398.5.

Beck’s resume is laced with big name schools, serving as the Co-Offensive Coordinator and QB’s Coach at Ohio State the two years prior to his time at Texas.

In 2015, Ohio State’s offense featured a ground game that ranked 11th in the nation, matching the 2016 team with a 245.2 yards per game average. Much like 2016, the Buckeyes also ranked in the top 30 in the country in completion percentage at 62.8 percent (29th), while their 35.7 scoring average ranked 28th.

Beck coached two starting quarterbacks in 2015 in Cardale Jones and Barrett, and Ohio State ranked second in the Big Ten in passing efficiency with a 140.0 rating. The duo helped Ohio State to the fifth-highest totals in school history in points scored (464) and touchdowns (62). Jones went on to be a fourth-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2016 NFL Draft. The offense also featured All-America running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and MVP. Ohio State finished the season with a 12-1 record, capped by a Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame. (Texas)

Prior to working with the Buckeyes, Beck served on staff with Nebraska from 2008-14, serving as the Running Back’s Coach for the 1st three seasons, and the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback’s Coach the next 4 years.

Between 2011-14, Beck’s Nebraska offenses ranked among the best in the Big Ten Conference and his passing attack amassed more than 10,000 yards during that time with 86 touchdowns. In his four seasons as coordinator, the Huskers averaged 33.5 points per game. The Huskers broke more than 50 individual records including career marks for passing yards, completions, passing touchdowns, yards from scrimmage and total offense.

In 2012, Nebraska totaled 2,500 rushing and passing yards in the same season for the first time in school history. The Huskers accomplished the feat again in both 2013 and 2014, despite using three starting quarterbacks during the 2013 season.

On the ground, Nebraska ranked in the top 20 nationally in rushing every season with Beck as coordinator. Five Huskers posted a 1,000-yard rushing season in his four seasons calling plays, including second-team All-American and Doak Walker Award finalist Ameer Abdullah, who ranked 12th nationally with 1,611 rushing yards in 2014. Abdullah, a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award and first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 2013, rushed for a conference-best 1,690 yards that year, the highest total by a Husker since 1997. He went on to become a second-round pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Through the air, two of Nebraska’s top six passing seasons in school history came under Beck’s direction. Quarterbacks excelled under Beck with Taylor Martinez enjoying an outstanding career where he set more than 40 school records. He was the league coaches’ choice as the All-Big Ten Conference quarterback following the 2012 regular season.

In 2011, All-Big Ten back Rex Burkhead tied a school record by scoring a touchdown in 10 consecutive games to open the season. His 17 touchdowns were seventh in NU history and the most by a Husker since Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch scored 19 touchdowns in 2001. Burkhead finished with 1,357 rushing yards, the seventh-most in school history and the most by a Husker I-back since 1997. (Texas)

Beck isn’t a random name out of the hat for Dave Doeren either, because the two served alongside each other as Assistant Coaches at Kansas in 2005, with Doeren coaching the Defensive and Linebackers, and Beck overseeing the passing attack. It’s also worth noting that NC State Offensive Line Coach John Garrison served on staff at Nebraska alongside Beck the whole time he was there (7 years).

NC State lost one of its key recruiters in Des Kitchings, but they are gaining one of the best in the nation. According to 247Sports, Beck is the #5 recruiter in the nation in 2019, and the best in the Big 12.

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