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Dave Doeren’s Weekly Press Conference: Week 1 (BULLETED)

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NC State head coach Dave Doeren hosted his weekly press conference yesterday. Here’s a BULLETED breakdown of his main points.

Previewing Wake Forest

  • NC State vs. Wake Forest is longest continuous ACC rivalry
    • 3rd-longest in the nation.
    • Series began in 1910.
  • Wake has advantage of having played a week.
  • Unique style of zone-read offense with the mesh and the RPO game.
  • Lost a lot of skill on offense.
    • Players they have showed a lot of athleticism against Clemson.
  • Returning tailbacks with lots of stats.
    • Speed and strength.
  • Slot receiver Taylor Morin is a playmaker.
  • Up-tempo offense.
    • One of fastest no huddle offenses they will face.
  • Defense has very experienced Front-7
    • More depth and rotation on D-Line.
    • Lots of respect for RS SR DL Carlos Basham.
  • NC State’s D needs to get them off of the field.
    • Tempo offenses struggle when they can’t get a 1st down.

Isaiah Moore Wearing #1

  • He earned it.
  • Represents team as a person, student and as an athlete.
  • What he’s doing in the community right now.
  • Likes holding people accountable.
  • Speaks from the heart.

Health

  • Have about 95% of guys back

LB Louis Acceus Stepping Away From Playing Football

  • Continuation of injuries he’s been dealing with.
  • Best thing for him was to become a coach.
  • Has tremendous respect from players and coaches.

Tim Beck’s Offense

  • Won’t see whole playbook.
  • Slowed down by COVID set back.
  • Began repping what they needed to begin season with.
  • Will see some formation similarities, but system itself will be a lot different.

Rotating Players

  • Going to be a lot of rotation.
  • Some backups will play as much as starters due to tempo, 1st game, and COVID setback.

“F” Position on Depth Chart

  • Like an H-Back.
  • Will align in a lot of places.
  • Tight Ends have a lot of alignments and assignments in this system.

SAM Linebacker instead of BUCK Linebacker

  • SAM, MIKE and WILL are how Tony Gibson has always done his system.
  • Gibson has cross-trained through camp.
  • Drake Thomas plays multiple spots.

“OR”on Depth Chart

  • Those players have earned the right to be called starters.

Moving Ikem Ekwonu from LT to LG

  • Played G in High School.
  • Wanted to have best 5 blockers on field, and this got Tyrone Riley out there at LT.
  • Can always bounce back to LT if Riley gets tired.
  • Tim McKay has had a great camp.

Empty Stadium

  • Team has to be great in supporting each other.
  • Cutouts of Zach Galifianakis and Bill Cowher in the stands.
  • Fingers crossed there will be fans at the next game, because there isn’t another home game in September.

Porter Rooks

  • Consistent.
  • Makes plays every day.
  • Mature.
  • Learned playbook very quickly.
  • Catches ball naturally.
  • Good route runner.
  • Earned trust because he’s the same every day.

Cornerback

  • Shyheim Battle and Cecil Powell have been very consistent.
  • Teshaun Smith is a proven player who has played a lot.
  • Malik Dunlap played a lot last year.
  • Those are 4 corners we can play and rotate.
  • Freshman Aydan White has done really well in camp.

Chris Ingram

  • Not ready to go. Week-to-week.
  • With NCAA allowing this to be a zero year from an eligibility standpoint, going to see how long it takes for him to get back.

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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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NC State has Dominated UNC in Athletics in 2023-24

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After NC State clinched a series victory over UNC last night in Baseball, I thought it would be a good time to relish in how the Wolfpack has dominated the Tar Heels Athletic Program as a whole in 2023-24.

The Wolfpack Baseball team has won the first two games in the series against the Tar Heels, clinching a series victory over UNC for the first time since 2021. It marks the first time NC State has won a series against the Tar Heels in Raleigh since 2016.

NC State defeated UNC in Volleyball 3-1, winning in Chapel Hill for the first time in 25 years. The Tar Heels had won the last 5 matches against the Wolfpack.

The Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels 39-20 in Football in Carter-Finley Stadium. It marked the 3rd consecutive win over UNC.

NC State lost both regular season games to UNC in Men’s Basketball, but when it mattered most, the Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels in the ACC Championship Game 84-76, winning their first title since 1987.

The Wolfpack Women’s Basketball team lost to their rival in Chapel Hill, but defeated UNC 63-59 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State has won 5 of the last 7 against UNC.

In Gymnastics, NC State defeated UNC 196.725-194.925 in Raleigh. This marked the 3rd straight victory for the Wolfpack over the Tar Heels.

NC State’s Men & Women’s Swimming & Diving teams both beat UNC. The Men won 258-93, and the Women won 196-157.

The Wolfpack Wrestling team defeated UNC 33-6 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State has won 11 straight Duals against the Tar Heels.

The NC State Men’s Tennis team defeated UNC 4-0, winning against their rival in back-to-back years.

The Wolfpack Women’s Tennis team has defeated the Tar Heels 4-3 on two occasions thus far this season, and will face their rival again today.

The Cross Country teams didn’t have individual meets against UNC, but the Women obviously beat them, because they won the ACC Championship. The Men didn’t, finishing 8th in the Conference, with the Tar Heels finishing 1st.

The only other NC State athletic team that didn’t taste victory against UNC this year was the Women’s Soccer team, losing 0-4 in Raleigh.

Of course, each of these NC State athletic teams has much higher goals than just beating their rival, but there’s no denying how sweet it is to beat the Tar Heels.

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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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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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