NC State Football

Dave Doeren’s Thursday Media Availability Prior to Wake: BULLETED

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5 years ago

September 18, 2020

NC State head football coach Dave Doeren met with the media yesterday prior to the Wolfpack’s season opener against Wake Forest tomorrow. Below is a bulleted breakdown of what he had to say.

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Had 105 guys at practice today. Highest it has been.
- When we started after the 8-day break, the number was 45. Added back about 10 per day. Up to 84 a week after.
- The 105 has been able to practice all week.
- Nobody got out of quarantine yesterday and is totally out of shape.

Rickey Person

There will be a 5th game captain each week, and this week it’s Ricky Person.
He’s been through a lot physically. A lot of ups and downs with things out of his control.
Came back in January, and has done a great job keeping himself in shape in our Winter program and the quarantine period.
Really solid Fall camp. Didn’t miss a single day.
Has been showing leadership.

Situational Football

Spent a lot of time over the past 10 days on Situational Football.
- 2 minute drill, 3rd down, red-zone, game-ending situations.
Couldn’t really do that after the 8 day shut down with 45 guys on the field when we returned.

Depth Chart

Some guys on the depth chart haven’t been back 2 weeks. Even 10 days.
- Don’t expect them to be able to play the whole game.
On the other hand, Joe Sculthorpe, Grant Gibson and Ricky Person have played the entire camp and are in great shape.

Wake Rivalry

3rd longest consecutive game rivalry in the country.
- Based on what happens out west, they may not play those rivalries, and this could end up being THE longest consecutive game rivalry.
They have beat us three times in a row. We beat them three times in a row before that.
Our guys know what this game is about.
- It’s an in-state game.
- Play a team down the road we have a lot of respect for.
- Coach Clawson and his staff have done a tremendous job.

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