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Dave Doeren After Virginia Tech: BULLETED

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NC State head coach Dave Doeren spoke with the media after the Wolfpack fell to Virginia Tech 45-24 tonight. Below is a BULLETED breakdown of what he had to say.

  • VT deserves a lot of credit.
    • Most physical team tonight.
    • Outplayed us.
    • Out-coached us.
    • A lot to learn from this film and a lot of work to do.
  • Didn’t expect it.
    • Really excited where we came out last week.
  • We missed having some guys on defense tonight from a health stand point.
  • Guys continued to play hard, but didn’t do enough to put us in a place to win.
  • Give up 314 yards rushing and turn the ball over twice.
  • Took too long to get started offensively, with 80-some yards in the 1st half.
    • Defense didn’t start the way we expected them to.
  • It’s a loss. Not the end of the season.

Khalid Martin Injury…

  • He was communicating with us.
  • Was moving his fingers and toes.
  • He had a lot of pain.
  • Told us to go finish the game.

On when he started thinking about the QB change…

  • Didn’t talk about it at halftime.
  • Thought we could regroup and get some things going.
  • After the 2nd interception we said ‘give him another series and see how he responds.’
    • He went 3-and-out on that drive, and we thought we needed a spark.
  • Devin led us on 2 scoring drives and did some good things, and also did some things he needs to learn from.

Defensive Starters Injured…

  • Not having Payton Wilson, Tanner Ingle and Teshaun Smith hurts.
  • Rakeim Ashford came in and started for Tanner, and he got hurt.
    • Then Khalid Martin came in and he got hurt.
  • Have some deficiencies on the defensive side of the ball right now, and a lot of them are on the weakside of the defense.
    • It was evident.
  • Last week Drake Thomas was playing SAM linebacker, and tonight he had to play WILL because Payton was out.
  • Tanner and Payton are both hitters and physical, and this was their type of game.

VT Offensively…

  • We didn’t know what we were going to get.
  • QB Hendon Hooker was listed as the starter on the Depth Chart.
    • Prepared for what he did.
  • Then we had to adjust to what this was going to be.
  • They had some new schemes.
  • We didn’t do a good job getting off blocks and tackling.
  • Thought we set the edges better than we did a week ago.
    • More of the problems were internal.

Adjusting to stop the run game…

  • Took our middle safety and added him into the run game.
  • In the 2nd quarter we slowed them down and did some good things.
  • Offensively we couldn’t get anything going, and the D was out there a lot.

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ON3: NC State’s Dave Doeren is 1 of the Top-25 Best Coaches in College Football

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April 25, 2024

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ON3’s Jesse Simonton ranked the Top-25 College Football Coaches heading into the 2024 season, and NC State’s Dave Doeren ranks 23rd.

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Here’s what Simonton had to say about Doeren:

23. Dave Doeren, NC State

Doeren became the Wolfpack’s all-time winningest head coach last season, overcoming all manors of offensive ineptitude to win eight games for the fourth straight season. He still hasn’t busted through the glass ceiling and taken NC State to an ACC Championship, but the Wolfpack have legitimate conference title hopes in 2024 with the offseason work Doeren has done via the portal (quarterback Grayson McCall, tailbacks Jordan Waters and Hollywood Smothers and receivers Noah Rogers and Wesley Grimes). 

In 11 seasons in Raleigh, Doeren’s program has been steadily consistent and has become a model for development (17 NFL Draft picks since 2018) and strength and conditioning. (ON3)

ACC Coaches in the Top-25

6. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

7. Mike Norvell (FSU)

20. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

23. Dave Doeren (NC State)

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NC State has Produced 19 1st Round NFL Draft Picks

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April 25, 2024

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The 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft will begin this evening at 8pm on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. NC State has had 19 players drafted in the 1st round.

NC State ranks 8th in ACC history in 1st Round Picks.

Three of the Wolfpack’s 1st Round Picks have come under Dave Doeren’s watch, which ranks 2nd all-time in school history. Chuck Amato had 5 players drafted in the 1st round, which is the most ever under a coach at NC State.

Chuck Amato – 5
Dave Doeren – 3
Mike O’Cain – 2
Dick Sheridan – 2
Bo Rein – 2
Earle Edwards – 2

While most projections don’t have Wolfpack Linebacker Payton Wilson going in the 1st round tonight, a few do. Wilson was invited to attend the NFL Draft, but he will be tuning in from his home in Hillsborough. We’ll have to tune in tonight to see if Wilson hears his name called on the 1st night of the 2024 NFL Draft.

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WATCH QB Grayson McCall’s Tape from the 2024 NC State Spring Game

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April 24, 2024

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NC State will have a new Quarterback in 2024 in Coastal Carolina Transfer Grayson McCall. A few weeks back, McCall looked sharp in the 2024 Spring Game, completing 16 of his 20 pass attempts for 205 yards and a touchdown. McCall was accuracy and composure were evident in his first time playing in Carter-Finley Stadium.

Check out McCall’s tape from the Spring Game.

 

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NC State Legend QB Roman Gabriel Passes Away at the Age of 83

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April 20, 2024

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NC State legend Quarterback Roman Gabriel has passed away at the age of 83.

Gabriel’s Accolades

  • 2 time ACC Player of the Year (1960 & 1961)
  • 2 time 1st Team All-American (1960 & 1961)
  • 2 time 1st Team All-ACC (1960 & 1961)
  • 1st ACC QB to throw for 1,000 yards in a season
  • Left NC State with 22 school records and 9 ACC records
  • #1 pick in the AFL and #2 pick in the NFL
  • 16-year NFL career with the Rams & Eagles
  • 4 time Pro Bowler
  • NFL MVP in 1969
  • Led the NFL in Passing Yards in 1973
  • Led the NFL in Touchdown Passes in 1969 & 1973
  • Inaugural member of the NC State Hall of Fame
  • Ranks 1st all-time in Rams history in Touchdown Passes & 3rd in Passing Yards
  • First player to have their jersey number retired at NC State, on January 20, 1962.

Praying for the Gabriel family!

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