NC State Football

Emeka Emezie After Pitt: BULLETED

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5 years ago

October 3, 2020

Senior Wide Receiver Emeka Emezie had 7 receptions for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns in NC State’s 30-29 victory over #24 Pitt. He met with the media after the game, and you can watch it here, or check out a BULLETED breakdown below.

Chemistry with Leary…

It’s crazy because back in the summer when we couldn’t come in for 2 weeks, we just ran routes with each other every single day.
- It was probably 100 degrees and I’d come out in sweatpants and a sweatshirt, and he’d be out in long sleeves.
- We would just make it as hard as possible in situations like that.
In practice everyday we just go at it and try to get everything perfect.
It’s always been there.
- We’ve always just worked so hard together.

Why such an output today compared to first 2 games…

We were running the ball a lot.
I was doing everything the team needed, but I just felt like I could help the team a little bit more.
I’ve worked really hard. I just want to do good for this team.
- It was tough because I felt like it wasn’t paying off, all the work I did in the offseason and everything.
I just had to talk to the right people.
- Coach Thunder.
- Coach McDonald
- My mom
- My girlfriend
- They just helped me so much to get to where I am right now.
When my opportunity came I was blessed to make the catch.

Vertical Success…

It’s amazing.
Coach Beck really harped on that.
I just feel that every single receiver that plays really got the deep ball.
That’s one of our specialities.
- Being able to make all of those deep balls today was huge.

Game-Winning Touchdown Catch…

That wasn’t even supposed to be the play, really.
Devin saw something that he liked, so he went up to coach and he was like ‘let’s do that.’
Just coach having faith in him and him having faith in me, that was really just a blessing right there, especially during that point in the game.

Leary…

He’s just so confident in himself.
In the 2-minute drive he was just so calm.
It’s really good to see from your quarterback.
- You get calm too.
- It’s like ‘alright, whatever.’
He knew where to go with the ball. He did his reads and everything. It was really, really confident for all of us.
Devin has always had it. I’ve always believed in him.

Devin Carter…

Devin played really well today.
He was just poised, and we do that in practice every single day, the two-minute drill.
I mean, this is nothing new.

2nd Touchdown Biggest Play of his Career…

I would probably say so.
I feel like every single play of my life is the biggest play.
Going back to the offseason, that’s really where the biggest plays happen.
- Nobody is reaching out to you when it’s hot.
- You’ve just got to go out and do it.
- You’re losing 10 pounds a day.
- I feel like those are where the biggest plays come from, so when you get in the game it is so easy because you’ve just done it so many times.
But yeah, in a game I feel like that’s probably it.