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Dave Doeren Talks with the Media After ECU

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NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren spoke with the media after the Wolfpack’s 21-20 victory over ECU in their season opener. He spoke with the media afterwards.

  • Give ECU a lot of credit. Down 21-7, and they fought. Had 2 goal-line stands. Fumbled one, and stopped the other, which was the most disappointing part of the day. 2 goal-line opportunities where we didn’t come up with points.
  • A lot to look at and a lot to improve. We’ll get a lot better, but one thing I can’t do is change our record tomorrow. We’re 1-0. As ugly as it is, it doesn’t count any different than if we won by 100. I’m excited.
  • Last time I was here, we lost. Was good go get a W down here.

NC State called timeout before the final ECU field goal attempt because…

  • We had some injuries. Didn’t have enough people. Had 2 guys down on the play, and wanted 11 on the field obviously.

The Wolfpack players looked down after the game…

  • There’s a lot of guys that expected to play better than they played today.
  • That film’s going to be embarrassing for some of them, not because I’m going to embarrass them.
  • Missed a ton of tackles.

In regards to the injury to Redshirt Junior Linebacker Payton Wilson…

  • No update. Once we know, we’ll let you know.

On the breakout performance of Redshirt Freshman Running Back Demie Sumo who had 79 yards rushing and a touchdown…

  • Very impressed with him. He’s probably the bright spot of the day besides our special teams. Hard to tackle, runs through contact, tough, took care of the ball. Huge bright spot.

While the offense struggled, the defense held tight…

  • Coach Gibson and his staff deserve credit.
  • Held a team to 20 points, and it’s a team that scores a lot on offense. Have a lot of skill.
  • They did a good job in the transfer portal getting some good players in there.
  • If you ask Tony, he’d tell you they didn’t play good. There was a lot of missed tackles.

Doeren’s thought process prior to ECU’s final field goal attempt…

  • He had just missed an extra point. Thought he was probably in his head a little bit.
  • We had 2 guys jumping. Thought we might get a low kick because he had to drive it. He didn’t. He just missed it.
  • Hoping he wouldn’t recover from the missed extra point. Hard as a kicker. Big moment for him, and obviously you know I’ve been on the other side of that a couple of times. Tough on those kids. Lot of pressure.

Doeren’s got to get the offense to rebound…

  • You coach them. Go in there and talk about the things they did wrong. Own the things that we, as a staff, need to do better for them. Players have to fix it with their coaches and then execute it better. It’s a collective. It’s not just the coach or the player.
  • It’s always a 2-sided thing when you’re trying to get better. Beauty of this game. 11 more regular season games. You heard me say this earlier…have to be a team that improves. Look forward to being 1-0, and we get to try and do that.

The Special Teams play was superb…

  • Happy with it. It was Collin Smith and Shane McDonough’s 1st game with us.
  • Sean Brown had a huge tackle.
  • Jasiah Provillon blocked a punt that Sean Brown recovered for a touchdown. Huge plays in the game, and I’m proud of those guys.
  • Thayer Thomas had a huge punt return, too.

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NC State Offers FCS DT Brandon Lane

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NC State offered Stephen F. Austin (FCS) Transfer Defensive Tackle Brandon Lane (6’3″/300) yesterday.

Lane started in 6 of the 11 games he played in for Stephen F. Austin this past season. He finished the year with 44 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. His PFF Grade was 74.6, which ranked 4th on the Lumberjacks Defense. His 79.9 Run Defense Grade ranked 3rd on the team. In 2022, Lane played 7 games as a reserve for Stephen F. Austin, recording 11 tackles 2.5 tackles for loss and 1 sack.

Lane spent his first two collegiate seasons at South Dakota State (2000-21). In 2000, he played in 1 game. In 2021, he played in 3 games as a reserve for the Jackrabbits. The 2000 season was the Covid Year, and the 2021 season was his redshirt year. As a result, Lane still has two years of eligibility remaining.

Around a week-and-a-half ago, Lane committed to Michigan St., but then he decommitted from the Spartans on May 2nd.

I don’t think Michigan St. is necessarily off the table, and he has visited Washington and West Virginia.

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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May 3, 2024

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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May 2, 2024

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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