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History of the NC State vs. UCONN Football Series

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Tomorrow night NC State will host UCONN in Carter-Finley Stadium for the 3rd matchup between the two schools, with the Wolfpack winning the first two games.

The Wolfpack are 38.5-point favorites over the Huskies, but the first two games of the series were far from blowouts.

The series kicked off in 2003, when UCONN came to Raleigh as 17.5 point underdogs. The Wolfpack and the Huskies were tied 10-10 at halftime, but Linebacker Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay, currently serving at NC State’s Coach of the Nickelbacks, returned a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter. At the end of the 3rd quarter, Quarterback Philip Rivers found Tight End T.J. Williams for a score, giving NC State a 14-point lead heading into the 4th.

UCONN proceeded to score 14-points unanswered in the 4th quarter to tie the game 24-24, and had the ball on their own 14-yard line with 47 seconds left to play in the game. They made it to their own 42-yard line, but after the Huskies quarterback was hit by Linebacker Pat Thomas, it would be Aughtry-Lindsay once again with the heroics, intercepting the ball, taking it back to the house for a 56-yard return for a touchdown.

In 2012, NC State travelled up to Connecticut as 4-point favorites. The game was a defensive showdown, with the Wolfpack leading 3-0 at the half, with the only points coming off of a 40-yard field goal by Niklas Sade. In the 3rd Quarter, NC State Quarterback Mike Glennon found Wide Receiver Bryan Underwood for a 46-yard touchdown.

The Huskies would make things interesting, scoring on a 5-yard touchdown with 7 minutes left to go in the 4th Quarter, and managed to get the ball back in their hands with 3:18 left on the clock.

UCONN moved the ball from their own 27-yard line to their 46-yard line, but after a sack by Linebacker Brian Slay on 3rd and a pass breakup by Cornerback David Amerson on 4th, the Huskies ran out of opportunities.

 

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8 months ago

Good article. That was a great team. Let’s go 3-0 this week in the books . Also And let’s not forget I think it was the same year in 2012 when underwood was definitely in bounds when we played Clemson on that Thursday night and yes I’m still talking about it

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Dave Doeren Led the Hurricanes to a Game 1 Victory Over Devils

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NC State Head Football Coach Dave Doeren helped lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a Game 1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the 2nd Round of the playoffs. Doeren was ferocious in sounding the siren.

The Canes demolished the Devils 5-1 last night. Go Canes!

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Which NC State Players Signed with NFL Teams as Undrafted Free Agents?

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Chandler Zavala was the only player from NC State that was drafted this past weekend in the 2023 NFL Draft. So which Wolfpack players signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents?

NC State has quite a few players playing in the NFL that went undrafted: Defensive Tackle T.Y. McGill, Running Back Zonovan Knight, and Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers.

The Chargers organization must have liked what was going on in Raleigh, signing 3 Wolfpack players as undrafted free agents.

The Bolts signed Safety Tanner Ingle.

Also heading to Los Angeles is Defensive Back Tyler Baker-Williams.

Los Angeles might have found their kicker of the future in Christopher Dunn.

Linebacker Isaiah Moore has signed with the reigning Super Bowl Champs in Kansas City.

Moore is joining former Wolfpacker Joe Thuney in KC.

Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas has signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

Thomas is joining former Wolfpacker Garrett Bradbury in Minnesota.

Thayer’s brother, Linebacker Drake Thomas signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Thomas joins former Wolfpacker’s Jakobi Meyers (WR) and A.J. Cole (P).

Cornerback Derrek Pitts has signed with Tampa Bay.

Defensive Tackle Cory Durden has signed with the Detroit Lions.

Durden joins former Wolfpacker Alim McNeil, who also plays Defensive Tackle.

Finally, Punter Shane McDonough is a rookie mini-camp invitee.

 

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Chandler Zavala was NC State’s Lone Draft Pick in 2023

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Surprisingly, NC State only had one player taken in the 2023 NFL Draft. Unsurprisingly, Offensive Lineman Chandler Zavala was that singular player.

The Carolina Panthers drafted Zavala in the 4th round with the 114th overall pick.

This marks the second year in a row that the Panthers have selected an offensive linemen from NC State, drafting Ikem Ekwonu with the 6th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Zavala and Ekwonu played beside one another in Raleigh on the left side, and there’s a chance that they will eventually do the same thing on Sunday’s for Carolina.

Zavala is coming off of a season where he earned 1st Team All-ACC honors, and didn’t give up a single sack.

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NC State’s Demie Sumo-Karngbaye Enters Transfer Portal

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NC State Running Back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye has officially entered the Transfer Portal. As a Redshirt Freshman this past season, he rushed for 305 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and 3 touchdowns. Sumo-Karngbaye also had 12 receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown.

Demie was electric to start the season, but battled injuries all season long. In conference play, he was limited, only rushing the ball 16 times for 53 yards (3.3 yards per carry) with 0 touchdowns.

There’s no denying that the Wolfpack Running Back room is crowded. From the beginning of the season, Sumo-Karngbaye shared carries with Jordan Houston, who is once again returning this season. After Sumo-Karngbaye continued to miss action due to injuries, True Freshman Michael Allen stepped in and proved to be more than ready for the spotlight, averaging 5.1 yards per carry (53 carries), with most of those carries coming against ACC opponents. Not to mention the fact that True Freshman Kendrick Raphael will look to make an instant impact this Fall.

With all of this being said, I don’t get this move. At the end of the day, every young man has to make the decision they think is best, but Sumo-Karngbaye had every reason to to expect significant playing time in 2023, as long as he could prove to stay healthy.

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