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Dave Doeren After NC State’s Practice Prior to FSU

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Head Coach Dave Doeren met with the media after practice on Thursday leading up to today’s matchup between #14 NC State and Florida State. You can watch it above, or checkout the Bulleted breakdown below.

  • The guys were anxious to get back on the grass Tuesday and start working on the next thing they can have.
    • The hardest thing is the Sunday/Monday after a loss.
    • Once you get into the next team and the game plan, the guys come out with really good energy.
    • We’re at that point in the season where you have some guys nicked up, and so guys are trying to push through that.
    • The energy and the focus is really good.

 

  • It’s the best Florida State team we’ve played in a long time.
    • They have a very athletic offense.
    • It’s an experienced team because they grabbed a lot of older players out of the portal.
    • The quarterback’s playing tremendously.
    • The defense doesn’t do a lot, but they do it well. They play fast.
    • It’s a really good football team and also a team coming off a loss that’ll be hungry to come in here.

 

  • Losing Dylan Parham to graduation and the NFL and now Trent Pennix, they’re 2 really good players.
    • Trent, in this game, was huge last year in that win. We miss him.
    • Hopefully, we’ll have him next week or the week after. It’s probably trending toward next week, but worst-case, we’ll have him the rest of the season after the bye.
    • He’s doing really good. He’s out there running around today, but he’s not ready for this one. We miss him. He’s a weapon at that position.

 

  • We have to control what we control. We have 7 more opportunities in the regular season, and we have to go 1 at a time.
    • As you’ve seen, college football changes week to week.
    • All of the hype’s on our team, and then things change, and then all of a sudden it’s different.
    • There’s a lot of football left. You can’t let one loss turn into another because you’re not focused. We need to get our best back on the football field and play as well as we can.
    • I still think when you lose an emotional game, regardless of your age, there’s something that goes into that, even as a coach.
    • You’ve got to be able to move on. I think ‘flush it’ is the appropriate term. It’s a 24-hour rule, win or loss. Whether you’re grieving a loss or celebrating a win, you’ve got to move on and get ready for the next game.

 

  • As we’re looking at our competitive games, if we’re throwing the ball downfield, then we need to win 50-50 balls.
    • We have a history of that.
    • If they’re going to play soft coverage, then that’s different. You’re going to be running the ball or throwing it underneath.

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Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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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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May 3, 2024

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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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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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May 1, 2024

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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NC State Ranks 8th in Players Selected in the NFL Draft in the ACC in the Last 10 Years

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The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone, and NC State had two players drafted: Linebacker Payton Wilson in the 3rd round, and Center Dylan McMahon in the 6th round.

Over the past 10 years, NC State has produced 25 NFL Draft picks, and 3 1st round picks. The 25 Draft Picks ranks 8th in the ACC, and the 3 1st Round picks is tied for 7th.

NC State produced 18 NFL Draft Picks in the first 5 Draft’s of Dave Doeren’s tenure. Only 8 Wolfpack players have been selected in the past 5 NFL Drafts.

Players selected in the NFL Draft under Dave Doeren:

2024

Payton Wilson, LB – Pittsburgh – 3rd – 98th
Dylan McMahon, C – Philadelphia – 6th – 190th

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