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Dave Doeren Spoke with the Media After Practice Thursday Before Syracuse

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NC State head football coach Dave Doeren spoke with the media after practice today leading up to the Wolfpack’s Top-20 matchup against #18 Syracuse. You can watch it above, or check out what he had to say below.

If Devin Leary isn’t able to play, will Jack Chambers start vs. Syracuse?

“You’ll find out on gameday.”

On how the week of practice has gone

“It’s been a great week of practice. The guys are excited to play a really good Syracuse team. We’re not trying out any new Quarterbacks. Same guys we’ve had since training camp started. Everybody is practicing and working hard. It’s that point of the season where you can tell we’ve had two really physical games. They’ve given us everything they’ve got. Proud of how we are pushing through. The Bye week after this will come at a good time. Try to get some guys back to feeling normal.”

“We are going to have a healthy Tyler Baker-Williams. That’s a very happy addition having him back.”

“Proud of these guys for managing the 5 straight night games we’ve had. At times we haven’t gotten home until 3am. It’s a remarkable group.”

 Does the offense change much if Jack Chambers is in the game instead of Devin Leary?

“Did you watch the game? Well, then you saw that it changed a little bit. Everyone has a different skill set. If Devin is in the game, it’s his offense. If Jack’s in the game, if MJ [Morris] is in the game, if Ben Finley is in the game, they all have their strengths that we will try to play to.” 

On Garrett Shrader’s improvement from last year to this year

“Garrett Shrader is impressive. One of the more improved players I’ve seen this year. 70% completion rate. I went back and watched our game against him last year, and he really struggled throwing the ball. He ran well against us. 10 touchdowns and 3 interceptions this year. He’s done a great job and so has their staff. Tucker is still leading the ACC in rushing, so it hasn’t taken away from his production. 

On facing a team that has their primary receiver lined up on the inside [Oronde Gadsden II]

ECU had a couple guys in the slot that were really good players. But Gadsden plays everywhere. They move him everywhere. Make it hard for you to locate him. Isolate, and have one player on him to stop him. Gadsden is definitely their target. Their second leading receiver is their tailback. Gadsden is very important to them, and we need to know where he is. 

On if he’s surprised how good Syracuse is

They’ve got a lot of players back. I said this multiple times in the offseason when asked about the Atlantic Division, but whenever you have a starting quarterback back, which all of us do, it allows you to improve your roster dramatically differently than when you don’t. I’m not surprised that any of these teams who returned their starting quarterback are better because they’re not worried about that piece of their offense. You can do a lot of other things.

We have the same thing. Unfortunately for us, losing Trent Pennix was a big blow for our offense when you talk about getting better. But when you look at what is going on up there, they’ve been very healthy offensively. I think Shrader was in year one with that system and now he’s in year two with a new OC. Dino is a very resilient guy. I have a ton of respect for him. He’s a program builder. He did it at Eastern Illinois. He did it at Bowling Green. He’s done it at Syracuse now. It doesn’t surprise me that they are playing the way that they are.

 

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Afterglow
1 year ago

It will be interesting to see if Leary plays. My guess is he doesn’t. But keeping Syracuse guessing works too. More to prepare for. Advantage us, if Leary plays. I guess we’ll have to wait and see if Chambers plays how it works out this time around. I only know what I saw last game regarding Chambers. Strategically, it made sense to run clock and run the ball. Not having seen him makes me a little nervous, though.

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1 year ago
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I should say, not having seen him throw.

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NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings After Carter Commitment

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NC State’s Current 2024 Football Scholarship Breakdown

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Here’s a look at NC State’s current Football scholarship breakdown.

Offense

Quarterback 
Redshirt Senior Grayson McCall
Redshirt Freshman Lex Thomas
4-Star Freshman Cedrick Bailey

Transferred Out: MJ Morris
Transferred In: Grayson McCall

Running Back
Redshirt Senior Jordan Waters
Redshirt Senior Running Back Demarcus Jones
Redshirt Junior Jordan Poole
Sophomore Kendrick Raphael
Redshirt Freshman Daylan Smothers
3-Star Freshman Jayden Scott
3-Star Freshman Isiah Jones

Transferred Out: Jordan Houston, Michael Allen, & Delbert Mimms III
Transferred In: Jordan Waters & Daylan Smothers

Wide Receiver
Redshirt Junior Jalen Coit
Redshirt Junior Jakolbe Baldwin
Redshirt Junior Dacari Collins
Junior Wesley Grimes
Sophomore Kevin Concepcion
Redshirt Freshman Noah Rogers
4-Star Freshman Jonathan Paylor
4-Star Freshman Terrell Anderson
4-Star Freshman Keenan Jackson
4-Star Wide Receiver Jimmar Boston
3-Star Freshman Christian Zachary

Transferred Out – Porter Rooks, Anthony Smith, Terrell Timmons, Josh Crabtree, Christopher Scott & Julian Gray
Transferred In – Wesley Grimes

Tight End
Junior Justin Joly
Junior Dante Daniels (JUCO Addition)
Sophomore Juice Vereen

Transferred Out – Christopher Toudle, Cedd Seabrough & Fred Seabrough
Transferred In – Justin Joly

Offensive Line
Redshirt Senior Dawson Jaramillo
Redshirt Senior Timothy McKay
Redshirt Senior Anthony Belton
Redshirt Senior Zeke Correll
Redshirt Junior Sean Hill
Redshirt Junior Anthony Carter Jr.
Redshirt Junior Matt McCabe
Redshirt Junior Patrick Matan
Redshirt Sophomore Rylan Vann
Redshirt Sophomore Jacarrius Peak
Redshirt Sophomore Valen Erickson
Redshirt Freshman Obadiah Obasayui
Redshirt Freshman Kamen Smith
Redshirt Freshman Darion Rivers
Redshirt Freshman Rico Jackson
4-Star Freshman Tyler West
3-Star Freshman Robby Martin
3-Star Freshman Trent Mitchell

Transferred out: Lyndon Cooper & Jaleel Davis
Transferred In: Zeke Correll & Valen Erickson

Defense

Defensive Line
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Red Hibbler
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland
Redshirt Sophomore Nose Tackle DJ Jackson
Redshirt Freshman Defensive End Isaiah Shirley
3-Star Freshman Defensive Lineman Chase Bond
3-Star Freshman Defensive Lineman Justin Terrell
3-Star Freshman Defensive Lineman Joshua Alexander-Felton

Transferred Out: Nose Tackles C.J. Clark & Nick Campbell
Transferred In: Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace

Linebackers

Redshirt Senior Devon Betty
Redshirt Junior Sean Brown
Redshirt Junior Caden Fordham
Redshirt Junior Jayland Parker
Junior Wyatt Wright (JUCO Addition)
Redshirt Freshman Kelvon McBride
Redshirt Freshman Kamal Bonner
4-Star Freshman Elijah Davis
3-Star Freshman Cannon Lewis
3-Star Freshman Zane Williams
3-Star Freshman Joshua Ofor

Transferred Out: LB’s Daejuan Thompson & Torren Wright

Defensive Backs

Redshirt Senior Safety Kerry Martin Jr.
Senior Safety Ja’Had Carter
Senior Cornerback Aydan White
Senior Defensive Back Corey Coley Jr.
Senior Safety Devan Boykin
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald
Senior Safety Donovan Kaufman
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall
Junior Cornerback Rente Hinton
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Jackson Vick
Redshirt Sophomore Defensive Back Isaiah Crowell
Sophomore Cornerback Brandon Cisse
Redshirt Freshman Defensive Back Tamarcus Cooley
Redshirt Freshman Safety Zack Myers
Redshirt Freshman Safety Daemon Fagan
4-Star Freshman Safety Ronnie Royal III
4-Star Freshman Cornerback Asaad Brown
3-Star Freshman Cornerback Jivan Baly
3-Star Freshman Safety Brody Barnhardt

Transferred Out: Safety Jakeen Harris, Defensive Back Nate Evans, Defensive Back Darius Edmundson, Nickel Cecil Powell
Transferred In: Tamarcus Cooley, Corey Coley Jr., Devon Marshall, Donovan Kaufman, Kerry Martin Jr. & Ja’Had Carter.

Specialist

Redshirt Junior Caden Noonkester

That’s 84 players on scholarship, with 1 available.

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Ohio St. Transfer Safety Ja’Had Carter Commits to NC State!

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Ohio St. Transfer Safety Ja’Had Carter (6’1″/205) has committed to NC State!

Carter took an Official Visit to NC State last week.

Last year, Carter played in 8 games as a reserve (6 at Safety/2 on strictly Special Teams) for the Buckeyes, recording 5 tackles.

Prior to joining Ohio St., Carter played his first 3 seasons at Syracuse. In 2022, he was All-ACC Honorable Mention, tallying 36 tackles, 3 interceptions and 3 pass breakups. In 2020, as a True Freshman, Carter earned Freshman All-American status. Over three seasons with the Orange, Carter started in 28 of the 31 games he has played in.

ON3 ranks Carter as the #41 Safety in the Transfer Portal.

This marks the 2nd Safety NC State has picked up out of the Transfer Portal in the past week, with Akron’s Kerry Martin Jr. committing last week.

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NC State is an Early Underdog Against Tennessee in Week 2

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NC State will play Tennessee on September 7th in Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) in their 2nd game of the 2024 College Football season.

DraftKings has released an early game line, and they have the Wolfpack as an early 5.5-point underdog against the Volunteers.

NC State is ranked in the Top-25 in most Way-Too-Early Preseason Polls, but so is Tennessee.

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

If NC State could find a way to pull off the upset (current) against Tennessee in Week 2, the Wolfpack could be setting things up nicely for a special season in 2024.

The Wolfpack are 1-2 all-time against the Volunteers.

 

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