Noteworthy Things Dave Doeren had to Say After Day 1 of Fall Camp

Fall Camp officially started today for the NC State football team. Here’s a bulleted rundown of the noteworthy things Head Coach Dave Doeren had to say after the first day of practice.

• Really fun to see the new players. 40 of them when you add up all the scholarship guys and the walk-ons.
• Great having a seasoned player like Savion Jackson back.
• Great having Teshaun Smith and Cecil Powell back.
  • It’s been a long time for both of them to feel good. They both feel good, so let’s keep it that way. They’re two guys who can help us win games. Hopefully we’ll have them in the rotation.
• Having Brennan Armstrong is like having an extra coach. He can get guys in the right spot, talk to players from a coach’s point of view, because he’s had those conversations for years with Coach Anae. He can get people lined up and answer questions sometimes off to the side. He might see a receiver confused and be able to help him on a play. His experience is very valued. That’s one thing as a coach you can’t insert into a player is experience. Having a guy that’s played as many games as Brennan, especially in this offense, is pretty helpful.
• The D-Line with Savion Jackson, C.J. Clark and Davin Vann is a pretty stout front.
  • Players behind them: Brandon Cleveland’s gotten a lot better. Red Hibbler and Noah Potter. Travali Price was one of the better performers in the Spring. I like the Defensive Front.
• According to Strength and Conditioning Coach Dantonio Burnette, the team is definitely as fast as we’ve been or faster.
  • Looking for more explosive plays offensively this year.
• We’ve been looking for a taller receiver (Bradley Rozner) to add another guy with length to help us since Devin Carter decided to leave the team.
  • Dacari Collins is here as well.
  • Felt like we got a little shorter after last season. Wanted to increase the height of the unit.
  • Bradley went through a lot of injuries at Rice and had a really good season last year.
    • He showed that he can run by people and jump up and make some plays.
    • He’s already graduated, has his masters. Very mature.
    • It’s nice to add a little bit of age in there because we are pretty young in the Wide Receiver room.
      • It was good to help Keyon Lesane to have another seasoned guy in that room and bring a little bit of leadership with him.