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

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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.

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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

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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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