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Previewing NC State’s Opponent: Louisville

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NC State’s defense might just have their hands full tonight trying to slow down the Louisville offense. The Cardinals are 4-0 to start the year, and 2-0 in ACC play.

  • 43 points per game, which ranks 9th nationally.
  • 542 yards of total offense per game, which ranks 5th nationally.
  • 304.8 passing yards per game, which ranks 15th nationally.
  • 237.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks 4th nationally.
  • 7.7 yards per play, which ranks 5th nationally.
  • 5.3 yards per rush, which ranks 17th nationally.
  • 11.6 yards per pass, which ranks 3rd nationally.

Quarterback Jake Plummer, who began his career at Purdue, landed at Cal last year, and is finishing his career at Louisville, boasts a passing efficiency rating of 189.8, which ranks 2nd in the ACC behind Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke (197.8). He is completing 67% of his passes (4th in the ACC), and has thrown for 10 touchdowns (4 interceptions), which is tied for 3rd in the conference.

The biggest nightmare the Wolfpack will face, in my opinion, is Cardinals Running Back Jawhar Jordan (RS JR), who is averaging 119.5 rushing yards per game, which leads the ACC, and ranks 9th nationally. He is averaging 9.6 yards per carry, and has 6 rushing touchdowns.

In the receiving game, the name to watch is Redshirt Junior Jamari Thrash, who is averaging 100 yards receiving per game, which ranks 2nd in the ACC, and 18th nationally. Thrash also leads the team with 5 touchdown receptions.

Wolfpack fans have been waiting for their offense to produce the explosive plays they expected from an offense run by Robert Anae. So far they have only produced 4 plays of 40 yards or more. In comparison, Louisville has 29.

The Louisville defense isn’t shabby either, giving up only 19 points per game, which ranks 4th in the ACC, one spot ahead of NC State, who is giving up 21.8. Louisville is giving up 359.5 yards of total offense, which ranks 9th in the ACC, while NC State’s 326 ranks 6th.

While the 2 teams are nearly identical in rush defense, with NC State and Louisville rankings 6th and 7th respectively, the Cardinals do seem to be susceptible through the air. Louisville is giving up 244.8 yards through the air, which ranks 13th out of 14 teams in the ACC. Maybe this is the game NC State finally produces some explosive plays through the air.

 

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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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Afterglow
Afterglow
7 months ago

Had it not been for our offense, we should have won that game. Our offense was offensive and hard to watch. There were some good takeaways, but a lot of three and outs where we did absolutely nothing.

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Afterglow
Afterglow
7 months ago

I’m not ready to throw anyone under the bus after that game but… our offense is not clicking. Not at all.

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

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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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April 29, 2024

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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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NC State CB Shyheim Battle Receives Invitation to Jets Rookie Mini Camp

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April 28, 2024

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NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.

Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.

He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.

In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.

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NC State DB Robert Kennedy III Signs Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Bolts

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April 27, 2024

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NC State Nickel Robert Kennedy III has signed an Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Kennedy III won’t be without a friend. He will be joined by Defensive End Savion Jackson, who also signed an Undrafted Free Agent deal.

Kennedy started for the Wolfpack in every single game this season at Nickelback, tallying 31 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

His ProFootballFocus grade for the season is 79.7, which is the 2nd highest grade on the Wolfpack defense, and the highest grade of all the Safeties that came out of the Transfer Portal last year.

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