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ESPN Includes NC State in Their Way-Too-Early 2024 College Football Preseason Top-25

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ESPN has released their way-too-early 2024 College Football Preseason Top-25, and they included NC State at #20.

  1. Georgia
  2. Texas
  3. Oregon
  4. Alabama
  5. Ohio St.
  6. Michigan
  7. Ole Miss
  8. Missouri
  9. Arizona
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Washington
  12. Penn St.
  13. Utah
  14. LSU
  15. Oklahoma
  16. FSU
  17. Tennessee
  18. Oklahoma St.
  19. Clemson
  20. NC State
  21. Kansas St.
  22. Louisville
  23. Kansas
  24. SMU
  25. Iowa

ACC Teams in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top-25

16. FSU
19. Clemson
20. NC State
24. SMU

In 2024, the Wolfpack will play Tennessee at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, and they will also play Clemson in Death Valley.

Here’s what ESPN had to say about the Pack:

20. NC State Wolfpack

2023 record: 9-4, 6-2 ACC

Expected key losses: LB Payton Wilson, LB Jaylon Scott, CB Shyheim Battle, CB Aydan White, TE Trent Pennix, QB Brennan Armstrong, OT Anthony Belton, C Dylan McMahon

Expected key additions: QB Grayson McCall, TE Justin Joly, RB Jordan Waters, WR Noah Rogers, CB Tamarcus Cooley, CB Corey Coley Jr., WR Wesley Grimes, OL Zeke Correll

2024 outlook: The Wolfpack navigated their way through a quarterback mess throughout the 2023 season, but still had a chance to win 10 games. NC State coach Dave Doeren may have found an answer to his quarterback problem next season by bringing in former Coastal Carolina starter McCall, who passed for more than 10,000 yards with 106 total touchdowns with the Chanticleers. The Wolfpack also signed Waters, who was Duke’s leading rusher with 819 yards and 12 scores in 2023. Correll was a three-year starting center at Notre Dame. The Wolfpack will have to find replacements for Wilson and Scott, who combined to make 213 tackles last season. There are also holes to fill in the secondary. (ESPN)

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

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

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NC State Tight End Trent Pennix Signs Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Colts

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Pennix arrived at NC State as a Running Back out of Sanderson High School in Raleigh.

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