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NC State Missed a Chance to Change the Narrative Against Tennessee

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NC State’s players and coaches have been emphatic after losing 10-51 to Tennessee that their goals are still intact for this season.

By that, they mean that their goal of winning an ACC Championship is still attainable, because getting whooped by the Volunteers doesn’t impact their conference record in the least.

That is true. That goal is still intact.

But a goal that is no longer intact is proving that NC State is relevant outside the ACC.

Under Dave Doeren, NC State is 4-11 against Non-Conference Power 4 opponents, and they are 1-8 since 2018. Currently, the Wolfpack is on a 4-game losing streak against Non-Conference Power 4 teams.

15 – *Mississippi St. – 28-51 (L)
16 – Notre Dame – 10-3 (W)
16 – *Vanderbilt – 41-17 (W)
17 – ^South Carolina – 27-35 (L)
17 – @ Notre Dame – 14-35 (L)
17 – *Arizona St. – 52-31 (W)
18 – *Texas A&M – 13-52 (L)
19 – @ West Virginia – 27-44 (L)
20 – *Kentucky – 21-23 (L)
21 – @ Mississippi St – 10-24 (L)
22 – Texas Tech – 27-14 (W)
22 – *Maryland – 12-16 (L)
23 – Notre Dame – 24-45 (L)
23 – *Kansas State – 19-28 (L)
24 – ^Tennessee – 10-51 (L)

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(Kudos to @bivpack for compiling this research)

I consistently advocate for Dave Doeren, and still do after the Tennessee loss.

NC State is 1 of 4 schools that have won 8+ games in each of the last 4 seasons, and their company is Georgia, Alabama and Notre Dame.

Here’s another one: NC State has never had 4 consecutive seasons of 8+ wins. The school started playing football in 1892.

The Wolfpack have posted winning conference records in 5 of the last 7 years (Doeren didn’t lead NC State to a winning conference record in his first 4 seasons).

NC State has the 2nd best ACC record since 2020.

NC State has the 3rd best overall record (not conference record) in the ACC since 2014.

Doeren has helped restore dignity to the NC State football program.

With that being said, if you ever want your football program to go to the next level, get the national recognition you desire, bring in the recruits and transfers you need, you have to be able to win “big” games against Non-Conference opponents.

NC State was a 13.5-point underdog against Tennessee on Saturday night. The Wolfpack wasn’t expected to win. But after Grayson McCall’s pick-six at the end of the first half, they didn’t even look like they belonged on the same field as the Volunteers.

I’m not saying there isn’t still a ton to play for this season, because there is. I’m not saying NC State fans shouldn’t be grateful for how well Doeren has done since arriving in 2013. They should be.

I’m just saying Saturday’s game was another swing and a miss, and at some point, you’ve got to hit the ball against the big boys.

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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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NC State vs. WFU: Offensive PFF Grades Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s a PFF Grade Report for the Wolfpack Offense in Week 6.

Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey – 84.8
Redshirt Senior Left Tackle Anthony Belton – 77.9
Junior Tight End Justin Joly – 75.7
Sophomore Running Back Kendrick Raphael – 71.9
Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 68.0
Redshirt Junior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 67.3
Freshman Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 63.9
Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 63.0
Redshirt Senior Center Zeke Correll – 62.7
Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 61.8
Junior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 61.4
Redshirt Senior Running Back Jordan Waters – 59.9
Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion – 57.3
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Jakolbe Baldwin – 54.1
Redshirt Senior Right Guard Timothy McKay – 53.3
Junior Tight End Dante Daniels – 39.7

Notes

  • This was the highest grade of CJ Bailey’s career.
  • This was Anthony Belton’s highest grade of the season, and the 2nd highest grade of his career.
  • This was Kendrick Raphael’s highest grade of the season, and the 3rd highest grade of his career.
  • Wesley Grimes started instead of the injured Dacari Collins.

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NC State vs. WFU: Defensive PFF Grades Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s a PFF Grade Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 6.

Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 77.8
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 77.3
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 69.6
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 69.3
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 69.0
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 67.9
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 65.9
Redshirt Freshman Defensive End Isaiah Shirley – 65.7
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 61.9
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace – 61.4
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 61.3
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 58.9
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 58.9
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 55.2
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 54.9
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 48.8
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 44.1
Redshirt Senior Safety Kerry Martin Jr. – 42.1

Notes

  • Tamarcus Cooley started for the 2nd straight week at Nickel, despite the return of Ja’Had Carter.
    • This was the highest grade of his career.
  • Bishop Fitzgerald returned to his starting position at Strong Safety (KJ Martin started last week).
    • This was his highest grade of his career.
  • NC State only had 2 defensive players with a grade of 70+.
  • This was Rente Hinton’s highest grade of his career.
  • Travali Price returned to his starting job at Defensive End (Isaiah Shirley started last week).
    • This was Price’s highest grade of the season, and his highest grade since Week 9 last year against Clemson.
  • Devon Marshall started in place of the injured Brandon Cisse, rather than Corey Coley Jr.
    • Unfortunately, he posted a grade of 48.8, which is the lowest grade of his career.
  • This was Ja’Had’s 2nd lowest grade of his college career.

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NC State vs. WFU: Defensive Snap Count Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s Snap Count Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 6.

Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 66
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Caden Fordham – 66
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 66
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 62
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 57
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 53
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 52
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 51
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 48
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 44
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 38
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 27
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 20
Redshirt Freshman Isaiah Shirley – 18
Redshirt Senior Safety KJ Martin Jr. – 18
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 14
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 9
Senior Nose Tackle Chazz Wallace – 7
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Jackson Vick – 5
Senior Cornerback Corey Coley – 5

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NC State vs. WFU: Offensive Snap Count Report

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NC State lost to Wake Forest 30-34 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s Snap Count Report for the Wolfpack Offense in Week 6.

Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 77
Redshirt Senior Right Guard Timothy McKay – 77
Redshirt Junior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 77
Redshirt Senior Left Tackle Anthony Belton – 76
Redshirt Senior Center Zeke Correll – 75
Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey – 70
Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion – 55
Junior Tight End Justin Joly – 55
Junior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 39
Junior Tight End Dante Daniels – 37
Redshirt Senior Running Back Jordan Waters – 37
Freshman Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 36
Sophomore Running Back Kendrick Raphael – 35
Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 32
Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 26
Redshirt Junior Jakolbe Baldwin – 17
Redshirt Senior Quarterback Grayson McCall – 7
Redshirt Senior Running Back Demarcus Jones II – 6
Redshirt Junior Tight End Reid Mitchell – 4
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Jalen Coit – 4
Redshirt Senior Center Dawson Jaramillo – 3
Sophomore Tight End Juice Vereen – 2

 

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