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WATCH: NC State DE Noah Potter: “There’s a Sense of Urgency” (with transcript)

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NC State Defensive End Noah Potter met with the media earlier this week after practice. You can watch the video ABOVE, or read the transcript BELOW.

You got to play 45 snaps. When was the last time you guys played that much? You’ve had quite a journey.

Yeah, I played that much at Cincinnati, but obviously dealing with injuries last year, it was good to finally be able to get a lot more plays, which is what I’ve been working for.

How did you feel you did?

I thought I made some plays that came my way.

There were some plays that I probably could have finished more. But overall, I think I did good, but we lost, so there’s obviously more stuff to work on.

Did you get some good leadership on this team that will help you guys get through what happened on Saturday?

We had a team meeting, and we kind of just aired some stuff out, things that we need to work on.

It was a good talk, it wasn’t berating one another, but just uplifting guys, but still holding people accountable. We didn’t come out the way we needed to on Saturday. Obviously, all of our goals are still in play, so it’s not the end of the world or anything, but there’s a sense of urgency there that we know we need to play better if we want to reach those goals.

It happened early in the year, so if it’s going to happen early in the year, it’s probably better than later in the year, I imagine. I mean, yeah, you don’t want to lose any game, but obviously all of our goals, if we win the ACC, that’s our goal, obviously. We kind of had a similar situation last year in the Notre Dame game, and we still let it affect us by losing to Louisville and Duke.

Coach Doeren’s message was, ‘We’re not doing that again’, and I agree with him. We’re not going to let one game affect us, it’s just a one-off, and we do not lose the attack.

Coach talked about last week, for a football play to work, it has to be 11 guys doing their job. How do you have that sense of urgency, but yet still abide by the game plan and not try to do too much?

Yeah, I think in our defense, and probably offense too, it’s just like if you don’t do your job in every play, the play’s not going to work. Coach Doeren was talking about if 10 guys do the right thing, but one guy doesn’t, it could end up in a touchdown on the defensive side, or a pick-six, or a tackle for loss. So I think that’s the sense of urgency, like I don’t want to let my teammate down and the team down by not doing what I’m supposed to do.

But on the flip side, you’ve got to have that confidence that if you’re in the right spot, you’re going to make the play for your team. So I think obviously there’s a sense of urgency, but if you play within the scheme, they say if you do your job, you’re going to make the plays that count for you. So I think that’s the mindset you’ve got to have.

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NC State vs. Cal Kickoff Time & TV Network Announced

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October 8, 2024

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NC State and California will kickoff on the West Coast at 3:30pm on October 19th. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.

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Under Dave Doeren, NC State is 9-16 at the 3:30 time slot. If you include 3pm and 4pm kickoffs, the Wolfpack is 14-17 between 3-4pm since 2013.

2023

Virginia Tech – 35-28 (W)

2022

Syracuse – 9-24 (L)

Boston College – 20-21 (L)

UNC – 30-27 (W) (2OT)

2021

Clemson – 27-21 (W)

FSU – 28-14 (W) (4pm)

Syracuse – 41-17 (W) (4pm)

2020

Duke – 31-20 (W)

Georgia Tech – 23-13 (W) (4pm)

2018

Clemson – 7-41 (L)

FSU – 47-28 (W)

2017

South Carolina – 28-35 (L) (3pm)

Notre Dame – 14-35 (L)

Clemson – 31-38 (L)

UNC – 33-21 (W)

Arizona St. – 52-31 (W) (3pm)

2016

Wake Forest – 33-16 (W)

2015

Clemson – 41-46 (L)

UNC – 34-35 (L)

Miss St. – 28-51 (L)

2014

South Florida – 49-17 (W)

FSU – 41-56 (L)

Clemson – 0-41 (L)

Boston College – 14-30 (L)

Louisville – 18-30 (L)

Wake Forest – 42-13 (W)

2013

Central Michigan – 48-14 (W)

Wake Forest – 13-28 (L)

Syracuse – 10-24 (L)

FSU – 17-49 (L)

Duke – 28-30 (L) (4pm)

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NC State vs. WFU: Offensive PFF Grades Report

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October 7, 2024

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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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October 7, 2024

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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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October 7, 2024

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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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