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ESPN’s David Hale Puts NC State in His Top-20

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ESPN’s David Hale, who is one of the best at covering and providing analysis of ACC football (and he’s hilarious), doesn’t believe in Top 25 lists. He finds them illogical. The difference between many of the teams within 10 spots of one another is negligible. So instead, for the second year in a row, Hale has presented his own version of a preseason poll, that is based off the following tier system. NC State is listed in ‘tier 3’, which puts them in his Top-20.

Tier 1: Elite teams, legitimate playoff contenders.
Tier 2: Established programs, competitive last year, but a step behind the elite.
Tier 3: Teams trending up from a year ago, could be Tier 1 or 2 but haven’t proven themselves.
Tier 4: Teams getting buzz, have some established veterans or strong position groups, but I’m not a believer.
Tier 5: Enough talent that, if everything goes right and they pull off a couple close wins, could be in the mix.

All of this is subjective, obviously. I’d also expect that the preseason tiers will include more teams (currently 35) than any future rankings (as we get a better feel for each team), but our aim is to be in the neighborhood of about 30.

So, with all that said, here’s how I’d put together my preseason tiered rankings…

Tier 1 (7 teams)
Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Washington

Tier 2 (4)
Michigan, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Wisconsin

Tier 3 (8)
Auburn, Florida, Miami, Mississippi State, NC State, Kansas State, West Virginia, USF

Tier 4 (7)
Boise State, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Kansas State, Stanford, Utah

Tier 5 (9)
Colorado, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA, VaTech

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Colorado DT Transfer Chazz Wallace is Taking an Official Visit to NC State Tomorrow

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NC State has offered Colorado Defensive Tackle Transfer Chazz Wallace (6’2″/295), and he confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to Raleigh tomorrow.

Wallace played in 10 games for Coach Prime this past season, starting in 4. He finished with 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks. His PFF Grade was 56.4.

Prior to Colorado, Wallace spent his first three years at Old Dominion.

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NC State Offers FCS DT Brandon Lane

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NC State offered Stephen F. Austin (FCS) Transfer Defensive Tackle Brandon Lane (6’3″/300) yesterday.

Lane started in 6 of the 11 games he played in for Stephen F. Austin this past season. He finished the year with 44 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. His PFF Grade was 74.6, which ranked 4th on the Lumberjacks Defense. His 79.9 Run Defense Grade ranked 3rd on the team. In 2022, Lane played 7 games as a reserve for Stephen F. Austin, recording 11 tackles 2.5 tackles for loss and 1 sack.

Lane spent his first two collegiate seasons at South Dakota State (2000-21). In 2000, he played in 1 game. In 2021, he played in 3 games as a reserve for the Jackrabbits. The 2000 season was the Covid Year, and the 2021 season was his redshirt year. As a result, Lane still has two years of eligibility remaining.

Around a week-and-a-half ago, Lane committed to Michigan St., but then he decommitted from the Spartans on May 2nd.

I don’t think Michigan St. is necessarily off the table, and he has visited Washington and West Virginia.

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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May 3, 2024

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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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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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

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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