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Dave Doeren Talks Sun Bowl, Arizona State :: Bulleted

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NC State head coach Dave Doeren took a conference call with the media. Here is the summary of what he said.

  • Second time for Doeren going to Sun Bowl, but first time for this team.
  • Was in this bowl almost 20 years ago as a grad assistant with USC
  • Excited to face a team and league NC State normally would not face
  • This has been a crazy week with final exams, bowl practices, recruiting and of course the contract negotiations. Not a lot of sleep but ended up where he wanted to be
  • Hasn’t seen ASU play live or on film yet this year. On paper looks like they have a good QB , 1k yard receiver and almost 1k yard RB.
  • Met with players after the decision to return. Told them how excited he was to be coming back. They were happy for him, but it was a rough 48 hours. Everyone glad it’s over.
  • Chubb hasn’t decided if he’ll play int he bowl game. Family will talk it through and decide. Chubb has given everything he can to NC State everyone realizes the tough decision he has to make.
  • A bowl win would give NC State great momentum going into the offseason. Would have them ranked in the top 25, which was a team goal. Other than momentum, it doesn’t help for next year’s win or losses. You have a new team, new schedule. etc.
  • Usually travel to the bowl games on Tuesday of that week. Usually leave at 1pm or 2pm. Get there, eat dinner, have a team meeting and let the guys go. Wake up the next day and it’s game week Wednesday. Will try to keep it as routine as possible.
  • Doeren hasn’t faced a team whose coach is coaching his last game for the school (which will be the case with ASU), but it won’t change anything as far as preparation goes.
  • In 125 years of NC State football there has been only 11 9-win teams. That mark would put this team in the top 10%. If team doesn’t win it doesn’t mean the season was a failure. It’s been a good season and the guys have worked their butts off.  But winning 9 would be a feather in the cap.

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

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May 6, 2024

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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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May 6, 2024

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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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