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SI: NC State’s Bradley Chubb: 1st Team All-American

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Sports Illustrated released their All-American Teams today, and NC State Defensive End Bradley Chubb was the only unanimous selection on the 1st Team Defense.

1st Team Offense
QB: BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA (UNANIMOUS)
RB: BRYCE LOVE, STANFORD
RB: RASHAAD PENNY, SAN DIEGO STATE
WR: JAMES WASHINGTON, OKLAHOMA STATE
WR: DAVID SILLS V, WEST VIRGINIA
TE: MARK ANDREWS, OKLAHOMA
OT: ORLANDO BROWN, OKLAHOMA
OT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY, NOTRE DAME
G: BEAU BENZSCHAWEL, WISCONSIN
G: QUENTON NELSON, NOTRE DAME
C: BILLY PRICE, OHIO STATE

1st Team Defense
DL: BRADLEY CHUBB, NC STATE (UNANIMOUS)

The only unanimous defensive selection on this year’s first team, Chubb was a regular presence in ACC backfields, racking up 10.0 sacks and finishing second in the nation with 26.0 tackles for loss.

DL: HERCULES MATA’AFA, WASHINGTON STATE
DL: MAT BOESEN, TCU
LB: JOSEY JEWELL, IOWA
LB: ROQUAN SMITH, GEORGIA
LB: DORIAN O’DANIEL, CLEMSON
LB: JEFF HOLLAND, AUBURN
CB: JOSH JACKSON, IOWA
CB: CARLTON DAVIS, AUBURN
S: MINKAH FITZPATRICK, ALABAMA
S: DESHON ELLIOTT, TEXAS
K: MATT GAY, UTAH
P: JOHNNY TOWNSEND, FLORIDA
RETURN MAN: DANTE PETTIS, WASHINGTON
ALL-PURPOSE: SAQUON BARKLEY, PENN STATE

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Lamar Jackson, Louisville
RB: Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
RB: Saquon Barkley, Penn State
WR: Michael Gallup, Colorado State
WR: Anthony Miller, Memphis
TE: Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin
OT: Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
OT: Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan
OG: Will Hernandez, UTEP
OG: Braden Smith, Auburn
C: Bradley Bozeman, Alabama

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Vita Vea, Washington
DL: Ed Oliver, Houston
DL: Clelin Ferrell, Clemson.
LB: Malik Jefferson, Texas
LB: Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
LB: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
LB: Joe Dineen, Kansas
CB: Parry Nickerson, Tulane
CB: Julian Love, Notre Dame
S: Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
S: Jaquan Johnson, Miami
K: Daniel Carlson, Auburn
P: Michael Dickson, Texas
Return: Tony Pollard, Memphis
All-Purpose: Joel Lanning, Iowa State.

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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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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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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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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