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#6 NC State Wrestling Trounces #12 Nebraska On the Road

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LINCOLN, NEB. – The No. 6 NC State wrestling team won nine of the 10 matches, including the final eight, and came away with a 29-3 win at No. 12 Nebraska Friday night.

The Wolfpack (10-0) also scored three individual top-10 wins on the night. This marked the fourth straight season the teams have met, and the road team has won each time.

Starting at 157 pounds, #16 R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay started out the Pack with a top-10 upset. The reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week improved to a perfect 8-0 on the season with his 6-3 win over #7 Tyler Berger. Hidlay started with a takedown in the first, then a reversal and another takedown in the third scored the upset win.

Nebraska got a 9-3 decision at 165 pounds to even it at 3-3.

R-Fr. Daniel Bullard gave the Pack its lead back with a close 6-5 win at 174 pounds. With the score tied 5-5 late, Bullard was awarded a stall point with seven seconds left for the win.

In the most exciting match of the night, #3 R-Sr. Pete Renda scored the Pack’s second top-10 win of the night as he downed #6 Taylor Venz 9-6 at 184 pounds. Venz started with a takedown then Renda scored a reversal all in the first 15 seconds. Venz then had a reversal answered by Renda’s second in the period. Renda then turned him for a four-point near fall and held an 8-5 lead with 2:04 of RT. Venz rode Renda the whole second period, but Renda answered by riding Venz the whole third and with riding time took a 9-6 win.

#7 R-Sr. Michael Macchiavello put the Pack up 12-3 at the break with his 6-2 win at 197 pounds. Macchiavello scored takedowns in the first and third to improve to 6-0 on the season.

R-Jr. Malik McDonald picked up the winning string after the break, as he scored four takedowns and came away with a 9-5 win at 285 pounds. So. Tommy Cox followed suit at 125 pounds, with a 7-6 win – as the match ended 6-6 but Cox had almost two minutes of ride time for the final point and an 18-3 team lead.

R-Fr. Tariq Wilson scored the Pack’s first bonus point win of the night, winning 17-1 at 133 pounds. Wilson dominated from the start, scoring a takedown and four-point near fall in both the first and second period before a two-point near fall ended it in the second.

#2 R-Sr. Kevin Jack picked up his 100th career win at NC State and notched the Pack’s third top-10 win of the night at 141 pounds. Jack defeated #8 Chad Red 9-3 with three takedowns.

#17 R-Sr. Beau Donahue closed the dual with a dramatic comeback win at 149 pounds. Donahue was down 8-4 at the start of the third. He then scored two takedowns, and cut him, and clinched the win with a takedown with 13 seconds left to win 11-10. Earlier in the day, Donahue earned his undergrad degree in business administration.

Up Next: NC State will remain on the road and next compete on Sunday at the Reno Tournament of Champions.

#6 NC State 29, #12 Nebraska 3
157: #16 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #7 Tyler Berger; 6-3 – 3-0
165: #10 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. Brian Hamann; 9-3 – 3-3
174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Beua Breske; 6-5 – 6-3
184: #3 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. #6 Taylor Venz; 9-6 – 9-3
197: #7 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Eric Schultz; 6-2 – 12-3

285: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. David Jensen; 9-5 – 15-3
125: Tommy Cox (NCSU) dec. Mitchell Maginnis; 7-6 – 18-3
133: Tariq Wilson (NCSU) tech fall Zak Hensley; 17-1 – 23-3
141: #3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. #8 Chad Red; 9-3 – 26-3
149: #17 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Collin Purinton; 11-10 – 29-3

 

 

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Former NC State DT Nick Campbell Commits to App St.

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Nick Campbell (6’4″/300) has committed to play for Appalachian St.

Campbell was a 3-Star prospect out of the state of Florida in the Wolfpack’s 2022 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #45 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2022 class.

In 2022, Campbell played 9 snaps against UCONN, redshirting the season. Last year, the only game he saw action is was against VMI.

Campbell has three years of eligibility remaining.

I’m a little surprised NC State hasn’t added a Nose Tackle out of the Portal yet. With CJ Clark and Nick Campbell transferring, the only two scholarship players at the position are Brandon Cleveland and DJ Jackson. When True Freshman Justin Terrell arrives in the Fall, there will be 3. NC State needs another depth piece at Nose Tackle.

NC State has had 23 players enter the Transfer Portal

NT Nick Campbell – App St.
WR Julian Gray – Liberty
RB Delbert Mimms III – Eastern Michigan
TE Fred Seabrough
Nickel Cecil Powell – Troy
WR Christopher Scott – Austin Peay
OL Jaleel Davis – Florida International
WR Josh Crabtree – Murray St. 
OL Lyndon Cooper – Pitt
WR Terrell Timmons – Colorado
LB Torren Wright – Temple
NT C.J. Clark – Miami
QB MJ Morris – Maryland
S Jakeen Harris – UNC
TE Cedd Seabrough – West Georgia
WR Porter Rooks – Eastern Michigan
DB Nate Evans – Delaware
LB Daejuan Thompson
RB Jordan Houston – Marshall
RB Michael Allen – UNLV
DB Darius Edmundson – UNC-Pembroke
WR Anthony Smith – East Carolina
TE Christopher Toudle – Western Michigan 

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NC State Falls Out of the Top-10 After Losses to UNC & Duke

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After losing to rivals UNC and Duke last week, the NC State Women’s Basketball team fell out of the Top-10 in the Week 17 AP Poll, landing at #12. NC State started the 2023-24 season unranked, but jumped to #14 in the first Poll after the Preseason Poll. The Wolfpack have been ranked in the Top-10 since November 20th, which equals 14 straight polls.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

5. Virginia Tech
12. NC State
17. Notre Dame
19. Syracuse
22. Louisville
27. Duke
29. UNC
30. FSU

The Wolfpack will host #19 Syracuse on Thursday night at 7pm.

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NC State’s Week 1 Depth Chart Against UCONN (with Notes)

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NC State will kick off their 2023 Football season next Thursday night against UCONN at 7:30pm. The Wolfpack released their Depth Chart for the game today.

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Notes

  • Redshirt Sophomore Anthony Carter Jr. is listed as the starting Left Guard. If Redshirt Sophomore Lyndon Cooper wasn’t missing the first game due to injury, I wonder if Carter would be starting. Doeren did praise Carter in his press conference today. Also, he stated that Cooper should be back for the Notre Dame game.
  • Noticeably, Graduate Transfer Offensive Lineman Dawson Jaramillo is also missing from the Depth Chart. Unfortunately, Jaramillo has suffered an injury, and will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. This is a huge blow for Jaramillo, and a huge blow for the depth of the Wolfpack Offensive Line. Jaramillo was a Swiss Army knife, having the ability to play in numerous positions.
  • Very often, Doeren has stated that the “Or” in between two names means that the coaching staff sees both players as starters. There is an “Or” in between Chris Toudle and Trent Pennix at Tight End, with the former being listed first. Maybe it doesn’t matter whose name is listed first, but I’m shocked Pennix’s name wasn’t the one at the top.
  • I’m not shocked that Julian Gray and Keyon Lesane are listed as the starters at the X and Y Wide Receiver positions. They both have had a lot of buzz surrounding them in Fall Camp, and Lesane was named a captain. Obviously, with Gray’s speed, Offensive Coordinator Robert Anae is going to want to find a way to get the ball in his hands. With that being said, and this is no disrespect to the two of them, but both of them are 5’11”, which isn’t exactly the way you would sculpt your prototypical outside receivers. I expect Terrell Timmons and Bradley Rozner to both be heavily in rotation at the X and Y, to give the outside receivers a good dose of speed as well as height.
  • True Freshman Running Back Kendrick Raphael might be buried at the bottom of the Depth Chart at his position, but I bet he sees a carry before Mimms or Jones. Doeren mentioned that we would see Raphael against UCONN, but didn’t mention Jones or Mimms. Anae likes to run 2 Running Back sets, with one of them almost functioning like a Full Back. As a result, I’m not shocked to see Jones and Mimms where they are in the Depth Chart.
  • Props to True Freshman Kevin Concepcion for earning the starting job at the Inside Wide Receiver position. Get ready to hear his name a lot this year. KC is backed up by Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit, who Doeren spoke highly of today.
  • Junior Porter Rooks is no longer sitting behind Thayer Thomas on the Depth Chart. Doeren said that Rooks has had a great camp. The former 4-Star prospect has an opportunity to show that those stars meant something by his name. With that being said, he will be pushed by True Freshman Javonte “Juice” Vereen, who even has national media buzzing about him heading into the season.
  • Three True Freshman are on the Offensive Depth Chart: Left Guard Kamen Smith, IWR Kevin Concepcion and FLEXY Juice Vereen.
  • True Freshman Kamal Bonner is 2nd on the Depth Chart at the Will Linebacker spot, backing up Payton Wilson. What’s noteworthy, is that he’s ahead of former 4-Star prospect Jordan Poole in the Depth Chart. Bonner must have made a heck of a first impression.
  • As expected, ODU Graduate Transfer Robert Kennedy is starting at Nickel.
  • True Freshman Brandon Cisse is backing up Aydan White at Right Corner, and Doeren said we should expect him to contribute.
  • Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit will be filling in the shoes of Thayer Thomas at Punt Returner.

 

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Elliot Avent is interviewed on MLB Network about rule changes and Wolfpack Alums

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Elliot Avent gave a great interview on MLB Network.

Avent talks about the rules changes in baseball and doesn’t seem too pleaseed about them, while also breaking some news that they might be naming the hitting facility after Trea Turner and the Pitching lab after Carlos Rodon.

Give it a watch.

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