NC State Football
NC State Moves Maurice Trowell From WR to CB
NC State has updated their football roster, and it looks like Maurice Trowell will spend his Redshirt Senior season at Cornerback instead of Wide Receiver, where he spent his first three seasons.
Trowell, a Durham native, is one of the fastest players on the roster, regardless of position.
As a Freshman, he flashed his speed and had 12 receptins for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns (83-Yards and 53-Yards). The following year, Trowell has 9 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown (70 yards).
This past year, Trowell didn’t record a single catch, and only played 10 snaps from scrimmage all season (all against Furman). The rest of his playing time was limited to special teams.
At 5’11”, Trowell is shorter than what we have come to expect out of an NC State receiver the past couple of years, but his speed and athleticism could come in handy at Cornerback.
Seniors Mike Stevens and Johnathan Alston both saw a lot of action this past season at Corner, but their eligibility has expired. That leaves Sophomore Nick McCloud as the only experienced Corner returning.
Freshman Chris Ingram started against Wake Forest this season, and struggled mightily. With that being said, Doeren believed he was their best in coverage. James Valdez will be returning from a torn ACL as a Sophomore next season.
All that to say, NC State has plenty of depth at Wide Receiver, but not at Cornerback. Maybe Trowell can make an impact similar to Johnathan Alston in his Final year of eligibility.
CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.
16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)
Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.
ACC Coaches that made the Top-25
3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
8. Mike Norvell (FSU)
16. Dave Doeren (NC State)
19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)
Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.
The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.
This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.
Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:
Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17
ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15
247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11
ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15
DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.
Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.
NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.
To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.
Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.
It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.
Here’s a look at NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings after the commitment of Ohio St. Safety Transfer Ja’Had Carter yesterday.
The Wolfpack’s class. is still ranked 7th nationally by ON3.
Over at 247Sports, NC State’s 2024 class stayed put at #18, but over at Rivals the class jumped up 4 spots, landing at #24.
NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class
Ohio St. S Ja’Had Carter
Akron S Kerry Martin Jr.
Colorado NT Chazz Wallace
Auburn S Donovan Kaufman
Oklahoma RB Daylan Smothers
Villanova CB Devon Marshall
Ohio State WR Noah Rogers
Duke RB Jordan Waters
Maryland DB Tamarcus Cooley
Maryland CB Corey Coley Jr.
UCONN TE Justin Joly
Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall
Wake Forest WR Wesley Grimes
Notre Dame C Zeke Correll
Missouri OL Valen Erickson