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NC State Board of Trustees Approves New Contracts For Doeren and Popolizio

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State Board of Trustees approved Thursday new contracts for head football coach Dave Doeren and head wrestling coach Pat Popolizio.

“We are on an exciting upward trajectory in football under the leadership of Coach Doeren,” said NC State Director of Athletics Debbie Yow. “He has assembled a terrifically talented coaching staff, as well, and that continuity and stability has been important to our current student athletes and recruits. We are pleased that Dave will continue to lead NC State football, playing in one of the most challenging divisions in college football, the Atlantic Division of the ACC.

“Pat has proven that NC State wrestling can compete at the highest levels, including winning the ACC and finishing in the top five nationally,” Yow added. “Our future is bright with Pat at the helm of NC State wrestling.”

Doeren’s agreement, reached in December, runs through December 31, 2022.

In 2017, Doeren guided NC State to a 9-4 mark, while finishing 6-2 in ACC play, the most league wins for an NC State program in 23 years. The Pack’s nine wins last season are the second-most in a single season in school history.

NC State finished ranked in the final College Football Playoff rankings for the first time in school history last season, wrapping up the season at No. 24. The Pack also finished the season ranked 23rd in the Associated Press poll, the first end-of-season ranking for the Pack since 2010.

Doeren and his staff continue to make significant strides on the recruiting trail, while developing and maximizing talent. NC State had seven All-ACC selections this past season, its highest total since 2002, while Bradley Chubb was honored as ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

The upcoming 2018 season will mark the sixth season at NC State for Doeren.

Popolizio has a new seven-year contract that runs through June 2025.

The 2018 ACC Coach of the Year, Popolizio led NC State to the 2018 ACC regular season title, the program’s first since 2004, and the program’s first undefeated ACC season (5-0) since 2000. NC State brought home the first team trophy with a school and ACC-best fourth place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships. He added a third individual national championship this past season as Michael Macchiavello won the 197-pound title. NC State had a school-record two NCAA Finalists this season, first time ever in ACC history, and four All-Americans.

Popolizio, the 2016 FloWrestling National Coach of the Year, has guided his program to five straight top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championship and three straight top-10 finishes in the final NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. NC State has been ranked in the top-10 for 40 straight polls.

Four of the last five ACC Wrestlers of the Year have been from NC State.

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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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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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