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Dave Doeren Talks After Final Day of NC State’s 2018 Fall Camp: 8/21/18

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Today was the final day of NC State’s 2018 Fall Camp, and Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren spoke with the media. Here’s what he had to say in BULLETED form.

(Wasn’t able to make it out today. The video below is from PackPride’s YouTube Channel)

  • Have some guys that are banged up. Getting back a lot of the guys now. Few guys missed significant time. Helped other guys get reps. Most of it wasn’t serious, but we didn’t want it to become anything long term.
  • Freshman RB Ricky Person is now back at practice. He’s healthier. Got about half the reps in practice.
  • RS JR Nickel Stephen Griffin still hasn’t practiced. Good thing is he took every rep in the spring. Has played two years of Division-1 football.
  • RS SO DT Shug Frazier was back out there today. First full day.
  • Excited about FR Nickel Tanner Ingle and RS JR Nickel Freddie Phillips. Better depth than we’ve had there in years.
  • RS JR DT Larrell Murchison and RS SR Eurndraus Bryant have done a good job of solidifying the inside during camp. Feels like rotation with RS FR Grant Gibson and RS SO Shug Frazier gives them 4 guys inside.
  • Need to solidify the 2’s behind RS JR James Smith-Williams and SR DE Darian Roseboro on the ends. Have moved RS FR Ibrahim Kante back outside, but he has the ability also to play inside now. GR DE Deonte Holden got a lot of reps in camp. Healthy for the 1st time.
  • RS JR Larrell Murchison is a different guy. In the 290’s. Playing fast. Strong when he arrived, but didn’t play under control.
  • Captains are voted on by the players.
  • SR RB Reggie Gallaspy is the starter, but we still have to see who is going to get the ball after him. Options, but not solidified yet.
  • SR WR Kelvin Harmon looks good. Like a grown man.
  • Rotation at cornerback is still going. Good thing is, a lot of guys are making plays. Pretty impressed with JR Kishawn Miller the past couple of days. JR Nick McCloud has had a very good camp. Just have to get someone across from him. SO Chris Ingram has been out a couple of days, so have been able to rep the younger guys. Teshaun Smith is a FR that’s looked really good. Hit the wall a little bit today with the 2-minute redzone.
  • Tomorrow is a day off. First day of school. Get them back on Thursday and get going.
  • Coaches will use tonight and tomorrow to solidify 1st and 2nd down gamelans for James Madison, and go over it on Thursday with players. Saturday will have a mock game. Get going into a normal game week on Sunday.
  • Think about where they were a few years ago. Couldn’t throw a forward pass the first year, and didn’t have a receiver over 6’0″. Come a long way.
  • On the first day RS JR Jakobi Meyers moved to WR, knew he could be really good, but didn’t now if he would buy in. Made the conscious choice to become great.

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FAU Transfer Defensive Tackle Decarius Hawthorne is Taking an Official Visit to NC State Next Week

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May 4, 2024

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FAU Defensive Tackle Transfer Decarius Hawthorne (6’2″/295) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State next week, beginning on Tuesday. Arkansas is expected to host him on Sunday.

Hawthorne entered the Portal on April 26th.

This past season, Hawthorne had 18 tackles, 7 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 12 games for the Owls. All of those numbers were career highs for Hawthorne.

ON3 ranks Hawthorne as a 3-Star prospect in the Transfer Portal, and the #46 Defensive Lineman in the Portal.

NC State is in desperate need for depth at Nose Tackle. They return Junior Brandon Cleveland and Redshirt Sophomore DJ Jackson, and True Freshman Justin Terrell will arrive in the Fall.

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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

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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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