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Dave Doeren’s Press Conference Before JMU: Part 2 (BULLETED)

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Dave Doeren met with the media to talk about JMU and the recently released offensive and defensive depth charts. Above is the Part 2 of the presser and below is the bulleted highlights. Here’s Part 1 in case you missed it.

  • My job is to build on where we are and make it better. Try to make sure the people that are helping me are staying on task. That the vision hasn’t changed. That we don’t get a big head. Not to long ago people weren’t talking about us. It’s about trying to win the day. Keeping the players minds and hearts right. Love the trajectory of the program. Staff is doing a great job. Recruiting is going well.

On confidence in quarterback Ryan Finley…

  • On a scale from 1 to 10…11. In a great place mentally. Works hard. Great teammates and coaches. Physically he’s doing everything he needs to do. Couldn’t have asked for him to put himself in a better position.
  • Chubb coming back have Ryan a frame of reference to look at. Bradley got insurance before Senior season. Ryan’s parents could talk to his parents.
On the Offensive Line…
  • Depth on the line is better than it’s been. Redshirt Junior Philip Walton took advantage of a lot of snaps in Fall Camp.
  • Redshirt Junior Tyrone Tiley and Redshirt Justin Witt were neck-and-neck for awhile. Riley got pneumonia. Missed a week. Back now. They were even.
  • Redshirt Junior Emanuel McGirt is finally healthy and had a good camp.

On getting the players to pay attention to JMU…

  • When you talk about them going 14-1 and 14-1 the past two years, back-to-back national championship games, it doesn’t take a lot.
  • Game 1 is a lot about not beating ‘you.’ Last year against South Carolina lost the turnover battle, but won every other battle, and lost the game.
  • JMU was +22 in turnover margin last year. You put 44 turnovers up there, and the offense is like ‘wow.’
  • Been at that level. Lot of respect for that level of football. They are going to come in here flying hot, and they should.

On Redshirt Junior Nickel Stephen Griffin’s health…

  • Started practicing again last week. Looked really good in the mock game on Saturday. We will keep progressing until he gets his stamina, and will have to see this Saturday. Like where he’s at.

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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