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NC State Defied All Odds Beating Boston College Yesterday with a -3 TO Margin

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If you turn the ball over 4 times, have a turnover margin of -3, have a field goal blocked, and a punt blocked that is recovered in the end zone for a touchdown, the odds of winning the football game are next to impossible.

NC State beat all the odds yesterday defeating Boston College 28-23, because the above was their reality.

The last time that NC State had a turnover of -2 or more and managed to win the game was in Dave Doeren’s first season as head coach, defeating Richmond 23-21 on September 7th, 2013, with a -2 turnover margin.

The Wolfpack has never won a game under Doeren with a -3 turnover margin.

The last time NC State had a -3 turnover margin, and found a way to win the game, was back in 2009, when the Wolfpack beat Maryland 38-31.

From 2000-2014, teams that had a turnover margin of -3 won the football game only 16% of the time.

Throw in the fact that the Wolfpack had a punt blocked that was recovered for a touchdown, as well as a field goal blocked, the odds of NC State winning yesterday was definitely in the single digits.

The odds of NC State finding a way to win the game yesterday with all of these factors accounted for, were next to impossible.

How did they do it?

533 yards of total offense helped beat the odds. So did having the ball for more than twice as long as they did (41:30/18:30). The Wolfpack offense only punted one time all game.

The NC State defense also held Boston College to only 318 yards of total offense. The Golden Eagles only converted 1 of their 10 3rd down opportunities. The Wolfpack held BC to 23 points scored, and 10 of them came off of turnovers, and 7 more came from a blocked punt recovered in the end zone.

As a Wolfpack fan, you could be tempted to be mad about almost finding a way to lose the game yesterday, by seemingly collapsing after leading 28-3. Are there things to be frustrated with? Absolutely. But get it right. NC State didn’t collapse yesterday. To use Doeren’s postgame words, through their “resiliency” and failure to “flinch”, the Wolfpack did the impossible.

 

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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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