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Putting NC State’s 2018 All-ACC Selections in Perspective

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The official 2018 Football All-ACC Teams were announced yesterday, and NC State led the conference with 6 players selected to the 1st team, which is the 2nd most in school history, and the most since 1992.

1992: 7
1975: 7
1972: 7
1968: 7
1966: 7
2018: 6
1978: 6
1967: 6

Redshirt Graduate Senior Ryan Finley became the 1st quarterback to earn 1st team honors at NC State since Russell Wilson did it in 2008. Finley is one of only seven NC State signal callers to make the 1st Team.

2018 – Ryan Finley
2008 – Russell Wilson
2003 – Philip Rivers
1984-85 – Erik Kramer
1975 – Dave Buckey
1963 – Jim Rossi
1960-61 – Roman Gabriel

For the 1st time in ACC history, 2 wide receivers from the same team earned 1st Team honors: Junior Kelvin Harmon and Redshirt Junior Jakobi Meyers. The last NC State wide receiver to earn 1st Team honors was Jerricho Cothcery in 2003. Harmon and Meyers are the 10th and 11th Wolfpack wide receivers to make the 1st Team.

2018 – Kelvin Harmon
2018 – Jakobi Meyers
2002-03 – Jerricho Cothcery
2000 – Koren Robinson
1997-98 – Torry Holt
1993-94 – Eddie Goines
1991 – Charles Davenport
1986,88 – Nasrallah Worthen
1972 – Pat Kenney
1967 – Harry Martell
1966 – Gary Rowe

Redshirt Graduate Senior Germaine Pratt is the first linebacker to earn 1st Team honors since Nate Irving in 2010. Pratt is the 14th Wolfpack linebacker to make the 1st Team.

2018 – Germaine Pratt
2010 – Nate Irving
2005 – Stephen Tulloch
2002 – Dantonio Burnette
2000-01 – Levar Fisher
1993-94 – Damien Covington
1992-93 – Tyler Lawrence
1992 – David Merritt
1989 – Bobby Houston
1988 – Fred Stone
1988 – Scott Auer
1983 – Vaughan Johnson
1970 – George Smith
1966 – David Everette

Redshirt Graduate Center Garrett Bradbury and Redshirt Senior Offensive Tackle Tyler Jones are only the 2nd and 3rd Wolfpack O-Lineman to earn 1st Team honors since the turn of the century. The last NC State O-Lineman to make the 1st Team was Sean Locklear in 2003.

Freshman Chris Dunn earned 2nd Team honors, and is the first Place Kicker to make an All-ACC Team since Marc Primanti in 1996. Dunn is the 8th Place Kicker in school history to make an All-ACC Team.

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Colorado DT Transfer Chazz Wallace is Taking an Official Visit to NC State Tomorrow

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May 6, 2024

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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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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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May 3, 2024

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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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