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VIDEO: Dave Doeren Meets with Media for the Last Time Before WFU (BULLETED)

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NC State head coach Dave Doeren met with the media after practice today for the last time before the Wolfpack play Wake Forest on Saturday up in Winston Salem. You can watch the video above, and check out a bulleted breakdown below.

WFU as a rival…

  • Definitely see it as an in-state rivalry game.
  • Longest standing in-state rival from a consecutive game standpoint.
  • With our football team, and even in the UNC week, we just have to be the best us.
  • From being here, the build-up to certain games hasn’t been good for us as opposed to the focus to play well.
  • Respect them a lot.
  • We want to be undefeated in the state, and that’s something we still control right now.
    • This is the next step to doing that, and we have to play a really good football team.

Opening up the Playbook for Devin Leary…

  • I think opening up the playbook is the wrong thing to do.
    • Have to execute the playbook.
    • Whatever the plays are, whether we have 50 or 100 in the game plan, we have to execute.
    • Have to catch passes, protect our quarterback, see the run lanes, finish blocks.
  • Devin is excited and has done a good job. Excited for him.
  • I think he’s got a good look to him…but adding plays to a guy going into his first start?
    • That doesn’t make sense. It’s about executing plays.

Moving Freshman Cecil Powell back to Defensive Back…

  • Remarkably not difficult for him.
  • Played both ways in high school, so he’s used to being on both sides.
  • Was recruited by other schools as a wideout, so he has that skillset, and it’s out of necessity for us with four corners out.
  • To have the ability to have even a two-deep at this point is pretty crazy.
    • The fact that we have De’Von Graves, Malik Dunlap, Kishawn Miller and Cecil Powell, we still have 4 guys we feel really good about.

Freshman Defensive Tackle Joshua Harris vs. BC…

  • Joshua has done a good job.
  • Was in a position when he got here where he needed to lose weight.
    • He’s dropped 25 pounds.
    • Still needs to get lighter.
    • Conditioning will always be a factor when you’re at a place where you want to be in the 320’s probably with him.
  • Played well with his hands
  • Better each week since he got back from injury
  • Very valuable for him to be out there.
  • Eats up a lot of space
    • Can take on double teams, and can knock the pocket back.
  • It’s about him being able to sustain it now with his conditioning.

Expectations for Rush Defense…

  • So many things we have to do better than we did at Boston College.
  • Starts with your leverage, guys being gap sound, and tackling.
  • All of those things matter, and the games we’ve done that well, we’ve played really, really good football.
  • Wake Forest does a nice job where a lot of plays are runs with passes, the RPO game, so you’re defending both a majority of the time.

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Does the Addition of the UVA Series Equal the Elimination of NC State’s Series with App St.?

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May 17, 2024

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Earlier this week it was announced that NC State and Virginia would play one another in a home-and-home series, with the Wolfpack hosting in 2025, and the Cavaliers hosting in 2026.

Prior to the announcement, NC State already had their non-conference slate booked for both of those seasons.

As a result of the addition of the Virginia series, a previously scheduled non-conference game from each season would need to be dropped. While it hasn’t been officially announced by the school, Joe Giglio and David Glenn seem to think that the series with Appalachian State is going to be dropped.

It would make the most sense, considering the Mountaineers were the only opponent the Wolfpack was scheduled to play in both 2025 and 2026. It would also make sense, considering the fact that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t a fan of ACC teams playing Group of 5 schools on the road.

I will tell you this much. The Mountaineer faithful certainly believe NC State is dropping the series with App State, and it just takes a little scrolling on X (formerly Twitter) to get a read on their feelings on the situation.

This situation brings to mind the bill that has been proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play App St., ECU and UNC Charlotte in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball.

If the addition of UVA means the elimination of App St. on NC State’s schedule, what are your thoughts? Share in the comments.

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

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CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.

16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)

Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.

ACC Coaches that made the Top-25

3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

8. Mike Norvell (FSU)

16. Dave Doeren (NC State)

19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

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NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

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May 15, 2024

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Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.

The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.

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This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.

Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.

Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.

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NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

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NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.

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To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.

Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.

It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.

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