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The Good, the Ehh and the UGLY of ACC’s Football Weekend

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You got the sense heading into this year, that the ACC might not have the standout “They are it” school…but you also felt that from top to bottom, teams had a chance. The opening weekend of ACC football was not ideal for the conference.

 

The Good

Boston College, NC State, Wake Forest, Pitt, UVA

First off, did these teams really play anyone? Nope. But did they beat the brakes off of them? Yep. The fact that NC State is “technically second” even after a 45-0 win is crazy. But when your opponents include Colgate, USF, Old Dominion, UMass, and William & Mary, you better show out. If you’re going to have a cupcake on the schedule, it’s best to give them the money and a huge L.

 

VA Tech

Let’s face it…You open up against a top-ten ACC team…cough cough bullsh*t cough cough… and win. THAT’S how you start a season right. At moments it was ugly, other times it was glorious, but a 17-10 win is all that matters and something you can 1000% build off of.

 

The Ehh

Syracuse

Maybe Ohio U will end up being a MAC champ this year, IDK, but it was a good win, not great. Extra points for being on the road, but not really sure what else you can say.

 

Clemson

This was an interesting one. Good news, Georgia’s defense is legit and will be causing some problems in the SEC. Bad news, Clemson definitely doesn’t have a generational talent at QB and the surrounding cast it’s had for the last decade. You could look at this game and think “rebuild, but they’ll be fine in the ACC” or you could say “finally ACC will have a chance to take them down.”

 

Florida State

What a weird game. For extended chunks there seemed no reason why the Seminoles should even be in it. And yet, at the end of regulation, they were heading to OT. Jordan Travis had a ROUGH night and now it seems FSU will put all the pressure on Milton to lead the team. An incredible story, but I don’t need to hear “catastrophic knee injury” talked about every 30 seconds.

 

The Ugly

UNC

OMG…how magical is Blacksburg?!?! It’s a tough place to play, but when you talk the talk ALL offseason and then leave with your tail between your legs (and three INTS), then it becomes something else. UNC will rebound, but this isn’t the start you expected. The bigger questions now are, can Howell refocus and does Mack Brown give out rings just for playing on a Friday night?

 

Duke

Will Healy is going to turn things around at Charlotte…and that first step was knocking off Duke to start the season. When they met last year, Duke smoked them 53-19…that ummmmmm didn’t happen this weekend. Duke wasn’t going to be world beaters, but losing to Charlotte was less than ideal.

 

Miami

People will say “yeah but it was Bama”…10000% true. The restocking that the Crimson Tide has each and every year is ridiculous.  But…if you are going to call yourself an ACC “contender” and then find yourself down 41-3 at any point, of any game…no bueno.

 

Louisville

It seemed at one point, Ole Miss had more targeting ejections than Louisville had points…so yeah, not great. Even with a solid second half they lost by 19.

 

Georgia Tech

Boring game…bad outcome…Georgia Tech is a basketball school now…loses to Northern Illinois.

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Former NC State DT Nick Campbell Commits to App St.

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Former NC State Defensive Tackle Nick Campbell (6’4″/300) has committed to play for Appalachian St.

Campbell was a 3-Star prospect out of the state of Florida in the Wolfpack’s 2022 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #45 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2022 class.

In 2022, Campbell played 9 snaps against UCONN, redshirting the season. Last year, the only game he saw action is was against VMI.

Campbell has three years of eligibility remaining.

I’m a little surprised NC State hasn’t added a Nose Tackle out of the Portal yet. With CJ Clark and Nick Campbell transferring, the only two scholarship players at the position are Brandon Cleveland and DJ Jackson. When True Freshman Justin Terrell arrives in the Fall, there will be 3. NC State needs another depth piece at Nose Tackle.

NC State has had 23 players enter the Transfer Portal

NT Nick Campbell – App St.
WR Julian Gray – Liberty
RB Delbert Mimms III – Eastern Michigan
TE Fred Seabrough
Nickel Cecil Powell – Troy
WR Christopher Scott – Austin Peay
OL Jaleel Davis – Florida International
WR Josh Crabtree – Murray St. 
OL Lyndon Cooper – Pitt
WR Terrell Timmons – Colorado
LB Torren Wright – Temple
NT C.J. Clark – Miami
QB MJ Morris – Maryland
S Jakeen Harris – UNC
TE Cedd Seabrough – West Georgia
WR Porter Rooks – Eastern Michigan
DB Nate Evans – Delaware
LB Daejuan Thompson
RB Jordan Houston – Marshall
RB Michael Allen – UNLV
DB Darius Edmundson – UNC-Pembroke
WR Anthony Smith – East Carolina
TE Christopher Toudle – Western Michigan 

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NC State Falls Out of the Top-10 After Losses to UNC & Duke

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After losing to rivals UNC and Duke last week, the NC State Women’s Basketball team fell out of the Top-10 in the Week 17 AP Poll, landing at #12. NC State started the 2023-24 season unranked, but jumped to #14 in the first Poll after the Preseason Poll. The Wolfpack have been ranked in the Top-10 since November 20th, which equals 14 straight polls.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

5. Virginia Tech
12. NC State
17. Notre Dame
19. Syracuse
22. Louisville
27. Duke
29. UNC
30. FSU

The Wolfpack will host #19 Syracuse on Thursday night at 7pm.

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NC State’s Week 1 Depth Chart Against UCONN (with Notes)

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NC State will kick off their 2023 Football season next Thursday night against UCONN at 7:30pm. The Wolfpack released their Depth Chart for the game today.

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Notes

  • Redshirt Sophomore Anthony Carter Jr. is listed as the starting Left Guard. If Redshirt Sophomore Lyndon Cooper wasn’t missing the first game due to injury, I wonder if Carter would be starting. Doeren did praise Carter in his press conference today. Also, he stated that Cooper should be back for the Notre Dame game.
  • Noticeably, Graduate Transfer Offensive Lineman Dawson Jaramillo is also missing from the Depth Chart. Unfortunately, Jaramillo has suffered an injury, and will miss the entirety of the 2023 season. This is a huge blow for Jaramillo, and a huge blow for the depth of the Wolfpack Offensive Line. Jaramillo was a Swiss Army knife, having the ability to play in numerous positions.
  • Very often, Doeren has stated that the “Or” in between two names means that the coaching staff sees both players as starters. There is an “Or” in between Chris Toudle and Trent Pennix at Tight End, with the former being listed first. Maybe it doesn’t matter whose name is listed first, but I’m shocked Pennix’s name wasn’t the one at the top.
  • I’m not shocked that Julian Gray and Keyon Lesane are listed as the starters at the X and Y Wide Receiver positions. They both have had a lot of buzz surrounding them in Fall Camp, and Lesane was named a captain. Obviously, with Gray’s speed, Offensive Coordinator Robert Anae is going to want to find a way to get the ball in his hands. With that being said, and this is no disrespect to the two of them, but both of them are 5’11”, which isn’t exactly the way you would sculpt your prototypical outside receivers. I expect Terrell Timmons and Bradley Rozner to both be heavily in rotation at the X and Y, to give the outside receivers a good dose of speed as well as height.
  • True Freshman Running Back Kendrick Raphael might be buried at the bottom of the Depth Chart at his position, but I bet he sees a carry before Mimms or Jones. Doeren mentioned that we would see Raphael against UCONN, but didn’t mention Jones or Mimms. Anae likes to run 2 Running Back sets, with one of them almost functioning like a Full Back. As a result, I’m not shocked to see Jones and Mimms where they are in the Depth Chart.
  • Props to True Freshman Kevin Concepcion for earning the starting job at the Inside Wide Receiver position. Get ready to hear his name a lot this year. KC is backed up by Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit, who Doeren spoke highly of today.
  • Junior Porter Rooks is no longer sitting behind Thayer Thomas on the Depth Chart. Doeren said that Rooks has had a great camp. The former 4-Star prospect has an opportunity to show that those stars meant something by his name. With that being said, he will be pushed by True Freshman Javonte “Juice” Vereen, who even has national media buzzing about him heading into the season.
  • Three True Freshman are on the Offensive Depth Chart: Left Guard Kamen Smith, IWR Kevin Concepcion and FLEXY Juice Vereen.
  • True Freshman Kamal Bonner is 2nd on the Depth Chart at the Will Linebacker spot, backing up Payton Wilson. What’s noteworthy, is that he’s ahead of former 4-Star prospect Jordan Poole in the Depth Chart. Bonner must have made a heck of a first impression.
  • As expected, ODU Graduate Transfer Robert Kennedy is starting at Nickel.
  • True Freshman Brandon Cisse is backing up Aydan White at Right Corner, and Doeren said we should expect him to contribute.
  • Redshirt Sophomore Jalen Coit will be filling in the shoes of Thayer Thomas at Punt Returner.

 

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Elliot Avent is interviewed on MLB Network about rule changes and Wolfpack Alums

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Elliot Avent gave a great interview on MLB Network.

Avent talks about the rules changes in baseball and doesn’t seem too pleaseed about them, while also breaking some news that they might be naming the hitting facility after Trea Turner and the Pitching lab after Carlos Rodon.

Give it a watch.

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