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State Falls to Carolina 27-19

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(We apologize for the delay on this weekends articles. There were things outside of NC State sports that both of us had to take care of. Thank you for understanding)
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Here is the write-up from GoPack.com

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State football team scored on four of its first five possessions, but came up short to North Carolina on Saturday afternoon, 27-19.

QB Brandon Mitchell finished the game 10-of-22 for 130 yards and two interceptions. He added 105 yards on the ground on 21 carries, including one touchdown.  Mitchell became the first Wolfpack QB to rush for over 100 yards in a game since Johnny Evans accomplished the feat twice during the 1976 season.

“Any time you lose a game like that, it’s going to be hard to deal with afterwards,” said NC State head coach Dave Doerent. “It came down to mistakes for us. We made too many mistakes. In a game like that, there isn’t much margin for error. It’s disappointing, but we’re going to go back to work and keep recruiting and build this program.”

State was able to get off to a fast start, as Juston Burris intercepted UNC quarterback Bryn Renner on the game’s second play. Four plays later, Mitchell sprinted into the right corner of the end zone from six yards out to give the Pack an early 7-0 lead.  The touchdown run was Mitchell’s first of the season.

Following a UNC three-and-out, the Pack increased its lead to 10-0 on its second drive with a 20-yard field goal byNiklas Sade. The 10-play, 59-yard drive was fueled by a 16-yard Mitchell to Asa Watson connection and a 15-yard reception by Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

North Carolina answered with the next 14 points to take a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Pack utilized two field goals by Sade (38, 44) to regain the lead at 16-14, before the Tar Heels came back with a touchdown on a Ryan Switzer to Quinshad Davis 59-yard pass to give UNC a halftime lead of 21-16.

Sade matched his career-high with his fourth field goal of the day, a 28-yard kick on State’s second possession of the second half to pull the Pack within two at 21-19. He also had four field goals in the Wolfpack’s season-opening win against Louisiana Tech.

UNC added a touchdown with 11:19 remaining in the fourth quarter on T.J. Logan’s eight-yard run, but kicker Thomas Moore missed the extra point to hold an eight-point lead, 27-19, the eventual final margin.

Up next, the Wolfpack travels to Durham, N.C., on Saturday, Nov. 9 to take on Duke at 4 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU.

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

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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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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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