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Saturday’s game will be ECU’s first sell out since 2016, when they beat the Wolfpack. Does it matter?

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The ECU / NC State game is officially sold out, according to Sutton Young from WITN News.

This sell-out is the first time Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium has been at capacity since NC State visited in 2016. The part of the story that us Pack fans won’t want to hear, is that ECU ended up winning that game.

So does it matter?

This IS ECU’s Super Bowl. This is the game they’ve had circled on their schedule all off-season. They are going to be hyped up, and a stadium full of fans is going to be just revved up and ready for an upset.

But I’m not scared, and part of the reason I’m not is that this is game #1, the season opener. NC State is focused on this game. There’s a ton of anticipation for this game and there’s no doubt that this team will be able to match the energy that ECU is bringing.

Look, I’d be a lot more concerned if this game was taking place on week 4, after a few hard-fought wins and sandwiched in there right before the Clemson game. Heading to ECU for the game of their season, right before the game of YOURS. Yeah, then I’d be nervous.

But right now? Nah, I don’t think a full stadium matters much to the Wolfpack. And I don’t think any comparison to 2016 really matters. That was a totally different team. That was Ryan Finley’s 2nd game as a starter with NC State. The team was coming off a shaky season a year before, and Dave Doeren still didn’t have a winning season in conference over his first 3 seasons.

That was a whole different time for NC State football. A time no one wants to revisit.

This is a new day. A team and fanbase that are together. A veteran QB who knows the system. A defense who has already proved themselves. And I dont think going on the road and playing in front of raucous fans is going to bother them. In fact, I think they’re going to welcome it.

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How many of those tix were bought by State fans I wonder.

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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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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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