Carter-Finley stadium is getting some upgrades this season, and GoPack.com highlighted them recently. We’re pretty excited about them and we think you might be too.
Here is what is being added.
New LED Stadium lights This is going to be awesome. These new lights can change colors and do some amazing light shows, so be ready for a new and improved intro this season. Looks like they are going to be able to put the stadium in a red-out! Check it out.
A new and improved Raleighwood Raleighwood is a fan entertainment zone created between Carter-Finley and the PNC. It was a success in season 1 and it’s going to be better this year. They will feature food trucks form The Pit, Daughtery’s, Tacos Las Gringas, Two Roosters Ice Cream, Maui WOwi, and Kona Ice. Oh, and you can still grab a brew at teh Lowes Foods Beer Den.
New food options and NC Sips (Mobile Beer Pick Up)! Carter-Finley already has good food options, but this year they are adding Pizza Hut and Penn Station Subs. They also have Mobile Beer Pick Up app NC Sips ready to roll, so bookmark this link before you head out there for your quickest avenue to a cold beer.
New Wolfpack Moments banners! Throughout the stadium, you’ll be seeing some new banners hanging in the concourse. They are from some of the best moments in NC State history.
There’s a lot more, so make sure you visit GoPack’s link at the top of the article.
If you’re asking us, the one we’re most excited about is the new LED lights. Imagine a night game. The Pack is about to run out, and the lights go dark. The stadium lights red. The wolves howl. The fireworks go off.
Now that’s an intro!
Get your first taste of all of this, this weekend, when NC State hosts Charleston Southern for their season opener!
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.
— Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr. (@_thekerrymartin) May 1, 2024
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.