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Dave Doeren Talks to Media After Practice Today Before Clemson: BULLETED

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NC State Head Football Coach Dave Doeren spoke with the media after practice today with the Wolfpack’s Top-10 matchup against Clemson on Saturday night looming 2 days away. You can watch the video above, or check out what he had to say below.

  • We’re ready for whatever it is. We’re planning on it being wet and windy, and if it’s not, then it’s pretty easy to make that kind of adjustment.
    • The guys are definitely prepared for wet balls. We have experience here, at least some of us do, playing in a game like this.
    • It’ll be fun to get out there and play in the mud a little bit.

The Clemson fight song is the crowd noise they’ve been blasting during practice this week.

  • Offensive Tackle Tim McKay is really physical. He has more pancakes than anyone in the run game. He’s improved himself a lot in other areas.
    • We look at him and Bryson Speas as co-starters. It’s really the guys that are grading out the best who are being rewarded for that 1st series.
    • Then there’s a rotation that goes on with Anthony Belton as well with Speas.
    • I’m proud of Tim for his growth. He’s gotten a lot better and has developed and has worked hard.
  • We’re not intimidated. We’re excited. We’re looking forward to the opportunity. We’ve got 2 good teams playing for a lot.
    • Whether you guys think we’re good or not, we’re excited to get down there and compete and play against a team we have a lot of respect for.

Doeren wouldn’t give any information regarding injuries.

They are reaching out to the families of players who live in areas being most impacted by Hurricane Ian.

  • The best window to travel was to get out of town a little bit earlier for what is happening in South Carolina. We’re just trying to beat it.
  • We believe we can beat anybody. This team obviously did a lot of things here last year that hadn’t been done here in a while.
    • It’s a very confident group. It’s definitely not a group that thinks that they’re just going to show up and win. They know there’s things they have to do right in the preparation and practice.
    • We’re going to go down there and play a really good team in a place that, for 5 years, nobody has won.
    • There’s a lot against us that way, but as far as the matchup, our guys are very confident.
    • If they play the way they’ve practiced, make the plays they need to make, and strain for as long as it takes, they can win.
  • It’s been a really good week. We challenged them. It was loud out there.
    • It’s not all clean. That’s why you practice, but we got better and better as the week went on.
    • The effort and intensity was excellent.

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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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May 16, 2024

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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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May 15, 2024

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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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