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Jack Chambers Knows How to Throw the Football

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With 4:59 left on the clock in the 3rd Quarter last Saturday, NC State Quarterback Devin Leary left the game with a shoulder injury.

Backup Jack Chambers entered the game, and ultimately led the Wolfpack on 3 consecutive scoring drives (3 field goals), giving NC State the lead they needed to pull off a 19-17 victory over FSU.

The interesting thing about those 3 drives, is that Chambers only attempted one pass, which was an incompletion. In fact, after Chambers entered the game, Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas threw the same amount of passes, completing a pass to Chambers on a trick play for a 5 yard loss.

Trailing by 7 points with a little less than 20 minutes to play in the game, the Wolfpack were content to run it 22 times, and pass it only 1 time with Chambers the remainder of the game.

Now, I know that sounds crazy, but it worked.

But I think we all know that’s not a sustainable ratio to win a football game.

I can’t imagine a scenario where #15 NC State goes into the Carrier Dome up at #18 Syracuse, and wins the game passing it only a handful of times.

(Disclaimer: this article is being written under the assumption that Leary doesn’t play this weekend, though that is a possibility.)

But here’s your reminder…Jack Chambers knows how to throw a football.

In fact, Chambers threw the football 914 times as a Quarterback at Charleston Southern, where he played for 4 years prior to heading to Raleigh as a Graduate Transfer. He completed 523 of those passes, with 40 of those going for touchdowns. He also threw 29 interceptions.

In 2021, Chambers lit up the ECU defense for 405 yards and 2 touchdowns (1 interception), throwing the ball an obscene 61 times.

Jack Chambers is used to throwing the football.

What will give Syracuse a challenge this week in game prep, is the fact that Chambers also is used to running the football, and there isn’t much of that on tape from the Wolfpack offense over the past couple of years for them to watch.

In 4 years at Charleston Southern, Chambers rushed the ball 1,305 yards with 15 touchdowns.

There’s a reason that NC State wanted Chambers to be here, and there is a reason he wanted to be here…for such a time as this.

Now, if Chambers is the man behind center for the Wolfpack on Saturday, I fully expect NC State to try to run it down the throat of the Syracuse defense, but don’t expect them to never unleash Chambers to throw the ball at all.

Jack Chambers knows how to throw a football.

 

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Papajohn
Papajohn
1 year ago

He’s going to have to pass against the best defense he’s ever played against- except for in practice.

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Dof87
Dof87
1 year ago
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How much he’ll need to pass is the big question. It will be interesting to see our plan in action.

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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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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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