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What Syracuse Head Coach Dino Babers had to say about NC State in his Weekly Press Conference

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Syracuse Head Football Coach Dino Babers spoke with the media for his weekly press conference leading up to Saturday’s Top-20 matchup against #15 NC State, and he had the following things to say about the Wolfpack. You can also watch the press conference in full above.

“I thought deserved [earning a ranking in Top-20 at #18]. Now we have to go out and prove we deserve the faith everyone is putting in us.”

“I’d say that’s a long time ago [on this being the first Top-20 matchup at Syracuse since 1998]. That’s a lot of excitement. That’s a strange statistic.”

“We are excited about the opportunity to play NC State. Coach Doeren does a fabulous job. He’s an individual I really like. I like how he’s run his programs in the past. He’s a guy that’s worked his way up. His recent job before NC State was Northern Illinois, in the MAC, a team I played when I was at Bowling Green State. Have a lot of respect for him, and like the way he does things.”

“One thing I will be telling the team this week, and I have told them, is that you’re playing a football team. This isn’t a bunch of individuals. They are also playing a football team, not a bunch of individuals. It’s going to be a fantastic test.”

“I think you’re right on [referring to NC State being a physical football team]. This is 15 rounds, heavyweight. There’s going to be some slugs going out there. There’s going to be some shots. You’re going to get hit really really hard. How you handle that is going to affect the game. It’s going to be everybody that’s out there on the football field. It will be a physical contest.”

“We have to prepare for both of them [Devin Leary & Jack Chambers], and we have to assume he’s [Leary] going to play. Anybody with that type of moxy, anybody who has been around as long as that kid has, if he’s got the opportunity to step on the football field, he’s going to do it. It makes us have more work. It makes us have more work in a normal week. We didn’t get to take advantage of having an extra week off, because now we have to go do research on the other young man as well. But the way we are preparing, is we expect him [Leary] to be out there on the opening snap.”

“A lot of their guys have played a lot of games. A lot of our guys have played a lot of games…and they know each other. And the only thing we don’t know is how much they’ve improved in the past 12 months, and the only thing they don’t know, is how much we’ve improved in the past 12 months. We do have a very good understanding of each other.”

 

 

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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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