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#24 NC State 22 Virginia Tech 21: By the Numbers

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I love stats and I love numbers, so here’s a look at #24 NC State’s 22-21 victory over Virginia Tech By The Numbers.

  • NC State has won 15 straight games at Carter-Finley Stadium.
    • That’s the 2nd longest home winning streak in school history.
    • If they find a way to beat #10 Wake Forest next week at home, they will tie the school record of a 16-game home winning streak under Lou Holtz from 1972-75.
  • True Freshman M.J. Morris was 20/29 for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns.
    • Morris hadn’t thrown a touchdown prior to this game.
    • The last time a True Freshman put up these numbers was in 2000, and his name was Philip Rivers.
  • Virginia Tech scored 21 unanswered points.
    • Then NC State scored 19 unanswered points.
  • Thayer Thomas’ 10 receptions were his highest total in 2022.
    • That’s his 2nd highest reception total in a single game.
    • Thomas had 11 receptions against FSU in 2020.
  • NC State made sure history didn’t happen with Chris Dunn’s 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the first half.
    • If Dunn had missed, the score would have been 0-0 at the half.
    • NO game in college football has ended 0-0 at the half in 2022.
  • Speaking of Chris Dunn, he is still perfect on the year, connecting on all 15 of his field goal attempts.
  • NC State’s Defense shut Out VT in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Quarters.
    • They gave up 21 points in the 3rd Quarter.
  • Tight End Trent Pennix caught his first touchdown of the year.
    • This was Pennix’s first game since the season opener when he was injured.
  • True Freshman Terrell Timmons caught his first career collegiate passes (2).
    • The 43-yard bomb that he caught within the 10-yard line was the highlight.
  • NC State broke a 5-game losing streak against the Hokies.
    • The last time the Wolfpack beat VT was in 2004.
    • The last time NC State beat the Hokies in Raleigh was 1991.
  • Believe it or not, even with as dismal as the offense was in the first half, NC State had 356 yards of Total Offense, which is the most since the UCONN game in Week 4 (492).
    • That only happened because Tim Beck was forced to open the playbook to come from behind. Good things can happen when you don’t run all your plays behind the line of scrimmage or within a few yards from it.
  • Jack Chambers attempted 4 screen passes.
    • MJ Morris attempted 1.
  • The Wolfpack defense held the Hokies to 293 yards Total Offense, which is the lowest total since the UCONN game (160).
  • NC State had 4 sacks, which was a season high.
    • Linebacker Payton Wilson had 2.
  • As a team, the Wolfpack averaged a dismal 1.8 yards per rush attempt.
    • The only game worse than that this year was against Clemson (1.6).
  • I miss Trenton Gill.
    • Shane McDonough averaged 39.6 yards per punt on 8 stinking punts.

I’m sure I could analyze numbers on this game more…but that’s all for now.

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Why did it take being down 3 scores late in the game for Beck to open the playbook?

They have to come out trying to throw the ball down the middle – screen passes can’t be the only passing attack…

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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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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