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Payton Wilson & MJ Morris Speak With Media After NC State’s Loss to BC: BULLETED

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Redshirt Junior Linebacker Payton Wilson and Freshman Quarterback MJ Morris met with the media after #16 NC State’s loss to Boston College tonight. You can watch it here, or check out a BULLETED breakdown below.

Payton Wilson 

  • It’s pretty disappointing. It’s pretty tough.
    • I think a lot of us were really excited to leave Carter-Finley with a win.
    • It’s just tough that we couldn’t get it done.
    • I hurt for everyone, but at the end of the day we still have two more games to go out and give it our all in.
  • I think it’s just a big deal for the young guys to understand that college football is hard.
    • It’s hard to win whether you’re playing the best team in the nation or a team that’s not supposed to be one of the best.
    • Everyone has talent. Everyone makes plays. If you don’t show up, you’ll go out there and get your tail whooped like we just did.
  • Personally, it’s a bad call [pass interference on Drake Thomas at the end of the game].
    • It’s a tight game. Drake is just going for the ball, and they end up hitting.
    • I told Drake in the locker room ‘don’t think twice about it. It’s a bad call and you made a hell of a play. The ref just decided to do what he did.’
    • That next play where they scored, it’s tough.
    • We all worked really hard to get to where we’re at, and to not walk out of Carter-Finley with a win is disheartening.

MJ Morris

  • They [BC] were disciplined. They were playing hard.
    • I feel like we didn’t play to our full ability.
    • We slowed down a lot.
      • In the 1st half we were playing really fast, and we just slowed down a little bit.
    • They got some momentum and ran away with it.
  • I just told them that I love every single one of them. All those seniors that this was their last time playing here, I know they’re feeling awful about it. I feel awful, too.
    • I know I have 4 more years until I have that moment.
    • I don’t know what they’re feeling right now, but I know they do feel bad.
    • I just told them to keep their heads up. We’ve still got 2 more games to go out in the right mindset.
  • Every game is not going to be a W.
    • It’s just not realistic. Every team is not perfect. We’re going to have those losses.
    • It’s how we respond in the next game. We’ve just got to go out swinging.
    • Every play we’ve got to have that mindset that we’re the best team on the field.
    • I am disappointed, but just trust in the Lord and know that every single thing is not going to go our way every time. We’ve got to respond.
  • I wasn’t playing my best game.
    • I feel like I did play hard and with a lot of heart.
    • There were some mistakes that I made that I wish I wouldn’t have made.
    • Like I said, everybody is not perfect. Everybody is going to make those mistakes, it’s just how you go from now on.
  • I’ve had a loss before. It’s like I said, it’s how you respond for the next one.
    • We’re just going to watch the film tomorrow and learn from it and fix those mistakes and get better.
    • As long as we learn from it, it’s a win.
    • I’ve just got to keep staying humble, keep my head down and keep working.
    • I’ve still got 4 more years to show everybody who I am. I’m going to keep my head down and keep working.

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Dof87
1 year ago

Guess we are back to ‘just beat Carolina’ and we’ll leave the season with some grace.

If MJ is out QB of the future, which I believe is the case and I’m still excited about, the lessons learned in this game should pay off down the road. BC has a pretty good secondary, unlike Wake and VT which we could easily exploit.

Louisville will bring the heat and MJ better be ready for that challenge in a hostile place. UNC’s defense isn’t very good, so maybe that matchup isn’t too bad for us.

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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

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14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

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25. Louisville

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NC State Ranks 8th in Players Selected in the NFL Draft in the ACC in the Last 10 Years

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2024

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NC State CB Shyheim Battle Receives Invitation to Jets Rookie Mini Camp

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NC State DB Robert Kennedy III Signs Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Bolts

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