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NC State’s Doeren is NOT a Fan of the New College Football Clock Rules in 2023

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In case you missed it, college football games were shorter in Week 1. That’s because the good ol NCAA made a significant in the way the clock runs heading into the 2023 season.

So here’s the deal. No longer will the clock stop after a first down, giving a chance for the chains to move before starting the clock again. From now on, the clock will only stop after first downs within the final 2 minutes of each half.

Why did the NCAA make said changes? To speed the game up to maintain engagmenent and give less opportunities for players to get injured. For perspective, college football games were roughly 20 minutes longer than NFL games last season, playing on average 27 more snaps per contest.

NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren expressed his sadness towards the changes at his weekly press conference, after experiencing its impact first hand up in Connecticut last Thursday night.

“There’s 15 fewer plays per game, on average. Three possessions that you’re losing in a football game. It’s definitely noticeable. Our 1st quarter was over after 3 possessions total at UConn. They had a long drive where they ran the football. We did the same. I looked up and there was 2:30 left in the 1st quarter after the 1st touch for each team. We had 4 TV timeouts per quarter.

16 television timeouts in our game, but we’re going to be excited about that and take football out of the game. I think it’s sad. That’s what’s happened, but it’s the way it goes. People want a shorter game, but they want more commercials within the game.”

Doeren also explained how the rule change will change the way teams plan and the total amount of points up on the scoreboard at the end of the game.

“As a football team, now you have to understand…there are fewer possessions. Each possession is critical for both teams. Offense and the defense, both sides of your football team. You don’t have as many opportunities to score points that you did before. There’s less touches. It’s going equal less points in a lot of cases. Not all, but if you’re playing a pretty clean football game and you’re used to having 10-12 possessions per game, you’re probably looking at 8-10 now. It’ll take time to get used to, but it’s just the way things are.”

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

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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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NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings After Carter Commitment

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May 14, 2024

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