Connect with us

NC State Football

Dave Doeren Breaks Down NC State’s Opponent: UVA

Published

8 months ago

on

NC State head coach Dave Doeren met with the media at his weekly press conference on Monday. Here’s what he had to say about NC State’s opponent tomorrow night: UVA.

  • Coach Tony Elliott’s done a good job there.
    • You can see they’re playing spirited football. They’re playing hard.
  • They have really good skill in that Running Back room and at Receiver.
    • Wide Receiver’s Malachi Fields and Malik Washington are making plays for them.
  • Their defense, up front is their strength. Those guys have played a lot for him.
    • Their 2 Defensive Tackles are good football players.
    • I really like watching Nose Tackle Jahmeer Carter play.
    • If you watch last year and this year, those fronts are almost identical with the exception of Nick Jackson being gone. Those guys have played a lot of football, and they played well in some games.
  • Defensively last year, they played against Coach Robert Anae last year when he was at Syracuse.
  • All games in this league, regardless of where people are in the standings, are games you got to really play well in.
    • These are important games to these kids.
    • They’re players that know each other through recruiting.
  • I’ve gotten to know Brennan Armstrong now. Regardless of who he is playing, that kid is über competitive.
    • Now, when he gets in that stadium for the first time, I’m sure he’s going to have some feelings.
    • He loved that place. He has great friends and memories there, but he’s playing for our team, and he knows that.
    • He’s going in there to win a football game and to make it about us and how he has to play, and that’s kind of where it is.

UVA’s QB Situation

  • The kid’s [UVA QB Anthony Colandrea] got a lot of guts. You see him go in there, and there’s no flinch.
    • He plays hard and is definitely energetic. You can see his enthusiasm with his teammates.
  • Then Tony Muskett [UVA’s Listed Starter at QB], when he was in the game against Tennessee, even prior to the injury, he’s got a quick release.
    • He threw some really nice dig routes in that game into tight windows. You can see he’s got a talented arm.
    • He didn’t run a whole lot in that game, so you didn’t really see that part of it, but they’ve got 2 good quarterbacks.
  • Obviously, it’s Coach Elliott’s team. He’s going to do what he knows is best for those guys, but you can see why they’re excited about not just the older guy that’s there, but the younger guy.
    • I think they’re both guys that can help their offense and have proven that, when they go into the game, they have the talent.

Related Topics:

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

Click to comment
Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

NC State Football

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

Published

6 hours ago

on

May 16, 2024

By

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)

Continue Reading

NC State Football

NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

Published

1 day ago

on

May 15, 2024

By

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.

Image

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.

Continue Reading

NC State Football

NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

Published

2 days ago

on

May 15, 2024

By

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.

Image

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.

Continue Reading

NC State Football

NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings After Carter Commitment

Published

3 days ago

on

May 14, 2024

By

Continue Reading