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Previewing NC State’s Opponent: Louisville

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NC State’s defense might just have their hands full tonight trying to slow down the Louisville offense. The Cardinals are 4-0 to start the year, and 2-0 in ACC play.

  • 43 points per game, which ranks 9th nationally.
  • 542 yards of total offense per game, which ranks 5th nationally.
  • 304.8 passing yards per game, which ranks 15th nationally.
  • 237.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks 4th nationally.
  • 7.7 yards per play, which ranks 5th nationally.
  • 5.3 yards per rush, which ranks 17th nationally.
  • 11.6 yards per pass, which ranks 3rd nationally.

Quarterback Jake Plummer, who began his career at Purdue, landed at Cal last year, and is finishing his career at Louisville, boasts a passing efficiency rating of 189.8, which ranks 2nd in the ACC behind Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke (197.8). He is completing 67% of his passes (4th in the ACC), and has thrown for 10 touchdowns (4 interceptions), which is tied for 3rd in the conference.

The biggest nightmare the Wolfpack will face, in my opinion, is Cardinals Running Back Jawhar Jordan (RS JR), who is averaging 119.5 rushing yards per game, which leads the ACC, and ranks 9th nationally. He is averaging 9.6 yards per carry, and has 6 rushing touchdowns.

In the receiving game, the name to watch is Redshirt Junior Jamari Thrash, who is averaging 100 yards receiving per game, which ranks 2nd in the ACC, and 18th nationally. Thrash also leads the team with 5 touchdown receptions.

Wolfpack fans have been waiting for their offense to produce the explosive plays they expected from an offense run by Robert Anae. So far they have only produced 4 plays of 40 yards or more. In comparison, Louisville has 29.

The Louisville defense isn’t shabby either, giving up only 19 points per game, which ranks 4th in the ACC, one spot ahead of NC State, who is giving up 21.8. Louisville is giving up 359.5 yards of total offense, which ranks 9th in the ACC, while NC State’s 326 ranks 6th.

While the 2 teams are nearly identical in rush defense, with NC State and Louisville rankings 6th and 7th respectively, the Cardinals do seem to be susceptible through the air. Louisville is giving up 244.8 yards through the air, which ranks 13th out of 14 teams in the ACC. Maybe this is the game NC State finally produces some explosive plays through the air.

 

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Afterglow
Afterglow
7 months ago

Had it not been for our offense, we should have won that game. Our offense was offensive and hard to watch. There were some good takeaways, but a lot of three and outs where we did absolutely nothing.

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Afterglow
Afterglow
7 months ago

I’m not ready to throw anyone under the bus after that game but… our offense is not clicking. Not at all.

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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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