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NC State 48 Marshall 41: Initial Thoughts
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here’s a look at NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings after the commitment of Ohio St. Safety Transfer Ja’Had Carter yesterday.
The Wolfpack’s class. is still ranked 7th nationally by ON3.
Over at 247Sports, NC State’s 2024 class stayed put at #18, but over at Rivals the class jumped up 4 spots, landing at #24.
NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class
Ohio St. S Ja’Had Carter
Akron S Kerry Martin Jr.
Colorado NT Chazz Wallace
Auburn S Donovan Kaufman
Oklahoma RB Daylan Smothers
Villanova CB Devon Marshall
Ohio State WR Noah Rogers
Duke RB Jordan Waters
Maryland DB Tamarcus Cooley
Maryland CB Corey Coley Jr.
UCONN TE Justin Joly
Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall
Wake Forest WR Wesley Grimes
Notre Dame C Zeke Correll
Missouri OL Valen Erickson
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I despise it when on passing downs our defense rushes 3 and drops 8…
Not sure I understood the decision to put Brennon Armstrong in either but I wasn’t exactly opposed to it. I actually like the idea of possibly having a dual threat at QB if it can work. What baffled me were the “onside” kicks. What the was that? It happened like, three times!!! Was there a strategy in that? The only thing I can think is we were counting on our defense to make the stop (which they did) and felt better about controlling the situation at midfield??? …with the fear that Marshal may return the ball on a kickoff. But… Read more »
I didn’t hear the boos when Brennan Armstrong entered the game. Maybe it was because I was yelling, myself, at how stupid it was of our coaching staff to make such a dumb move with the game on the line. And with this team, and with our coaches, the game is on the line the entire 60 minutes. We do not play to put the other team away. But back to the utter stupidity of even having a “special package for Brennan Armstrong.” All that does is make our offense one-dimensional, taking away any threat of a pass while he… Read more »
DD’s decision to sit on the ball up 4, and 2:34 left in the first half is maddening and shouldn’t be overlooked. Marshall came right back down and scored. Of course the D gave up some plays and got some blame but the O never should have put them in that position. It’s sad to see DD has not adapted. DD is determined to keep every game within one score and keep things tight. BC, ECU and Louisville are all great examples. Please play to win – a few other ACC team did today (look at FSU and UNC). We… Read more »
We definitely have some work to do int he secondary and with contain, but a performance on defense that I feel is not reflected in the score. Good growing pains game that showed some positive development in a single game from Morris. Great to see a barrage of balls thrown over the middle of the field for once this season! The booing was in reaction to Armstrong coming onto the field, but it was 100% directed at Doren and Anae. The fans are upset and have lost faith in the decision making of both coaches when it comes to offense.… Read more »