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Payton Wilson is the AP ACC Player of the Year, NC State Lands 2 on All-ACC Teams

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The Associated Press just announced their 2023 All-ACC teams, and their end of the season awards. NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson won the Defensive Player of the Year award, and earned a spot on the All-ACC 1st Team. Wilson was the only unanimous selection on defense.

Wolfpack Freshman Kevin Concepcion earned a spot on the 2nd Team at the “All-Purpose” position.

* denotes unanimous selections:

First Team

Offense

*QB — Jordan Travis, Florida State, 6-1, 212, R-Sr., West Palm Beach, Florida
*RB — Omarion Hampton, North Carolina, 6-0, 220, So., Clayton, North Carolina
RB — Jawhar Jordan, Louisville, 5-10, 185, R-Jr., Long Island, New York
*WR — Malik Washington, Virginia, 5-8, 194, grad., Lawrenceville, Georgia
WR — Keon Coleman, Florida State, 6-4, 215, Jr., Opelousas, Louisiana
TE — Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina, 6-5, 235, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina
OT — Darius Washington, Florida State, 6-4, 306, R-Jr., Pensacola, Florida
OT — Graham Barton, Duke, 6-5, 314, Sr., Brentwood, Tennesse
OG — D’Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State, 6-2, 309, R-Sr., Charlotte, North Carolina
OG — Christian Mahogany, Boston College, 6-3, 322, grad., Elmwood Park, New Jersey
C — Bryan Hudson, Louisville, 6-5, 305, R-Sr., Georgetown, Kentucky
PK — Andres Borregales, Miami, 5-11, 170, Jr., Miami
All-purpose — Keon Coleman, Florida State, 6-4, 215, Jr., Opelousas, Louisiana

Defense
DE — Ashton Gillotte, Louisville, 6-3, 270, Jr., Boca Raton, Florida
DE — Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech, 6-3, 244, Jr., Portsmouth, Virginia
DT — Tyler Davis, Clemson, 6-2, 300, Sr., Apopka, Florida
DT — DeWayne Carter, Duke, 6-3, 305, R-Sr., Pickerington, Ohio
*LB — Payton Wilson, North Carolina State, 6-4, 238, grad., Hillsborough, North Carolina
LB — Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson, 6-0, 230, Jr., Hainesport, New Jersey
LB — Cedric Gray, North Carolina, 6-2, 235, Sr., Charlotte, North Carolina
CB — Elijah Jones, Boston College, 6-2, 184, grad., Harlem, New York
CB — Nate Wiggins, Clemson, 6-2, 185, Jr., Atlanta
S — Kamren Kinchens, Miami, 6-0, 205, Jr., Miami
S — Jonas Sanker, Virginia, 6-1, 210, Jr., Charlottesville, Virginia
P — Porter Wilson, Duke, 6-5, 231, grad., Akron, Ohio

Second Team

Offense
QB — Drake Maye, North Carolina, 6-4, 230, So., Huntersville, North Carolina
RB — Trey Benson, Florida State, 6-1, 223, R-Jr., Greenville, Mississippi
RB — LeQuint Allen, Syracuse, 6-0, 195, So., Millville, New Jersey
WR — Xavier Restrepo, Miami, 5-10, 198, Jr., Coconut Creek, Florida
WR — Jamari Thrash, Louisville, 6-1, 185, R-Jr., LaGrange, Georgia
TE — Jaheim Bell, Florida State, 6-3, 239, R-Jr., Lake City, Florida
OT — Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College, 6-8, 313, R-Jr., Norwell, Massachusetts
OT — Jalen Rivers, Miami, 6-5, 325, R-So., Jacksonville, Florida
OG — Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest, 6-4, 311, R-Sr., Damascus, Maryland
OG — Jacob Monk, Duke, 6-3, 320, grad., Clayton, North Carolina
C — Matt Lee, Miami, 6-4, 295, R-Jr., Oviedo, Florida
PK — Noah Burnette, North Carolina, 5-10, 175, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina

All-purpose — Kevin “KC” Concepcion, North Carolina State, 5-11, 187, Fr., Charlotte, North Carolina

Defense
DE — Jared Verse, Florida State, 6-4, 260, R-Jr., Dayton, Ohio
DE — Kaimon Rucker, North Carolina, 6-1, 265, Sr., Hartwell, Georgia
DT — Braden Fiske, Florida State, 6-5, 297, R-Sr., Michigan City, Indiana
DT — Joshua Farmer, Florida State, 6-3, 311, R-So., Port St. Joe, Florida
LB — Kalen DeLoach, Florida State, 6-1, 212, R-Sr., Savannah, Georgia
LB — Marlowe Wax, Syracuse, 6-1, 230, Jr., Baltimore
LB — Francisco Mauigoa, Miami, 6-3, 230, Jr., Ili’ili, American Samoa
CB — M.J. Devonshire, Pittsburgh, 5-11, 190, R-Sr., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
CB — Renardo Green, Florida State, 6-0, 186, R-Sr., Orlando, Florida
S — Malik Mustapha, Wake Forest, 5-11, 207, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina
S — Jaylon King, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 193, R-Sr., La Vergne, Tennessee
P — Alex Mastromanno, Florida State, 6-1, 235, R-Jr., Melbourne, Australia

Coach of the Year — Mike Norvell, Florida State

Offensive Player of the Year — Jordan Travis, Florida State

Defensive Player of the Year — Payton Wilson, N.C. State

Newcomer of the Year — Keon Coleman, Florida State

(AP)

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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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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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NC State’s 2024 Transfer Class Rankings After Carter Commitment

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