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When: Wednesday December 10 – 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ACCN Opponent: Liberty Flames (Conference USA) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 84-74 / NC State 83-74 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade in the Asheville post-game interview: “We’re giving bench guys opportunities as we pare down this thing and figure out […]
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NC State reserve offensive lineman Val Erickson plans to enter the portal when it opens next month. Erickson spent two seasons in Raleigh, after beginning his college career at Missouri, where he did not see the field. Erickson made a couple of starts in relief for the Wolfpack last season, including the bowl game, and […]
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The early line for the Gasparilla Bowl has NC State as a solid favorite at -5.5, which is a bit surprising since SP+ has it the other way around. Usually there isn’t a huge amount of disagreement between the oddsmakers and the metrics like this, but Memphis is on a three-game losing streak and has […]
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NC State has landed in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, where it will be up against the Memphis Tigers. The Gasparilla Bowl is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, with television coverage by ESPN. Can’t say I’m thrilled about a Friday matinee, but Florida sure beats El Paso or wherever. Memphis finished the […]
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REQUIRED READING (or listening): Is Coach Wade happy with the team’s progress? There are a lot of us unhappy with the product we’ve seen on the court this season. We had much higher expectations, and the media seemed to agree with us. But there have been no signature wins to date, and the team we’ve […]
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The men’s soccer team scored three times in the first half—twice on penalties—on the way to a win at Georgetown that gave the Wolfpack its first Final Four appearance since 1990. As he did last weekend, Taig Healy got NC State on the board in the first 10 minutes. State scored on its first penalty […]
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Overview: Not sure if they were tired from the 7:45 AM practice they had this morning, but NC State started slowly and trailed UNC Asheville early in the game. I think tired legs might have contributed to the 29% 3PT shooting. The Wolfpack finally took the lead for good with five minutes left in the […]
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When: Saturday Dec 6 – 1:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: The CW Opponent: UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 90-69 / NC State 91-70 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade from the Auburn post-game press conference: “It’s tough. Our backs are against the wall and we’re […]
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Dave Doeren talked about his latest recruiting haul yesterday: another group of impressive go-getters who are hungry to win and also just plain hungry. (The football team is getting a new dining hall!) A big thanks to Inside Pack Sports for posting a transcript. He was asked at one point about his recruiting class ranking […]
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Overview: Clearly, the Auburn scouting looked at the Texas game and thought, “We can do better than that.” Texas shot great and Pope scored 28, scorching us from 3PT. Auburn shot even better in all three categories (FG + 3.2%/ 3PT +5.0% / FT +1.2%) and had 2 players that scored as well as Pope. […]
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The ACC didn’t win, but certainly gained some much needed respect. KenPom predicted the SEC would win 13-3. ACC / SEC Bracket Day 1: ACC / SEC Bracket Day 2:
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Time for the next test. Wolfpack vs. Tigers Tip time: 9:15 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander) Online streaming: WatchESPN
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It’s National Signing Day (and Dave’s birthday; happy birthday, Dave!), and NC State has made 24 additions in its 2026 class official. That includes a couple of commitments today: junior college edge Josh Warren Jr. and in-state linebacker Caleb Gordon, who flipped from West Virginia. State’s five highest-ranked signees, in order: receiver Amiri Acker (from […]
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The 2024 ACC / SEC Challenge was a sad affair. The SEC won 14 of 16, Only Duke and Clemson won from the ACC. And coincidentally, 14 is the same number of SEC teams that made the NCAA tournament. The ACC made a strong statement on day 1. Let’s do that again! ACC / SEC […]
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NC State’s bowl destination will be settled this weekend, and could still be affected by which ACC team(s) make the College Football Playoff. There’s plenty of guessing to be had in the meantime, though. Here are where some national outlets have NC State going: CBS Sports: NC State vs. UConn in the Mayo BowlThe Athletic: […]
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When: Wednesday December 3 – 9:15 PM ET Where: Neville Arena, Auburn Alabama TV: ESPN Opponent: Auburn Tigers (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Auburn 85-81 / Auburn 86-80 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: “…we don’t have the edge that we need.” Coach Wade NC State fans came into the season with high expectations. […]
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The season’s first NET ranking is out. The ACC has 8 teams in the top 50. A good start to a better season.
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The men’s soccer program is one win away from reaching the College Cup after knocking off UNC-Greensboro, 2-0, in the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday night. It’s the first trip to the Elite Eight for the men’s program in 33 years. Taig Healy notched NC State’s first goal less than six minutes into the match, capitalizing […]
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Dave Doeren will be NC State’s head football coach in 2026, not that this comes as any surprise after his team pummeled UNC on Saturday night and clinched a winning season in the process. NC State isn’t releasing anything official on this—that would imply there was some doubt here—but the AP’s Aaron Beard caught up […]
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Consistency has been a weekly problem for NC State but it wasn’t an issue at all on Saturday night, and how timely that was—NC State scored on its first two possessions of the game, and nearly shut UNC out of the first quarter entirely on the way to a 14-0 lead. UNC did eventually find […]
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#SSUPO Tar Heels vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Chris Cotter, Max Browne, Ashley Stroehlein) Online streaming: ACCNX
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It’s the final week of the regular season, sadly, but that means it’s time for the most important Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week Of The Day Of The Year. NC State is a seven-point favorite to beat the Tar Heels and Bill Belichick, whose joints are going to need an extra can of […]
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I’m still getting caught up on the things I missed while in Maui (there’s a football game today?!) and was encouraged to see that women’s hoops put together a couple of good performances offensively while in Cancun for Thanksgiving. These games were only available on FloSports so roughly six people saw them, but hey. NC […]
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Maui Invitational Results 1-2 NC State was favored by some to win the tournament, and they were favored in all three games. The Maui Invitational didn’t turn out exactly the way we had hoped, but the team ended up playing three games against quality competition. Based on the Thanksgiving Day KenPom snapshot, Texas (KP 39) […]
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During each television timeout, the Maui Invitational has goofy competitions on the court—make a free throw while sitting in a lawn chair! Dribble two enormous basketballs from one end of the court to the other! Stuff like that. The fellow emceeing this stuff will ask the contestants their name and who they’re rooting for. Typically […]
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