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Clemson spending upwards of $30 million on its football roster
The amount of money it takes to build an elite college football roster is anyone’s guess, though we can safely say that NC State doesn’t have that kind of money on hand. And almost certainly never will, unless a billionaire benefactor materializes from thin air. What are the major football powers spending these days? Clemson […]
Program Building: Eligibility = Continuity
As everyone expected, the NCAA has implemented the age-based eligibility rules. And, as expected, the NCAA is immediately getting hit with lawsuits challenging the rule. Let’s look at the new rule, and how it affects the Wolfpack men’s basketball team. “Under the new Division I age-based eligibility rule, student-athletes who meet all eligibility requirements and […]
NC State and UNC set for non-conference hoops game in Greensboro
NC State and UNC are going to play twice in basketball this season, as it turns out–just not on either school’s home floor. In a development that beautifully illustrates the very stupid times we’re enduring in college sports, NC State and UNC are planning to meet in Greensboro for a non-conference game, reportedly in mid-December. […]
Quadir Copeland agrees to two-way deal with Rockets
Quadir Copeland didn’t hear his name called during the second round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, but he’ll still have a chance to play in the NBA this upcoming season. Copeland quickly agreed to sign a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets once the draft concluded. The Rockets have a need at point […]
NC State passes on return trip to VCU
NC State will not be playing at VCU this basketball season, instead choosing to buy out that game, which isn’t terribly surprising given the coaching change. NC State’s win over VCU in November ended up being one of its best wins of the season, as the Rams went on to become A-10 champions. They also […]
Six Wolfpack players participating in 2026 MLB Draft Combine
The 2026 MLB Draft is just a few weeks away (July 11-12), which means the 2026 MLB Draft Combine is upon us, taking place this week (June 23-26) in Arizona. NC State will have six players partaking in the event. All six are expected to be drafted, with JR RHP Jacob Dudan and SO CF […]
Program Building – Is NBA Talent Required to Succeed?
Looking at the Wolfpack roster this season (before the season starts), there is no player that you think, “This guy has NBA SUCCESS written all over him.” Does that automatically put a lid on how far the Wolfpack can go? Remember, things change during the season based on performance, remember ‘Q’? Exactly how many NBA […]
Justin Gainey is gonna be fine
Last year was a novelty for all of us I think because it was plain strange to watch a coach put together a decent team out of the transfer portal, basically creating a team from a bunch of scattered parts without any sort of foundation. We’ve re-lived this to an extent this offseason, circumstances being […]
Transfer Update: Shah Hall Commits to the Wolfpack
The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, 6’11” center Shah Hall, a JUCO transfer from Tuscaloosa Alabama. It came down to a decision between Arkansas and the good guys, and he chose the Wolfpack. Shah looks to be a good fit at backup center behind Kyle Evans. What to expect? Hall originally […]
How to fix baseball’s non-conference scheduling
Chris Hart has officially taken over as head of the NC State baseball program, and while he has his hands full, one area he needs to address is the non-conference scheduling. Anyone who has paid attention to the program over the past few years undoubtedly has been appalled at the general level of competition – […]
College football escapes its gambling crisis, for now
The NCAA and college football dodged a bullet earlier this week when Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby chose to move on from the Red Raiders and enter the NFL’s supplemental draft. (A lawsuit filed by the Big 12 early Monday may have had something to do with that.) So we will not, in fact, have to […]
Twenty years is nothing when you’re having fun
There’s now plenty of material ready for a B-level Disney movie called The Rod Brind’Amour Story, available to anyone who wants to put a quick script together. A man comes back to the franchise he won a title with as a player and, through some difficulty and with a lot of perseverance, manages to do […]
Catching up on baseball news
It’s been a busy week for Chris Hart and the NC State baseball program. Taylor Black rejoins the Wolfpack Hart finalized his 2027 coaching staff by bringing back current Florida Assistant Coach and former Wolfpack assistant Taylor Black. It’s both an impressive and logical hire for State, as Black was previously an assistant with the […]
Program Building – How Important is Experience?
Basketball Calendar Recruiting: With 12 slots filled, and at least on paper, a complete rotation – recruiting is down to the last 3. Two are likely to be development pieces, but hopefully one will ‘bring the big’ to the backup center position. (“…the area that needs to be addressed is our depth up front …” […]
NC State hosting JUCO transfer forward Shah Hall
NC State is hosting a junior college big man this week who could add some useful depth to the Wolfpack’s roster. Shah Hall is coming off a productive season at Shelton State Community College in which he averaged 9.4 points and 7.8 rebounds in an … uncertain number of minutes per game (Shelton State’s participation […]
NC State football up to 15 commitments for 2027
NC State’s 2027 recruiting cycle is going well by Dave Doeren standards—call it Gunnermentum. Gunnercitement! Gunner … hell, I don’t know. NC State has 15 verbal commitments with the addition of offensive lineman Jacob Burns, a high-three-star prospect from Georgia. Burns is the fourth player to commit to NC State since Sunday, joining safety Alex […]
Pack9 adds pair of Wright State transfers in Hunter Warren and Chet Lax
NC State nabbed its first transfer portal additions for the 2027 Pack9 squad, and both come from the same school. Rising rJR 2B Hunter Warren and SR LHP Chet Lax will be heading to Raleigh from Wright State where they played for former Wolfpack pitcher Alex Sogard. Under Sogard’s leadership, the Raiders won their sixth […]
How Would You Feel About 7th Place in the ACC?
CBS Sports published one of the many, many preseason rankings we are going to see this offseason. Simultaneously, Evan Miya released his final transfer class ranking. Ranking the ACC: (preseason team rank by CBS Sports, transfer class rank by Evan Miya) CBS Sports classifies the Wolfpack as: “Tier 4 – Bubble, even with a 76-team […]
Happy birthday, Torry Holt
Torry Holt may well have aged in the last quarter century, but his game hasn’t. Torry’s a hall-of-famer who continues to get docked points for being on a modern football team that people like to watch. Torry has always been appointment television—just ask Clemson. It astounds me still that opponents had an entire week to […]
NC State set to play South Carolina in ACC-SEC Challenge
The scheduling gods haven’t done a ton of favors to Justin Gainey in his first year as head coach, but he did get a nice break in the ACC-SEC Challenge: NC State is going to host South Carolina, which is coming off a 13-19 season. South Carolina is going to look entirely different this season, […]
You guys weren’t married to that whole football-in-Brazil thing, were you?
Some dreams, sadly, get deferred. Or canceled altogether. That’s life. It turns out that NC State and Virginia will not be traveling to Brazil for a Week 0 game this fall, probably because roughly 50 people outside of the teams themselves were planning on making the trip. NC State and UVA will meet in Charlottesville […]
NC State adds BU transfer guard Audrey Ericksen
NC State picked up some veteran depth at guard last week with the addition of Boston University transfer Audrey Ericksen, who logged quite a few minutes over the last three seasons primarily as a light-usage perimeter shooter. Her efficiency numbers are pretty rough, but she is a worthwhile flyer given that, as The Wolfpacker reports, […]
What’s next for NC State baseball
Chris Hart As we all know, NC State will have a new head coach for the first time since the 1997 season, but it’s a familiar face in Chris Hart who has been on staff with the Wolfpack for the last 22 years. The real questions will revolve around Hart’s decisions with the coaching staff, […]
NC State’s ACC basketball schedule includes no home games against UNC or Duke
We could all see this coming based on the schedule last season—State did not play at UNC or Duke—but still it’s pretty strange to look at the home basketball schedule for 2027 and not see Duke or UNC on anywhere. No favors done for Justin Gainey (or the ticket office) on that one. NC State […]
NC State’s season ends with 17-13 loss to Auburn
NC State’s pitching was brutal in Auburn, and not surprisingly, the result was two losses. On Saturday afternoon, Cooper Consiglio couldn’t even make it out of the first inning, surrendering eight runs will recording just one out. The Wolfpack was down 10-0 and up against incredibly long odds before it could get its bearings. To […]
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