Backing The Pack

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images NC State lost two starters off its defensive front, with Savion Jackson graduating and CJ Clark transferring to Miami, but the outlook here is still good, and that’s thanks in large part to the return of Davin Vann. Perhaps the most significant development for the defense this offseason was Vann’s decision to return, and he has a big … [Read more...] about 2024 NC State football preview: The defensive line

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A week after the Coaches Poll came out—with NC State at 22—the media has weighed in, with NC State checking in at No. 24 in the AP Poll. As in the other poll, State is ranked behind FSU, Clemson, and Miami in the ACC. Georgia, Ohio State, and Oregon run 1-2-3, and those were the only teams to get a first-place … [Read more...] about NC State in No. 24 in preseason AP Poll

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Dave Doeren and Robert Anae held quick press conferences over the last couple of days to talk a bit about their team’s start to camp. We are less than three weeks from the opener, and NC State scrimmaged for the first time on Thursday. Dave spoke about the competition between the receivers and secondary, practicing in the rain, and the … [Read more...] about Dave Doeren, Robert Anae discuss first week of camp

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Does this qualify as a rain dance? Rain.#1Pack1Goal pic.twitter.com/F09w9zuyHE— NC State Football (@PackFootball) August 8, 2024 If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Rubbing one’s belly in this fashion is certain to conjure good luck, a fact which I am sure Brandon Cleveland, undoubtedly an industry leader in this area, is well aware. … [Read more...] about Establishing the correct training camp mood, by Brandon Cleveland

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Whatcha got? A little more than a quarter of poll respondents last August correctly picked the win total for NC State in 2023 (though that was a bit touch-and-go for a minute there, wasn’t it?), and 76% of the total vote went for eight wins or more, so most people were in the neighborhood. Good work, everyone! Time to do the same for … [Read more...] about Predict NC State football’s win total in 2024