RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The North Carolina State football program has found itself a new defensive coordinator – one with decades of experience in both the NFL and college level. Veteran coach D.J. Eliot, who spent nearly a decade as a defensive coordinator at Kentucky, Colorado, Kansas and Temple, has accepted the same role with the Wolfpack coaching staff, the university … [Read more...] about NC State football hires former NFL coach, longtime college assistant as new defensive coordinator
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NC State announces D.J. Eliot as its new defensive coordinator
Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images Welcome to the party, pal This morning NC State announced that D.J. Eliot is its new defensive coordinator; Eliot replaces Tony Gibson, who is now the head coach at Marshall. Eliot is a long-time assistant coach, most recently working as the linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. He worked in … [Read more...] about NC State announces D.J. Eliot as its new defensive coordinator
Game thread: NC State vs. UVA
Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Go Pack. It’s too early in the day for the basketball team to go doin’ something annoying, so hopefully the guys are aware of this. Wolfpack vs. Cavaliers Tip time: Noon ET TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander) Online streaming: WatchESPN … [Read more...] about Game thread: NC State vs. UVA
NC State Comes Up Short in Charlottesville. Virginia Wins 70-67.
Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Wolfpack loses a 14-point lead in the second half Game Summary: The team we saw in the first half is a team that could do some damage in the ACC. We started fast, hitting 4-5 of our first shots. Both teams shot well, UVA shot 52% in the half, but only 29% from 3PT. NC State shot 61.9% and a very impressive 54.5% from 3PT. We had 11 assists … [Read more...] about NC State Comes Up Short in Charlottesville. Virginia Wins 70-67.
Happy New Year!
Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK Since I started paying attention to NC State sports, and this was some time around when Torry Holt arrived on campus, I’ve not seen anything close to what happened in 2024. You spend a quarter century following and caring and hoping and sometimes it accidentally comes together at once. I don’t have the words for it, I just like to … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!