GO PACK! (NCAA 09)

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2014 Award Semifinalists

TE Cory Moore is currently listed 3rd for Best TE

CB Eric Harris is 3rd for the Thorpe Award

P Tucker Anderson is 10th for the Best P award

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2014 Week 11

After beating the #1 team in the nation, we gain a whole 1 spot in the polls, up to #10 overall. FSU Dropped to 8th.


Recruiting

4* QB Michael Keller has signed with NC State!

5* DE Will Mayo has soft committed to NC State.

4* C Antoine Jolley ended up committing to Michigan, we had long given up on him.

So far we've landed 3 5-star players and 1 4-star player. We still have 13 guys on our recruiting board. 10 of those 13 list us #1.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

Week 11 Game

Boston college (2-6, 1-5 ACC) at #10 NC State (7-1, 4-1 ACC)

BC is rated 72 overall and we are heavily favored here. Carter is probable today and will start.

1st: 17-3 NCSU (7 passes, 6 runs)

Half: 26-10 NCSU (15 passes, 12 runs)

3rd: 33-13 NCSU (19 passes, 20 runs)


We score twice in the first 1:15 of the 4th quarter(69 yard TD run by carter, INT by Harris returned to the 30, score 3 plays later). We go up 47-13 and supersim it out.



Wilson: 13-21, 236 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Carter: 23 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD
Torrey: 4 rec, 50 yards, 3 TD
K Williams: 2 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD


Richard Wilson and kyle Williams set a new NCSU Record today for the longest pass play in school history, a 90 yard TD pass in the 2nd quarter.


#10 NC State 61
Boston College 13

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Since its actually relevant for the first time ever, lets check out the BCS Standings:


Week 12 BCS Standings

1. Notre Dame (8-0)
2. Tennessee (10-0)
3. Oklahoma (10-0)
4. Wisconsin (8-0)
5. Washington (9-0)
6. TCU (9-0)
7. Alabama (8-1)
8. USC (8-1)
9. NC State (8-1)
10. Florida State (9-1)
11. Texas (7-2)
12. Southern Miss (9-0)
13. Michigan (8-1)
14. Florida (8-2)
15. Akron (9-0)


Florida State beat Clemson last week. I assume if we both end up with only one loss, I will win the Atlantic Division by virtue of the head to head matchup and will play for the ACC Championship?

If we hadn't completely fallen apart during the North Carolina game, we'd actually be talking about national titles right now. *sigh*

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2014 Week 12

Recruiting

5* JUCO WR Bryan Holley commits to NC State! Holley is a posession receiver, the #3 WR and #22 ranked player in the nation.

We get another soft commit this week, FS David Ball.

I just noticed something about 4* G Jason Callahan. He soft committed to UVA 3 weeks ago, we've been working hard on him, and he is still soft committed to UVA. The thing that I noticed? UVA has not offered him a scholarship... that's a new one to me.

Two of the CB's we're going after, Newton and Walker, visited UNC last week. Both of them moved UNC to #1 on their lists and us to #2. We'll be working hard to get them back as well.

I don't want to read too much into it yet, but, Florida State has not landed a single recruit so far.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

Week 12 Game

#10 NC State (8-1, 5-1 ACC) at Miami (6-4, 4-3 ACC)

Our final two ACC games are both on the road, this one and Maryland. This is the biggest challenge we have left. Both Lee and Kirk are picking us.

Miami is rated 77 OVR, 83 O/76 D


1st: 0-0 (6 passes, 10 runs) - oops, missed by 1. Throwing away my first pass of the 2nd quarter.

2nd: 14-3 NCSU (13 passes, 17 runs)


3rd: 21-6 NCSU (17 passes, 25 runs)


Miami gets the ball with 4 minutes to go, and puts together their best drive of the day, but it takes forever, they score a TD and get the 2 point conversion, but there's only 1:30 left on the clock. We recover the onside kick and get a first down to seal the win.


Wilson: 14-20, 152 yards, 0 TD/1 INT
Carter: 26 carries, 158 yards, 3 TD
Brown: 4 rec, 28 yards

Also, on defense, Eric Harris made a key interception in the 3rd quarter as Miami was driving, only down 11. He's gotten INT's in 3 straight games, now, and has 6 picks on the season. The single season record is 8 for the Wolfpack.

#10 NC State 21
Miami 14

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2014 Week 13

We remain #10 in the coaches poll.

Recruiting

We land another 5* commit this week, 5* DE Will Mayo will be coming to Raleigh next year! Mayo is the #4 DE in the country, and #41 player overall.

There are no other changes this week, leaving us with 1 soft commit still in FS David Ball, and G Callahan still soft committed to UVA.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

Week 13 Game

#10 NC State (9-1, 6-1 ACC) at Maryland (5-5, 3-4 ACC)

This is to close out a 1 loss ACC season. We have a cupcake at home next week to finish the schedule off entirely. Maryland is rated 69 overall and we expect to win this game with ease, even on the road.


1st: 10-0 NCSU (10 passes, 6 runs)

We go up 24-0 in the 2nd and I supersim the rest of the way.


Wilson: 18-24, 189 yards, 2 TD/2 INT
Carter: 19 carries, 192 yards, 2 TD
Wilson: 5 rec, 39 yards


#10 NC State 45
Maryland 10

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With our win over Maryland, NC State has clinched the ACC Atlantic Division!!! We're going to be playing Georgia Tech for the right to represent the ACC in the BCS!!!!

Ga Tech beat Virginia in overtime last week in a game that decided the coastal(UVA wins the division if they win that game).

Our current bowl projection would have us playing the lowest ranked BCS team, Big East leading Rutgers(ranked #24).

Akron, Southern Miss, and TCU are all also projected for BCS games as at large teams.

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National Title Picture

From NC State's perspective, there is good news, and bad news. The good news is that we are the highest rated 1 loss team in the nation. The bad news is that there are 8 unbeaten teams still left.

The BCS top 10:

1. Notre Dame (10-0)
2. Tennessee (12-0)
3. Oklahoma (11-0)
4. Wisconsin (10-0)
5. Washington (10-0)
6. TCU (11-0)
7. Southern Miss (11-0)
8. NC State (10-1)
9. Akron (11-0)
10. Florida State (10-1)

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2014 Week 14

We remain #10 in the coaches poll.

Recruiting

The recruits keep trickling in, one at a time. We get our last 5* recruit of the year, FS David Ball. Ball is the #2 Free Safety in the country, and #31 player overall.

We do lose another recruit, 4* CB Richard Newton has snubbed both UNC and NCSU, and instead will be attending Ole Miss.

2* K Reynolds has soft committed to Southern Miss. Seriously, we might as well just use walkons at kicker and not waste our recruiting hours. *sigh*

I add a 2* C to my list. I should have had a 3* backup on there the whole time, I have a major need at that position as I'm graduating a senior and only have one other guy on the roster.


Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)
Logan Lewis, GA: ** (#46)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

Week 13 Game

San Jose State (5-6) at #10 NC State (10-1)

Our final game before the ACC Championship game.

SJSU is bad, 58 overall.


i play 3 minutes, score 3 touchdowns, and turn on supersim. I debated playing it out to see if i could get a 500 yard rushing day by AJ Carter(you read that right, 500), but decided against it. Carter had 175 yards and 3 TDs 3 minutes into the game when I turned on the sim.


Wilson: 9-14, 116 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Atkins: 12-26, 181 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Carter: 28 carries, 300 yards, 4 TD
Bullock: 25 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Christensen: 5 rec, 85 yards


#10 NC State 74
San Jose State 7

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We bump up 1 spot over Southern Miss in the BCS Rankings this week, but no one lost any games.

Our projected bowl vs Rutgers remains the same. Of course, we better take care of business in the ACC Title game before I worry about that.

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2014 Week 15

We're up to #9 in the coaches poll.

Recruiting

4* WR Andrew Amadi soft commits to NC State this week. No other changes on the recruiting front.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)
Logan Lewis, GA: ** (#46)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

Week 15 Game

BYE

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After week 15, we land two 4* recruits, the soft commit, WR Andrew Amadi, and the Guard, Jason Callahan, who has been flirting with Virginia for weeks(but never got a scholarship from them). Finally he saw the light and headed our way.

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Previously undefeated Washington loses to unranked(and horrible) Florida International, shaking up things... none. Washington has already clinched the Pac 10, and this changes the bowl projections in no way.

Lots of shaking can happen in conference championship week though, including with a couple of our at large teams.

Akron plays Central Michigan for the MAC title, while undefeated Southern Miss plays Tulane for the Conference USA title.

In the major conference games, Tennessee plays Alabama, Oklahoma plays Colorado, and NC State plays Georgia Tech.

In all of these games but the SEC title, we're looking at a top 10 team vs an unranked team. In the SEC, Tennessee is #2, playing for a shot at Notre Dame and the national title, while Alabama is #16.

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ACC Championship

Georgia Tech (9-3, 6-2 ACC) vs #8 NC State (11-1, 7-1 ACC)

Lee and Kirk both favor the Wolfpack.

Our only loss was an early crushing blow at North Carolina. We've won 9 straight since then, including wins over Clemson and FSU. Georgia Tech started 6-0 before finishing 3-3, losing to Miami at home, at Clemson, and against Florida. Their biggest wins are vs Virginia and a Georgia.

Georgia Tech is rated 74 overall(77 O/73 D) compared to our 86 rating(88 O/85 D)


1st Quarter

GT: Punt
NCSU: Missed 37 yard FG
GT: INT, returned by John Scott 32 yards for TD (7-0 NCSU)
GT: Punt
NCSU: Punt
GT: Punt

7-0 NC State after 1 (5 passes, 7 runs)

2nd Quarter

NCSU: AJ Carter 17 yard Run TD (14-0 NCSU)
GT: 29 yard FG (14-3 NCSU)
NCSU: 26 yard FG (17-3 NCSU)
GT: INT
NCSU: Punt
GT: Missed 39 yard FG


HALFTIME: NC State 17, Georgia Tech 3 (14 passes, 13 runs)


3rd Quarter

NCSU: AJ Carter 42 yard Receiving TD (24-3 NCSU)
GT: Sherman 65 yard Run TD (24-10 NCSU)
NCSU: Punt
GT: Punt
NCSU: AJ Carter 5 yard Run TD (31-10 NCSU)
GT: INT - Eric Harris 25 yard TD Return (38-10 NCSU)
GT: Punt


End of 3rd: NC State 38, Georgia Tech 10 (24 passes, 23 runs)

4th Quarter

NCSU: Brown 7 yard Rec TD (45-10)

At this point I do a mass substitution and then supersim(just in case the CPU will listen to my instructions).


Wilson: 16-25, 201 yards, 2 TD/0 INT
Carter: 20 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD
Fields: 6 rec, 76 yards


#8 NC State 52
Georgia Tech 24


NC State - 2014 ACC Champions!

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Bowl Invitation

#8 NC State has been invited to play #23 Rutgers, the champions of the Big East, in the Orange Bowl!

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Championship Week

ACC: NC State 52, Georgia Tech 24
SEC: Alabama 35, Tennessee 31
CUSA: Southern Miss 42, Tulane 21
Big 12: Oklahoma 28, Colorado 25
MAC: Akron 35, Central Michigan 17


Alabama's win over Tennessee does a couple things. It knocks Tennessee out of the national title game, and puts Oklahoma in. It also knocks Akron out of a BCS Bowl Bid, as Tennessee is still rated high enough to earn an at large.


BCS Bowl Preview

Rose: #3 Wisconsin vs #21 Washington

Sugar: #12 Alabama vs #5 Southern Miss

Fiesta: #4 TCU vs #6 Tennessee

Orange: #8 NC State vs #23 Rutgers

National Title: #1 Notre Dame vs #2 Oklahoma

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Award Winners

TE Cory Moore finishes 3rd for Best TE

CB Eric Harris wins the Thorpe Award

P Tucker Anderson is 5th in the Best P race

WR Tony Wilson is 6th for Best Return man


1st Team All-Americans

HB AJ Carter (SR) - 1532 yards, 22 TDs despite missing 4 games. Ridiculous

RE Jeff Ostrander (SR) - 61 tackles, 20 TFL, 7 sacks

CB Eric Harris (SR) - 48 tackles, 8 INT, 3 TD

CB Austin Rodgers (JR) - 45tackles, 5 INT, 3 TD

FS Matt Wade (JR) - 67 tackles, 2 INT

SS John Scott (SO) - 60 tackles, 3 INT, 3 TD


2nd Team All Americans

DT Ken Wright (JR) - 50 tackles, 17 TFL, 7 sacks



1st Team All-ACC

HB AJ Carter
WR Tony Wilson
TE Cory Moore
LG Adam Stephens
RG John Woods
RE Jeff Ostrander
DT Ken Wright
DT Mike Anderson
ROLB Clint Bush
CB Eric Harris
CB Austin Rodgers
FS Matt Wade
SS John Scott
P Tucker Anderson


2nd Team All-ACC

QB Richard Wilson
MLB Brandon Davis


Nice.

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ACC Standings

Atlantic Division

1. NC State 12-1 (8-1)
2. Florida State 10-2 (7-1)
3. Clemson 10-2 (6-2)
4. Maryland 5-7 (3-5)
5. Boston College 4-8 (1-7)
6. Wake Forest 2-10 (1-7)


Coastal Division

1. Georgia Tech 9-4 (6-3)
2. Virginia 8-4 (5-3)
3. Virginia Tech 8-4 (4-4)
4. Miami 7-5 (4-4)
5. North Carolina 8-4 (4-4)
6. Duke 2-10 (0-8)

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2014 Orange Bowl

#8 NC State (12-1) vs #23 Rutgers (11-1)

Our only loss was at North Carolina. We've had wins at Clemson and vs FSU this year in our biggest games. Rutgers only loss was to #10 Texas early in the year, 41-31. They have wins at Pitt(#25/10-2) and at West Virginia (9-3, #3 in the conference).

Both Lee and Kirk are picking us. Rutgers is rated 74 OVR, 79 O/71 D. Neither team has any injuries.

Looking through the depth charts, Rutgers has a talented SR QB(rated 92 OVR), but only one WR rated over 80 for him to throw to. Their O-line rates about the same as ours, players all rated in the low 80s. Their D-line is a weak spot, as is their secondary. Their LBs are very good.


1st Quarter

Rutgers: Punt (3 plays, 6:20 remaining)
NC State: Fumble (4 plays, 5:22 remaining)
Rutgers: Punt (3 plays, 4:36 remaining)
NC State: Carter 37 yard run (5 plays, 68 yards, 3:14 remaining) 7-0 NCSU
Rutgers: Missed 52 yard FG (8 plays, 1:49 remaining)
NC State: Punt (3 plays, 1:03 remaining)

1st: 7-0 NC State (4 passes, 8 runs) -- Oops, gotta throw two away.

2nd Quarter

Rutgers: HB Bonner 4 yard run (9 plays, 80 yards, 6:15 remaining) 7-7
NC State: Punt (3 plays, 5:42 remaining)
Rutgers: INT John Scott(in the end zone, whew) (3 plays, 4:51 remaining)
NC State: AJ Carter 80 yard run TD (1 play, 80 yards, 4:37 remaining) 14-7 NCSU
Rutgers: Punt (3 plays, 4:00 remaining)
NC State: Missed 45 yard FG (7 plays, 1:48 remaining)
Rutgers: Missed 51 yard FG (6 plays, 0:44 remaining)
NC State: Fumble, returned 22 yards for TD(1 play, 0:35 remaining) 14-14
NC State: Fumble (4 plays, 0:04 remaining)


HALF: 14-14 (14 passes, 14 runs)

We've fumbled 3 times in the first half. Once was Wilson on a sack, that was the one returned for a TD. The other two were hard hits on WR Tony Wilson causing him to cough up the ball after a catch.


3rd Quarter

NC State: Punt (3 plays, 6:22 remaining)
Rutgers: Punt (5 plays, 5:16 remaining)
NC State: Punt (4 plays, 4:15 remaining)
Rutgers: 26 yard TD Pass (10 plays, 90 yards, 1:45 remaining) 21-14 Rutgers
NC State: McPhee 9 yard Reception TD (5 plays, 8 yard, 0:34 remaining) 21-21


After 3: 21-21 (19 passes, 19 runs)


4th quarter

Rutgers: INT MLB Davis (on Rutgers 33 yard line - 6:57 remaining)
NC State: Carter 30 yard TD Run (2 plays, 33 yards, 6:33 remaining) 28-21 NCSU
Rutgers: 27 yard FG (8 plays, 4:48 remaining) 28-24 NCSU
NC State: INT (Rutgers ball at the NCSU 35, 4:15 remaining)
Rutgers: 33 yard FG (7 plays, 3:03 remaining) 28-27 NCSU
NC State: INT (Rutgers ball at the NCSU 30, 2:28 remaining) <-- TERRIBLE pass by me
Rutgers: INT MLB Davis in the end zone(on 3rd and goal from the 4) <-- WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO

AJ Carter gets two first downs for us in the final two minutes to kill the clock. WHEW, we turn it over FIVE times and still manage the win.


Wilson: 9-18, 104 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Atkins: 1-3, 7 yards
Carter: 24 carries, 312 yards, 3 TD
T Wilson: 5 rec, 33 yards


AJ Carter broke 3 records in this game. He broke the school's single season rushing record, set by Jamelle Eugene in 2009. He scored his 25th TD on the season, breaking a record he set as a sophomore. And 312 yards breaks the single game rushing record, also set by Eugene in 2009.


#8 NC State 28
#23 Rutgers 27

NC State wins the 2014 Orange Bowl

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Job Offers

I'm a hot commodity

I am offered the coaching jobs at USC, Florida State, and Florida. I turn them all down.

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2014 Bowl Results

Just for the ACC and for the BCS games.


New Orleans Bowl: Maryland 20, Troy 17

Champs Sports Bowl: Ohio State 34, Virginia 27

Emerald Bowl: #15 Fresno State 35, North Carolina 34

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Georgia Tech 36, USF 22

Humanitarian Bowl: Kansas State 42, Miami 21

Music City Bowl: Oklahoma State 28, Virginia Tech 24

Peach Bowl: #14 Florida State 45, Georgia 38

Gator Bowl: #16 Clemson 56, #25 Pitt 43


Rose Bowl: #2 Wisconsin 31, #19 Washington 7

Sugar Bowl: #10 Alabama 40, #8 Southern Miss 14

Fiesta Bowl: #4 Tennessee 35, #7 TCU 0

Orange Bowl: #6 NC State 28, #22 Rutgers 27


National Title Game

#1 Notre Dame 39, #5 Oklahoma 27

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2014 Final Media Poll

1. Notre Dame (13-0)
2. Wisconsin (13-0)
3. Akron (14-0)
4. Tennessee (13-1)
5. Oklahoma (13-1)
6. NC State (13-1)
7. TCU (12-1)
8. Southern Miss (13-1)
9. Texas (11-2)
10. Alabama (12-2)
11. Florida (11-2)
12. Arizona State (11-2)
13. Michigan (11-2)
[b]14. Florida State (11-2)
15. Fresno State (12-1)
16. Clemson (11-2)
17. Illinois (10-3)
18. USC (10-3)
19. Washington (11-2)
20. Auburn (10-3)
21. BYU (11-2)
22. Rutgers (11-2)
23. LSU (10-3)
24. UCF (11-2)
25. Pitt (10-3)


Georgia Tech is 29th.

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2014 NC State Season Stats


Passing

Richard Wilson (SO) - 241-361, 3427 yards, 28 TD, 14 INT
James Atkins (SO) - 43-79, 676 yards, 7 TD, 7 INT


Rushing

AJ Carter (SR) - 216 carries, 1844 yards, 25 TD
Ben Bullock (JR) - 165 carries, 827 yards, 8 TD
Larry Wilson (SO) - 44 carries, 204 yards, 3 TD


Receiving

Tony Wilson (JR) - 56 rec, 932 yards, 7 TD
Cory Moore (SO) - 48 rec, 684 yards, 4 TD
Nate Christensen (JR) - 34 rec, 455 yards, 1 TD
Ryan Brown (SR) - 29 rec, 389 yards, 5 TD
AJ Carter (SR) - 28 rec, 291 yards, 2 TD
RJ McPhee (JR) - 23 rec, 269 yards, 4 TD


Defense

OLB Clint Bush (FR) - 80 tackles, 15 TFL, 2 sack, 3 INT
SS John Scott (SO) - 73 tackles, 7 TFL, 4 INT
FS Matt Wade (JR) - 72 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 INT
MLB Brandon Davis (JR) - 69 tackles,7 TFL, 2 sack, 3 INT
DE Jeff Ostrander (SR) - 67 tackles, 22 TFL, 7 sacks
CB Austin Rodgers (JR) - 57 tackles, 5 INT


Also notable:

DT Ken Wright (JR) - 7 sacks
CB Eric Harris (SR) - 8 INT

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School Records

QB Richard Wilson has a chance to break the school's career TD passing record of 70. Its likely assuming he ends up a 4 year starter.


AJ Carter IS the NC State rushing record book. He is not listed as the record holder for Rushing TD's in a game, but the record is 5, and I know he got that a couple times... just never broke it. Ties go to the original record holder apparently.

Every other record is held by carter:

Rushing TD (Career) - 79
Rushing TD (Season) - 25
Rushing Yards (Career) - 5252
Rushing Yards (Game) - 312
Rushing Yards (Season) - 1844


Remember, Carter only started for 3 years, and missed 7 games due to injury in his final two years. Supersim certainly has some to do with it, but its mainly the impact speed has in this game with this slider set. Just look at the Bowl game vs Rutgers this year. Rutgers had slow and bad D-Linemen, so CArter got by them pretty much every run. Their LB's were good, and he got stopped by them a few times, but if he breaks 1 tackle, he's up against slow, subpar corners and safetys, and if they catch him once he gets outside, its going to be after 30 yards.


I'm not going to do it yet, but, if I wanted to make this more of a challenge down the road, I suspect that the #1 way I could do it was a house rule preventing myself from recruiting "speed" RB's.

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Players Leaving


Underclassmen(Starters in Bold)

CB Austin Rodgers, JR, 83 OVR, Pro Draft
MLB Brandon Davis, JR, 87 OVR, Pro Draft
FS Matt Wade, JR, 89 OVR, Pro Draft
DT Ken Wright, JR, 86 OVR, Pro Draft


Graduating Seniors

Offense


HB AJ Carter, 90 OVR
WR Ryan Brown, 89 OVR
WR Landon Fields, 87 OVR
C Trevor Carter, 92 OVR
WR Kyle Williams, 88 OVR
WR Scott Cole, 84 OVR
TE Josh Torrey, 77 OVR

DE Jeff Ostrander, 93 OVR
DE Jeffrey Washington, 90 OVR
DT Mike Anderson, 86 OVR
CB Eric Harris, 87 OVR
MLB Blake Leak, 85 OVR

K Mark Carter, 68 OVR


4 starters on offense, 4 on defense, and our kicker. Not bad really, though there are some problems. Carter was an all world runner, we're losing 3 of our 4 D-line starters, and our backup kicker is rated 40 overall. But we've got a lot of great talent coming back too.


Early Departure Resolution


CB Austin Rodgers, JR, 83 OVR, Pro Draft - After an hour, he tells me he is leaving anyway. LEAVING

MLB Brandon Davis, JR, 87 OVR, Pro Draft - STAYING

FS Matt Wade, JR, 89 OVR, Pro Draft - takes 2 hours, but its worth it given his talent. STAYING

DT Ken Wright, JR, 86 OVR, Pro Draft - I sure cant' afford to lose all 4 D-line starters. 3 is enough! STAYING


With the loss of CB Rodgers, that's 4 Offensive starters, 5 defensive starters, and our kicker.

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Transfer Requests

None.

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Offseason Recruiting

Week 1
We have 9 commits, 7 guys left on the list. I go out visiting everyone that I can, but I do only have enough time to pitch one thing to each player.


Week 2

As usual, visits are everything. We get commits from:

4* CB Jabari Glover
4* WR Ali Temple
4* CB Josh Walker
4* DE Corey Stewart
2* FB Jeff Wright
2* P Scott Thibodeaux


The only guy left on my list is a 2* Center I brought on b/c of required depth late in the regular season.



It takes all the way through Week 5, but I finally get him.

2* C Logan Lewis signs with NCSU.


Our final recruiting board:

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Josh Novak, TX: ***** (#1)
Michael Keller, NC: **** (#12)

Running Backs:

Brandon Dingle, WI: ***** (#7)


Fullbacks

Jeff Wright, FL: ** (#16)

Wide Receivers:

Bryan Holley, GA: ***** (#3, JUCO)
Ali Temple, vA: **** (#25)
Andrew Amadi, GA: **** (#34)

Tight Ends:

Matthew Neal, NC: *** (#14)

Tackles:

Brandon Vincent, MD: **** (#6)

Guards:

Jason Callahan, VA: **** (#18)

Centers:

Antoine Jolly, FL: **** (#5)
Logan Lewis, GA: ** (#46)

Defensive Ends:

Will Mayo, OH: ***** (#4)
Corey Stewart, AL: **** (#13)

Defensive Tackles:


Outside Linebackers:


Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Richard Newton, TN: **** (#21)
Josh Walker, GA: **** (#24)
Jabari Glover, NJ: **** (#26)

Free Safeties:

David Ball, FL: ***** (#2)

Strong Safeties:


Kicker

Jacob Reynolds, AR: ** (#10)

Punters

Scott Thibodeaux, VA: ** (#8)

Athlete

Terry Bracey, MD: ***** (#2)

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Position Changes

ATH Terry Bracey converts to SS, the DB position where we have the least youth. He'll likely be a 3-year starter there.

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UGH, I forgot to look at the final recruiting class rankings before I advanced through recruiting, so I have no idea about any of the rankings.

Here's my class though:

6 5*
7 4*
0 3*
3 2*
0 1*

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Incoming Freshmen

4* QB Keller - 83
5* QB Novak - 82
5* HB Dingle - 82
5* WR Holley - 80 (JUCO)
4* CB Walker - 79
5* SS Bracey - 79 (ATH, would have been 80 at CB, but needs dictate)
5* FS Ball - 79
4* WR Amadi - 78
5* DE Mayo - 78
4* RG Callahan - 78
4* DE Stewart - 76
4* CB Glover - 73
4* WR Temple - 72
2* P Thibodeaux - 62
2* C Lewis - 60
2* FB Wright - 59


Last year I had 11 players rated between 70-74, 4 from 75-79, and 1 player rated 80+ in my freshman class.

This year I have 2 rated 70-74, 7 rated 75-79, and 4 who come in already rated 80 or above. That is a significant improvement.

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Cuts

I've only got to make 2 cuts this year. One is easy, the 2* FB will be my backup instead of the 1* one from last year. FB Hartman (rated 50 OVR) is gone.

For the other one, i'm going to cut JR QB Andrew Mitchell. I'll redshirt one of my freshmen this year, and the other next year, to keep 3 active QBs on the roster each year.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Quarterbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#17 Richard Wilson, 6'1" 190 lbs, JR(RS), 90 OVR
#11 James Atkins, 6'3" 190 lbs, JR(RS), 82 OVR
#9 Michael Keller, 6'4" 219 lbs, FR, 83 OVR
#16 Josh Novak, 6'0" 175 lbs, FR, 82 OVR

Outlook:

Wilson gained 5 more points this year. Last year was the best year I had with a QB. I hope this year will be better. I don't have the depth at WR as I did last year, but I have 2 very talented guys to throw to.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Halfbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#21 Ben Bullock, 6'3" 194 lbs, SR(RS). 93 OVR
#32 Larry Wilson, 6'2" 215 lbs. JR(RS). 80 OVR
#35 Marcus Williams, 6'0" 199 lbs. FR(RS). 77 OVR
#48 Brandon Dingle, 6'1" 227 lbs, FR, 82 OVR

Outlook:

Numerically, we're better here, but we know that isn't really true. Bullock can be expected to go for 1200 yards and 15 TDs easily anyway, he just lacks the explosiveness I had lately.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Fullbacks

Starter
Redshirting

#20 Leonard Swanson, 5'11" 230 lbs. SO(RS). 79 OVR
#24 Jeff Wright, 5'11" 245 lbs, FR, 59 OVR

Outlook:

Swanson is fine, and I run enough single back formation that we should never see Wright on the field.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Wide Receivers

Starter
Redshirting


#83 Tony Wilson, 6'2 206 lbs. SR(RS). 88 OVR
#81 Nate Christensen, 5'10" 186 lbs. SR(RS). 88 OVR
#13 Daniel Johnson, 6'0" 160 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR
#82 Dave Johnson, 6'1" 189 lbs. FR(RS). 77 OVR
#86 Danny Roberts, 6'7 183 lbs. SO(RS). 76 OVR
Bryan Holley, 6'0" 170 lbs, JR. 80 OVR
Andrew Amadi, 5'10" 181 lbs. FR. 78 OVR
Ali Temple, 6'1" 175 lbs. FR. 72 OVR



Outlook:

Wilson and Christensen are very good, but when we end up in 3 and 4 WR sets, there is a huge dropoff.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Tight Ends

Starter
Redshirting

#88 Cory Moore, 6'5, 243 lbs. JR. 81 OVR
#10 RJ McPhee, 6'3" 264 lbs. SR (RS). 81 OVR


Outlook:

I'll be looking even more to Moore to catch passes this year, with the lack of depth at WR.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Offensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left Tackle

#79 Cameron Washington, 6'4" 298 lbs. SR. 88 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. SR (RS). 83 OVR
#63 Joel Lewis, 6'1" 321 lbs, SR (RS), 83 OVR

Left Guard

#71 John Woods, 6'3 305 lbs. JR(RS). 90 OVR
#69 Adam Stephens, 6'3" 350 lbs, JR(RS). 81 OVR
#75 Greg Lewis, 6'6" 328 lbs. FR(RS). 77 OVR

Center

#78 Jonathan Campanella, 6'2" 311 lbs. JR(RS). 84 OVR
#64 Logan Lewis, 6'1" 288 lbs. FR. 60 OVR

Right Guard

#67 Harold Thomas, 6'2" 303 lbs. SR(RS). 90 OVR
#69 Adam Stephens, 6'3" 350 lbs, JR(RS). 81 OVR
#65 Ali Malone, 6'2" 327 lbs. FR(RS). 78 OVR
#76 Jason Callahan, 6'4" 317 lbs. FR. 78 OVR

Right Tackle

#60 Jay Dukes, 6'6" 314 lbs. SO(RS). 85 OVR
#68 Anthony Hemphill, 6'3" 299 lbs. SR (RS). 83 OVR



Outlook:

We're going to be great this year. But we have serious depth problems at tackle and center. I tried to go after some guys last year and failed. I'll have to make sure to get some 3* backups on the list this year.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Defensive Line

Starter
Redshirting

Left End

#98 Tommy Brown, 6'5" 236 lbs. SR (RS). 84 OVR
#96 Matt Brown, 6'4" 257 lbs. FR(RS). 75 OVR
#93 Corey Stewart, 6'0" 237 lbs. FR. 76 OVR

Defensive Tackle

#94 Ken Wright, 6'4" 319 lbs. SR(RS). 90 OVR
#91 Kedrick McCloud, 6'3" 256 lbs. SR (RS). 83 OVR
#70 Martin Henderson, 6'5" 267 lbs. SO(RS). 82 OVR
#92 Marque Jenkins, 6'0" 283 lbs. SO(RS). 80 OVR
#95 Heath Phillips, 6'5" 200 lbs. FR(RS). 79 OVR

Right End

#99 Marcus Cotton, 6'5" 248 lbs. JR(RS). 82 OVR
#66 Kyle Arnold, 6'7" 270. SO(RS). 78 OVR
#90 Will Mayo, 6'0" 244 lbs. FR. 78 OVR

Outlook:

A dropoff from last year with two DE's rated 90+ leaving, but still a good line. Notice that 3 of the 4 starters this year will also be leaving. We'll look to recruit at DE and DT, but we have good talent here still.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Linebackers

Starter
Redshirting

Left Outside Linebacker

59 Ben Glover, 6'6" 204 lbs. JR(RS). 88 OVR
#55 David Jackson, 6'1" 216 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR
#57 Chuck Lamb, 6'6" 234 lbs. SO (RS), 74 OVR

Middle Linebacker

#51 Brandon Davis, 6'1" 231 lbs. SR(RS). 89 OVR
#58 Marcello Slaughter, 6'3" 225 lbs. SO(RS). 83 OVR
#52 Quincy Davis, 6'0" 246 lbs. FR(RS). 83 OVR

Right Outside Linebacker

#56 Clint Bush, 6'1" 220 lbs. SO (RS). 86 OVR
#55 David Jackson, 6'1" 216 lbs. JR (RS). 83 OVR
#50 Nick Coleman, 6'4" 217 lbs. FR(RS). 81 OVR


Outlook:

We bring back all our starters here and once again have a very formidable linebacking group. With Juniors everywhere, recruiting OLB is something we need to do again.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Secondary

Starter
Redshirting

Cornerbacks

#47 Marvin Wallace, 5'10" 167 lbs. FR(RS). 82 OVR
#36 Joey Stovall, 5'11" 186 lbs. SR(RS). 80 OVR
#30 Jimmie Jackson, 5'9" 185 lbs. SO. 79 OVR
#33 Ray Finley, 5'11" 179 lbs. FR(RS), 73 OVR
#22 Bryan Horner, 5'9" 169 lbs. FR (RS), 73 OVR

#23 Josh Walker, 5'11" 185 lbs. FR. 79 OVR
#26 Jabari Glover, 6'1" 194 lbs. FR. 73 OVR

Free Safety

#43 Matt Wade, 6'0" 192 lbs. SR(RS). 92 OVR
#44 Brad Spence, 5'9 183 lbs. SR (RS). 81 OVR
#49 John Goff, 6'0" 171 lbs. FR(RS). 76 OVR

#46 David Ball, 6'3" 205 lbs. FR. 79 OVR

Strong Safety

#37 John Scott, 6'0" 186 lbs. JR. 90 OVR
#42 Roy Bowen, 6'2" 212 lbs. SR(RS). 84 OVR
#34 Perry Eaton, 6'0 190 lbs. JR(RS). 81 OVR

#25 Terry Bracey, 6'0" 190 lbs. FR. 79 OVR

Outlook:

The suprise loss of CB Austin Rodgers makes us a bit weaker at CB. The crazy strength of our safeties will help hide the fact that our corners are a little weak.

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The 2015 NC State Wolfpack:

Kicking Game

Starter
Redshirting

Kicker

#12 Bryan Jenkins, 6'0" 187 lbs. FR(RS). 42 OVR

Punter

#14 Tucker Anderson, 6'0" 220 lbs. JR. 82 OVR
#18 Scott Thibodeaux, 5'9" 218 lbs. FR. 61 OVR



Outlook:

i may have to loosen my restrictions on going for it on 4th down this year. "FG Range" does not imply the same portion of the field at NC State this year as it might normally.

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2015 Recruiting

PIPELINE

Our Pipeline states are NC, VA, GA, FL, TX, TN, and MD.

Major Needs

Tackle: HUGE need here. We're graduating both starters and our top backup. We need to bring in 2, probably 3 tackles no matter what the talent level.

Center: A need as big as Tackle was last year, if we don't get one this year we're going to be crazy desparate next year.

Wide Receiver: With 2 more seniors this year, they're leaving faster than we can bring them in.

Tight End: Must land someone, even if 2*. We seriously need talent here though.

Guard: Not nearly as important as the other O-line positions, but we could use more here as we've got two upperclassmen starting.

Defensive Tackle: Need 1 for depth, as we're graduating out top 2 this year.

Outside Linebacker: We have 2 Junior OLB's that we'll be looking to replace in 2 seasons.

Cornerback: Always.

Strong Safety: Bracey will be good, but we have 3 upperclassmen above him, so lets get another guy who can play for when the guys there now are all gone.

Kicker: Dear lord please.

Minor Needs

Fullback: Depth if I can find a 3* player

Defensive End: Losing two starters, we could use additional depth here.

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Preseason Recruiting

When the #1 HB in the nation has you listed 1st on his recruiting board, I think you have to go after him, regardless of need.

A few of these other guys, including a 5* CB, have me #1 and I will pray for early signings, but don't expect them.

I have 20 guys on the board to start the season off.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Running Backs:

Cedric Stewart, TX: ***** (#1)


Fullbacks


Wide Receivers:

Aaron Green, SC: ***** (#2)
Allan Fitch, FL: ***** (#8)
Josh Bomar, NC: **** (#17)

Tight Ends:

Chris Moore, GA: **** (#1)
Reggie Massey, MN: **** (#5)

Tackles:

Keith Jack, GA: **** (#5)
Jack Barber, NC: *** (#28)
Tony Gray, IL; ** (#46)

Guards:


Centers:

Beau Ewing, FL: **** (#2)
William McCarty, GA: *** (#8)

Defensive Ends:

Matt Foster, LA: ***** (#3)

Defensive Tackles:

Casey Heinz, FL: ***** (#3)
Jamil Horner, GA: **** (#16)

Outside Linebackers:

Ian Estes, TX: **** (#6)
Gabe Abrams, TN: **** (#13)

Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Chris Silva, NC: ***** (#3)
Jonathan Chambers, NC: ***** (#4)

Free Safeties:



Strong Safeties:

Derrick Mitchell, GA: **** (#13)

Kicker

Eric Rust, TX: ***** (#1)

Punters


Athlete

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2015 Season Schedule

Week 1: vs Marshall
Week 2: vs East Carolina
Week 3: at Duke
Week 4: vs North Carolina
Week 5: vs Miami
Week 6: OPEN
Week 7: vs #12 Clemson
Week 8: at Wake Forest
Week 9: vs Georgia
Week 10: at #7 Florida State
Week 11: at Boston College
Week 12: vs Army
Week 13: vs Maryland
Week 14: OPEN

Strength of Schedule: B

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2015 NC State Recruiting Ratings

Changes from last year are noted.

Academic Prestige: G
Campus Lifestyle: VG
Coach Experience: EX
Coach Prestige: GR
Conference Prestige: EX
Championship Contender: EX
Athletic Facilities: EL
Fan Base: EX (up from GR)
Pro Factory: EX (up from GR)
Program Stability: EX
Program Tradition: EL (up from EX)
Television Exposure: VG (up from G)

EL = Elite
EX = Excellent
GR = Great
VG = Very Good
G = Good
Fair = Fair


We've got two "elite" items now, and so many Excellent's that anyone remotely interested in us should be an easy sell. About the only problems I could have is if I run into a guy who only cares about academics, parties on campus, and being on TV all at the same time.

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Toughest Places to Play

Carter Finley moves up from 23rd to 18th this year in the list of toughest home fields to win on.

OU and Texas are still #1/#2.

FSU falls from 3rd to 4th (passed up by Notre Dame). Clemson remains 10th this year, while Virginia Tech fell from 18th to 21st.

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2015 Preseason Top 25

1. Notre Dame
2. Oklahoma
3. Tennessee
4. Wisconsin
5. NC State
6. Texas
7. Florida State
8. Florida
9. Michigan
10. Alabama
11. Arizona State
12. Clemson
13. USC
14. Auburn
15. LSU
16. Washington
17. Ohio State
18. Illinois
19. TCU
20. Penn State
21. Akron
22. BYU
23. Southern Miss
24. Texas Tech
25. Rutgers

Georgia Tech is 26th, North Carolina 30th, Virginia Tech 40th, Miami 44th, Maryland 46th, Virginia 47th, and Boston College 48th. Lots of teams trying to move back up a little in the conference.

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2015 ACC Outlook

Atlantic Division

1. NC State
2. Florida State
3. Clemson
4. Maryland
5. Boston College
6. Wake Forest


Coastal Division

1. Georgia Tech
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia Tech
4. Miami
5. Virginia
6. Duke


As always, NCSU, FSU, and Clemson all come in well ahead of anyone in the coastal division.

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Preseason All-Americans

1st Team All-American

DT Ken Wright
SS John Scott

2nd Team All-Americans

FS Matt Wade


1st Team All-ACC

WR Tony Wilson
LG John Woods
DT Ken Wright
MLB Brandon Davis
OLB Clint Bush
FS Matt Wade
SS John Scott

2st Team All-ACC

HB Ben Bullock
TE Cory Moore
CB Joey Stovall

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Lastly, for today at least, I'm itching to see how I'm rated. Last year it was 86 OVR. Its a nice step up this year:

89 OVR
92 OFF
87 DEF

I expect only FSU to be rated anywhere close to us in the ACC.

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2015 Week 1

Week 1 Recruiting

BOOYA. We get a key immediate signing, 4* TE Chris Moore, the #1 TE in the nation, signs with us right away in week one. I offer a few other scholarships to guys that rate us 1st, but none sign. I also offer scholarships to everyone I can get to who has us in the 5-10 range.

Recruiting Board

Name, State: Rating (National Position Rank)
Scholarship Offered
Soft-Committed Elsewhere
Committed Elsewhere
Soft Committed to NC State
Committed to NC State


Quarterbacks:

Running Backs:

Cedric Stewart, TX: ***** (#1)


Fullbacks


Wide Receivers:

Aaron Green, SC: ***** (#2)
Allan Fitch, FL: ***** (#8)
Josh Bomar, NC: **** (#17)

Tight Ends:

Chris Moore, GA: **** (#1)
Reggie Massey, MN: **** (#5)

Tackles:

Keith Jack, GA: **** (#5)
Jack Barber, NC: *** (#28)
Tony Gray, IL; ** (#46)

Guards:


Centers:

Beau Ewing, FL: **** (#2)
William McCarty, GA: *** (#8)

Defensive Ends:

Matt Foster, LA: ***** (#3)

Defensive Tackles:

Casey Heinz, FL: ***** (#3)
Jamil Horner, GA: **** (#16)

Outside Linebackers:

Ian Estes, TX: **** (#6)
Gabe Abrams, TN: **** (#13)

Middle Linebackers:


Cornerbacks:

Chris Silva, NC: ***** (#3)
Jonathan Chambers, NC: ***** (#4)

Free Safeties:



Strong Safeties:

Derrick Mitchell, GA: **** (#13)

Kicker

Eric Rust, TX: ***** (#1)

Punters


Athlete


Week 1 Game

#5 NC State at Marshall

We open up on the road. We're rated 89 OVR, Marshall is rated 60.


1st: 14-7 NCSU (7 passes, 5 runs)

We go up 28-7 in the 2nd quarter and I supersim it. This is the first time I've ever cancelled a supersim. We have a 14 point lead going into the 4th quarter and I play the rest of the game out, winning by 11.


Wilson: 17-23, 221 yards, 1 TD/2 INT
Bullock: 28 carries, 190 yards, 3 TD
Moore: 4 rec, 27 yards
Dan Johnson: 4 rec, 76 yards, 1 TD

#5 NC State 38
Marshall 27