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200 Minutes Per Game (*) Who’s Going To Get Them?
Talent – This is a deep team with rookies that might surprise NC State has six seniors (Lubin, Williams, Holloman, Copeland, Breed, Ebube), all but Breed are exhausting their eligibility this year and all are hoping to have seasons that cement their future professional careers somewhere. The Pack has two juniors (Deng, RS-JR Arceneaux), both […]
College football Saturday open thread
Friday night was eventful, and we have ourselves a deep slate with plenty of potential for chaos today. Multiple quality matchups in every window. NoonLSU vs. VanderbiltGeorgia Tech vs. DukeWashington vs. Michigan 3:30Ole Miss vs. UGASMU vs. ClemsonTexas A&M vs. Arkansas 7:30/8Tennessee vs. AlabamaUSC vs. Notre DameUtah vs. BYU
NC State Baseball releases 2026 schedule
It’s mid-October, which means it’s time to start looking towards the 2026 baseball season! Wait, what? NC State released their 2026 schedule on Friday afternoon. Here are some quick thoughts:
Success in College Sports. Is It All About The Money?
Due to the implementation of the House settlement last spring, schools found themselves bidding for players this past offseason. It happened in the past, but now it’s out there in front of everyone and more schools are involved. And contributing to the spending spike, many schools went big early (and some are reported to have […]
Light It Red: Episode 1 – Meet the Staff
Schedule: The NC State basketball program has been excellent at public relations to date, and now begins a new series about the team, called Light It Red. Light It Red – Episode 1
The BTP degeneracy dungeon, Week 8
A losing week never sits well in the dungeon, because I put spikes on all the chairs. Needless to say, the urgency level is up. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week UNC is 1-3 against the spread in its games against FBS opponents this season, which is to say that the Obligatory Bet […]
Bowl quest 2025: Are there two more wins on the schedule?
NC State needs two wins in its last five games to reach bowl eligibility and earn a trip to some third-tier ACC bowl destination, which at this point feels like the best-case scenario for this season. I’m going to assume that’s the ceiling. It sure would have been nice if State didn’t completely fall flat […]
NC State Voted Preseason ACC #4
In his introductory press conference, Coach Wade promised the Wolfpack would be in the top 4 in the league and make the NCAA tournment. Looks like he is right on course before the season. Darrion Williams (23 votes) beat out Cam Boozer (19 votes). They were the overwhelming favorites, with JJ Starling and Markus Burton […]
Women’s hoops begins at No. 9 in AP Poll; picked second in ACC
The women’s college basketball preseason AP top 25 is here, and NC State checks in at No. 9, behind only Duke (No. 7) among ACC teams. Duke also tops the preseason ACC media poll with 40 first-place votes, while NC State is second, with 25 first-place votes (out of 70). Both Zoe Brooks and Khamil […]
Chucky Brown Takes The Mic
Tony Haynes is retiring at the end of football season Tony is an NC State grad and has been on the Wolfpack Sports Network crew since 1998. He did basketball and (still does) football, as well as the weekly coach’s radio shows. He did a fine job as the analyst for Wolfpack basketball teamed for […]
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