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Football Plays chart for Syracuse game...

Updated numbers from NC State:

Quarterbacks:
Jack Chambers 64
MJ Morris 3

Running backs:
Jordan Houston 59
Demarcus Jones II 17
Delbert Mimms III 3

Wide receivers:
Darryl Jones 62
Thayer Thomas 53
Keyon Lesane 53
Porter Rooks 29
Julian Gray 11
Jasiah Provillon 9
Terrell Timmons 5

Tight ends:
Cedric Seabrough 39
Christopher Toudle 24

Offensive linemen:
Dylan McMahon 72
Grant Gibson 72
Anthony Belton 71
Derrick Eason 57
Timothy McKay 47
Bryson Speas 24
Chandler Zavala 14

Defensive linemen:
Davin Vann 39
Savion Jackson 34
Cory Durden 30
C.J. Clark 26
Travali Price 21
Joshua Harris 16

Linebackers:
Drake Thomas 55
Isaiah Moore 53
Payton Wilson 53
Jaylon Scott 2
Devon Betty 1

Safeties/nickels:
Tyler Baker-Williams 48
Tanner Ingle 47
Cyrus Fagan 46
Jakeen Harris 22
Devan Boykin 6

Cornerbacks:
Aydan White 55
Derrek Pitts 45
Shyheim Battle 12
Teshaun Smith 1

Special teams only:
Rakeim Ashford
Jakolbe Baldwin
Sean Brown
Joshua Crabtree
Christopher Dunn
Caden Fordham
Jalen Frazier
Claude Larkins
Patrick Matan
Matt McCabe
Shane McDonough
Jayland Parker
Jordan Poole
Fred Seabrough
Joe Shimko
Collin Smith
Nicholas Treco

This is when you find out about our coaches

It is time like this that you find out about our coaches. One of the things that has been evident is they have developed a strong culture which is evident in the how the kids play for and with each other. The combination of playing a jacked up team, full of confidence, a noisy environment, without your leader on offense and being dinged up at a number of skilled positions is a challenge..... However, we are still more talented than Saycruse......we are more highly ranked..... yet we are the underdog HUH... That should be an huge insult.

This is a test to see if we are properly prepared as a team. are we ready for the challenge as a team, a staff, and a program.

No excuses, next guy up, find a way to win

We will find out a lot about DD, the program and their ambitions in a few hours.

27-21

in ACC play, C Dunn has 27 points. The offense has 21 (3 scored by Dunn). A great defense and great special teams but in today’s game, you have to score 30+. Can’t do that without the right play calls, the right execution and someone on the offense stepping up and saying “give me the ball”. No one has stepped up. This has also not been a season Beck wants on his resume. What might have been……..

Men's Basketball ACC Tipoff updates...

NC State coach Kevin Keatts and guards Jarkel Joiner and Terquavion Smith have taken the stage at ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, N.C.

Keatts said the chemistry was good last year, but the depth wasn't. Now, with some news players, the depth should be good and the Bahamas trip will help with the chemistry.

Smith said it's about playing for what is on the front of the jersey and not the back of it, and that's the mindset to have.

Hopefully, this is the day where Manny Bates questions will come to an end, but some rehashing of that injury.

Keatts said last year was humbling for him.

The Run Down The Run Down (Oct. 14)

1. When the prep schedules came out last summer, the two games I wanted to see the most — Pfafftown (N.C.) Reagan at Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley on Aug. 26, and Charlotte (N.C.) Christian at Charlotte Providence Day, which is tonight.

The Reagan and Grimsley game was exciting until the end with junior wide receiver Alex Taylor getting the game-winning touchdown catch in a 40-34 victory. The Providence Day and Charlotte Christian could end up with over 10 high-major recruits between the two teams.

Providence Day won 48-47 in overtime last year, and walking out of the stadium, it felt like the game of the year last season. Truth be told, I wasn’t planning on going to it. I was supposed to see Belmont (N.C.) South Point and Gastonia (N.C.) Ashbrook on Oct. 15, 2021, but the latter had a COVID outbreak the morning of the game. Maybe I would have seen Providence Day or Charlotte Christian later in the season, but that wasn’t a given. The two players who were sitting on offers a year ago are still uncommitted — senior cornerback Chris Peal of Providence Day and senior athlete Grant Tucker of Charlotte Christian. So many players used last year’s game as a jump off point.

NC State running back commit Kyron Jones emerged in that game last year, running for a 75-yard touchdown right off the bat with his blazing speed.

Providence Day wide receivers Jordan Shipp and Channing Goodwin showed that they belonged on the big stage, and Goodwin caught the game-winning touchdown. Both have become major college recruiting targets since then. Same for current junior safety Brody Barnhardt, who had a big game in last year’s matchup and is a major NC State target.

Two players who were injured in last year’s game will be major recruits moving forward. Providence Day sophomore lineman David Sanders is now the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025, and he got hurt in the second game of the season last year. Wide receiver Micah Gilbert missed the regular season matchup with a hamstring, and was essentially in his first full year of football. He has 12 scholarship offers.

Now, with quarterback Jadyn Davis entering the mix as the Rivals.com No. 8 overall player in the class of 2024, it just go spicier.

2. The early Signing Day period for football is Dec. 21-23, and the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is Dec. 17 at Wofford University.

There could be two recruits still up in the air during that time period in the game — New Bern (N.C.) High defensive lineman Keith Sampson Jr. and Camden (S.C.) High defensive end Shymeik Jones.

The three NC State commits who were picked for the game include Charlotte Chambers wide receiver Kevin Concepcion, Rolesville (N.C.) High defensive back Tamarcus Cooley and Boone (N.C.) Watauga defensive end Isaiah Shirley. Those are three good players to work on other prospects.

With the Shrine Bowl back after the COVID era, it was going to be interesting to see who got picked this year. Some players might not have tried due to various reasons, perhaps early enrolling in college of another all-star game at the same time.

The NCISAA players in North Carolina aren’t eligible for the Shrine Bowl, so that affects NC State commits Kyron Jones and Zack Myers.

Quarterback commit Lex Thomas had surgery, so that would have eliminated him. So, sometimes the lines get blurry on whether an NC State commit was “snubbed.”

Duke ended up with four commits, and NC State and North Carolina each had three commits make the North Carolina squad.

Fifteen of the top 40 players in North Carolina by Rivals.com rankings were selected for the game. Stars could be earned that week as it is about final exam time.

3. Cooley is having a big week in general.

He was picked for the Shrine Bowl, played a major role in helping Rolesville hammer Raleigh Millbrook 35-6 last Friday, and plays at his old high school Knightdale (N.C.) High tonight.

Cooley also was fresh off of not having the best of times this month and frustrated with his role at Rolesville High.

Cooley has all the potential in the world to out-play his high school rankings. He’s a natural athlete, who took on the challenge of going where Millbrook senior wide receiver and Tennessee commit Nathan Leacock went. He shut him down for the most part.

Leacock was able to get a 86-yard touchdown late, but was aided by Cooley falling down on the play. It’s unknown whether Leacock’s route made Cooley slip and fall, or he just slipped and fell. Either way, Leacock finished the game with two other catches.

The state of North Carolina isn’t always conducive for great individual matchups in football. There aren’t many times where you see two high-major talents like Cooley and Leacock collide on the football field. Some highly thought of prospects will play an entire regular season and not face an opponent who has a Power Five Conference prospect.

That is what made the Cooley vs. Leacock matchup so fun because it is so rare.
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Week seven pic 'em challenge (by 12:30 p.m. Saturday)...

Saturday’s games
No. 15 NC State at No. 18 Syracuse (3 points), 20-16
Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech (3 points)
No. 4 Clemson at Florida State (3 points)
North Carolina at Duke (3 points)

Non-ACC games of the week:
No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan (3 points)
No. 3 Alabama at No. 6 Tennessee (3 points)
No. 8 Oklahoma State at No. 13 Texas Christian (3 points)

The tiebreaker will be closest to NC State score.
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