Bailey Hockman

Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC

March 31, 2021 Shawn Krest

Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]

Bowl games provide look ahead to next season for NC teams

January 6, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The ACC went 0-for-bowl season, an inglorious achievement one television analyst referred to as a “Blutarsky,” a tribute to the 0.0 grade-point average posted by John Belushi’s character in the movie “Animal House.” North Carolina, […]

Wolfpack QB Hockman enters transfer portal

January 6, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Bailey Hockman stepped in when starter Devin Leary was hurt and helped the NC State football team to an eight-win season and a berth in the Gator Bowl. But with Leary set to return, freshman […]

Depleted defense, offensive mistakes bite Wolfpack in Gator Bowl loss

January 2, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State’s defense was depleted by injuries, opt-outs and a suspension, but it was an offense that couldn’t get out of its way until it was too late and some rare kicking woes that did […]

Back in the postseason, NC State returns to Gator Bowl

December 20, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The NC State football team is back in the postseason after missing out a year ago. And it’s returning to a familiar place. The Wolfpack on Sunday accepted an invitation to play in the Gator […]

8-win regular season a big reward for Doeren, Wolfpack

December 9, 2020 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — After having its opening game rescheduled because of COVID-19 issues, the NC State football team completed its amended 11-game schedule without further interruption on Saturday. That makes the 2020 regular season, which came […]

Wolfpack beats Georgia Tech to complete 8-win regular season

December 5, 2020 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Georgia Tech dared NC State quarterback Bailey Hockman to beat it by loading up the box to stop the run. And that’s what he did. The redshirt junior threw for 309 yards and […]

State survives its own mistakes, Syracuse for seventh win

November 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The NC State football team did everything it could to give the game to Syracuse in the first half on Saturday. But in the end, it was the Orange that gave the Wolfpack the biggest […]

Wolfpack holds on to hand Liberty its first loss

November 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — NC State ended Liberty’s hopes for an improbable undefeated season by upsetting the nation’s 15th-ranked college football team 15-14 at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday. But before it could beat the Flames, the Wolfpack […]

Fast start helps Wolfpack add to Florida State’s woes

November 14, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Florida State was once the gold standard of ACC football, with 12 conference championships in its first 14 seasons in the league from 1992-2005. But that’s not the case anymore. The Seminoles have fallen on […]