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Wolfpack looking to reach new heights
After being denied the chance to register a 10-win season, coach Dave Doeren and the Wolfpack are aiming to make it a reality in 2022. As evidence, look no further than the number of NC […]
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NSJ 2021 Comeback of the Year: NC State stuns UNC with 132 seconds of mayhem
Some among the sellout crowd at Carter-Finley Stadium began heading for the exits after North Carolina’s Grayson Atkins converted a 50-yard field goal to extend the Tar Heels’ lead on NC State to nine points […]
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Premature celebration comes back to haunt Tar Heels
RALEIGH — The North Carolina football team waited a long time this season for something to celebrate. As it turned out, the Tar Heels didn’t wait long enough. The festivities on the sideline began with […]
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NC State miracle comeback over UNC keeps Atlantic Division hopes alive
RALEIGH — Down by nine points with just over two minutes remaining Friday, NC State needed a miracle to avoid yet another soul-crushing loss to arch-rival North Carolina. Divine intervention may not actually have played […]
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Wolfpack impressive in opening night shutout of USF
RALEIGH — It didn’t take long for there to be an indication that Thursday was going to be a good night for the NC State football team. It happened on the first possession of the […]
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Depleted defense, offensive mistakes bite Wolfpack in Gator Bowl loss
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 […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
NC State is playing for the first time, North Carolina was supposed to be playing but isn’t and Appalachian State is playing an opponent that wasn’t originally on its schedule. These are strange times in […]
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QBs, WRs fuel NC teams’ top offenses
Amid growing pessimism that the 2020 college football season is on its last legs, the ACC provided a badly needed ray of hope Monday when its athletic directors decided to continue moving forward in an […]
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Georgia Tech stops NC State’s late comeback
ATLANTA — Only five days after being removed from Georgia Tech’s low point of the season, James Graham showed his dual-threat potential as the new leader of a revamped offense. Graham threw three touchdown passes, […]
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Young Wolfpack proved ready in opener
RALEIGH — It’s still too early to make any meaningful judgments about the young NC State football team this season. But you can already say this much for coach Dave Doeren’s Wolfpups after one game: […]