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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Coaches will swear they only “take ‘em one at a time” and never look beyond the next game on the schedule. But we’ve reached the point in the college football season in which even they […]
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Switch to southpaw QB Hockman an adjustment for Pack
RALEIGH — There’s a reason baseball managers load their lineups with left-handed hitters when a right-handed pitcher is on the mound or with right-handed hitters when facing a lefty. It’s because the spin of the […]
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NC State’s defense gets 8 sacks in 16-10 win over Syracuse
RALEIGH — The sacks kept coming, one after another, for NC State’s defense all the way to the finish Thursday night. The Wolfpack battered Tommy DeVito for eight sacks, the last coming from Larrell Murchison […]
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Wolfpack offense sputters in loss at Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Alex Hornibrook did more than just fill in as Florida State’s starter. He had a career night and gave the Seminoles a much-needed victory. Hornibrook, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin, made his […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
Timing is everything in life. It’s a fundamental truth that’s vividly illustrated by this week’s in-state college football schedule. Exhibit A: Had Clemson’s first visit to Kenan Stadium since 2010 happened two weeks ago, it […]
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Questions, including at QB, await both Wolfpack, Seminoles
RALEIGH — Ready or not, the NC State football team is about to begin the ACC portion of its 2019 schedule. Whether the Wolfpack is actually ready or not is hard to say based on […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
It’s been so long since Appalachian State traveled to Chapel Hill to play North Carolina in football that even new/old Tar Heel coach Mack Brown wasn’t born the last time it happened in 1940. That […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
College football action in the Old North State gets off an an early start again this weekend with the highly anticipated nonconference matchup between conference rivals North Carolina and Wake Forest. It’s a strange dynamic […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The college football season got off to a winning start in the Old North State last week with six of the seven FBS teams picking up opening week victories. And the only team that didn’t […]
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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: […]