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NC State gets a big 31-28 win over Louisville
The hallmarks of another disastrous fourth quarter were there, right down to the brutal CJ Bailey turnover. And as Keyjuan Brown broke another big running play with the score tied and less than 10 minutes to go, it felt like the game was slipping away. But Harvey Dyson’s hustle play turned everything around—NC State made […]
Game thread: Louisville vs. NC State
Birds don’t have teeth. Cardinals vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.ET TV: ACC Network (Justin Kutcher, Max Browne, Madison Fitzpatrick) Online streaming: ACCNX
Louisville has a whole thing going on
Louisville under Jeff Brohm has spent the money to establish itself as a contender in the ACC on an annual basis, and the Cardinals have won at least nine games in each of the last three seasons. They have leaned heavily on the portal to sustain that success, and this offseason was no exception: they […]
Louisville vs. NC State injury report: Spike Sowells out, Jimarion McCrimon questionable
NC State may have to do more offensive line shuffling this week, what with the unpleasant addition of left tackle Jimarion McCrimon to the injury report on Thursday night. McCrimon was not listed on the initial injury report for this week. The Pack already has been playing without center Spike Sowells, and will do so […]
Dave Doeren talks week ahead, working on those blown leads
Blowing three-score leads is not something you want to become a habit, unless you’re just really trying to hit some new ratings marks for those ratings-based payout incentives from the ACC. Plus I’m not sure how many more of these situations I can take without having a heart attack. During his press conference on Monday, […]
Louisville QB Lincoln Kienholz a possible game-time decision this week
Louisville starting quarterback Lincoln Kienholz was injured at the tail end of his team’s game against Wake Forest, and his status might not be clear until kickoff this week. While Brohm did not directly address the type of injury Kienholz sustained, he proclaimed, “He has something. We aren’t going to elaborate. Will probably be a […]
NC State a 6.5-point underdog to Louisville
NC State dips back into conference play with the toughest opponent on its schedule this season, the Louisville Cardinals. It would have been a good idea to come into this one with a record better than 2-2, but Louisville is probably thinking the same thing. The Cardinals are coming off a surprising three-point home loss […]
NC State fends off App, 41-31
You would have thought that last week would have been a pretty important lesson learned, but you would be wrong, apparently. NC State almost squandered a good effort for a second straight week with some inexcusably bad football in the fourth quarter, letting App State back into a game it had no business winning. That […]
Game thread: App vs. NC State
Mountaineers vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU Online streaming: WatchESPN
App State comes to Raleigh trying to turn a corner in spite of serious flaws
It takes one look at a continuity table for the Sun Belt to understand the challenges that face G6 programs like App State in the portal era, which requires these programs to adjust to losing their best players to the power conferences each season. Nine Sun Belt teams rank 105th or worse in returning production, […]
CJ Bailey discusses aftermath of Vanderbilt game
CJ Bailey met with the media yesterday, the first time he’d spoken with reporters since The Thing That Happened. There is no way to explain any part of what went down during The Thing That Happened, of course, but he did the best he could. Sometimes the football is snapped and major regret ensues. In […]
Congratulations! Your football team has committed the worst gaffe you will ever see in your life
Great news! Your favorite college football team recently committed the most heinous and painful mistake that you will ever see in your life. Yes, you’ve reached the mountaintop. Congratulations! The skies are clear up here, and you can see for the rest of time: the football team will never inflict a pain on you that […]
NC State a 14-point favorite against App State
I’m feeling slightly less annoyed with the universe with each passing day, but clearly it’s going to be a long week. Tough to move on when you’ve got to stew in your football team’s vomit for seven days. Anyway, onwards and forwards and onwards! NC State will step back on the field Saturday as a […]
What am I even supposed to do with that?
I hoped that giving myself a day, going outside and touching some grass, things of that nature, might help me process what happened yesterday, but a debacle that unprecedented, it turns out, is impossible to shake, much less comprehend. So I got nothing. That was the most singularly stupid thing I have seen in 20+ […]
Countdown to Practice #1: Preston Edmead
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts TOMORROW! Now what EXACTLY does ‘basketball practice officially starts’ mean? The ‘Master of all things college basketball’ (the NCAA) says practice officially starts 42 days prior to the first scheduled game. It is traditionally the six weeks where the individual workouts end and the ‘systems’ […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Go Pack and such. Wolfpack vs. Commodores Kickoff: 12:45.m. ET TV: SEC Network (Taylor Zarzour (lol!), Matt Stinchcomb, Michella Chester) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Countdown to Practice: #2 Christian Hammond
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 2 days, September 21st Before last season, BTP posters were saying, “With all the roster turnover, I can’t remember who’s on the team this season.” We’re here to help! We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look […]
What are we watching for against Vanderbilt?
Welcome to Week 3, everyone. 1.) You get one mulligan. CJ Bailey looked like a freshman in the Virginia game, and the team overall was so bad that I have to think that it’s front of mind as they get ready for Vanderbilt—that performance was not just bad, it was embarrassing. State was DOA at […]
Vanderbilt, newly-minted Good Program, has a lot to figure out in 2026
Few programs have seen their fortunes flip like Vanderbilt’s over the last few years, as the Commodores went from 2-10 in 2023 to 10-3 last season. It’s rare but sometimes one player can be transformative for an entire program, but that was exactly what Diego Pavia proved to be, turning Vanderbilt into a contender for […]
Countdown to Practice #3: Paul McNeil
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 3 days, September 21st. Before last season, BTP posters were saying, “I can’t remember who’s on the team this season.” We’re here to help! We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, […]
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Another look at college football roster spending
Yesterday The Athletic published an extensive report on college football roster budgets and includes some handy graphics to give you an idea of how schools stack up within each league. There are lots of disclaimers that come with these numbers (same with the ones 247Sports published last month), and The Athletic only goes so far […]
Countdown to Practice #4: Kyle Evans
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 4 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about one of Coach Gainey’s most […]
Vanderbilt will start freshman quarterback Jared Curtis against NC State
Vanderbilt’s search for stability at quarterback in the post-Diego Pavia era is ongoing, as the Commodores have played two guys in each of their first two games, but maybe that’s going to change after last week. Vanderbilt’s going to at least begin the NC State game with freshman Jared Curtis, who was the more impressive […]
Countdown to Practice #5: Ven Lubin
Welcome to the Preseason – Basketball practice officially starts in 5 days, September 21st. We’re counting down the 10 days to the beginning of practice ’26-‘27 by taking another look at this season’s roster, focusing on the 10 players most likely to make an impact. This article is about Coach Gainey’s last player signed […]
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