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Road Trip: The Wolfpack Heads to Tallahassee to Play Florida State
When: Saturday January 10 – 12:00 PM Where: Donald L Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee FL TV: ACC Network Opponent: Florida State Seminoles Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 86-79 / NC State 85-79 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Takeaways from Will Wade’s radio show Thursday night What’s On the Line? The Wolfpack’s chance to […]
NC State adds King Mack and Ondre Evans to secondary; Kenny Soares hits portal
The portal percolating continues today, with NC State making a pair of additions to its secondary and bidding farewell to linebacker Kenny Soares, who became a starter after Sean Brown got hurt. Ex-Penn State safety King Mack has signed with NC State, giving the Wolfpack a potential immediate starter on the back end. Mack started […]
NC State Takes Care of Business: Beats Boston College 79-71
Game Summary: The stories of the first half were, Darrion Williams came to play with 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block – and Boston College turned the ball over 12 times. Paul McNeil was cold 0-6, but Matt Able played for 15 minutes and had 8 pts, 1 rebound and 2 assists. […]
Game thread: NC State vs. Boston College
Tre Holloman is out tonight, but at least his injury timing is good—Boston College has been the league’s worst team up to this point. Wolfpack vs. Eagles Tip time: 9 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network (Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby) Online streaming: ACCNX
Teague Andersen and Spike Sowells returning; Pack adds OT Jimarion McCrimon from ECU
After Jacarrius Peak announced his decision to enter the portal on Sunday (I had been under the impression he was going to the Draft, but apparently not!), NC State quickly moved to fill that void with the addition of former ECU offensive tackle Jimarion McCrimon, who spent this season at left tackle. NC State also […]
Road Trip: NC State Visits Boston College
When: Tuesday – January 6 – 9:00 PM Where: Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill MA TV: ACC Network Opponent: Boston College Eagles Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 75-65 / NC State 73-63 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: “”We’ve got better players than how we’re playing. That’s on me as a coach.” Coach Wade […]
NET: Is There A Real Path to the NCAA Tournament?
“Wreck-oning” My Saturday After sitting through that embarrassment on Saturday – (the truth is, when the lead was 27 with less than 7 minutes left, that was all I could stand) – I wondered if there really is a realistic path to the NCAA tournament for the Wolfpack. I know Coach Wade keeps promising the […]
NC State lands Buffalo standout receiver Victor Snow
NC State made its first significant portal addition on Sunday afternoon with the commitment of slot receiver Victor Snow, who racked up 1,466 receiving yards at Buffalo over the last two seasons. Snow finished the 2025 campaign with 62 receptions for 815 yards and eight touchdowns, and had three 100-yard games. He was a first-team […]
NC State holds off Cal, 71-60
After drubbing Stanford on Thursday, NC State had its hands full with Cal on Sunday afternoon, in no small part because Tilda Trygger missed the game because of an illness. The Wolfpack clearly suffered for her absence at both ends of the floor but made enough plays to avoid an upset. Zoe Brooks got NC […]
NC State Dominated By Virginia 61-76
Game Summary: A poor performance by NC State. The Wolfpack reaches the halfway point of the season at 10-5. Virgina came off their loss to VaTech and took control of the game early and maintained it most of the game. They led 40-20 at the half. The Wolfpack showed some signs of life for the […]
Game thread: UVA vs. NC State
This will be the third time this season that NC State has tipped off before noon local time. So there’s a fun fact for you. Cavaliers vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 11 a.m. ET TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien, Jay Williams) Online streaming: WatchESPN
NC State trounces Stanford, 74-46
Women’s hoops celebrated the new year with a blowout win over Stanford on Thursday afternoon made possible by a hounding defensive effort that held the Cardinal to their worst offensive performance of the season. NC State is 3-0 in ACC play, and all three wins have been by 20+ points. The game was sloppy and […]
CJ Bailey is back
With the transfer portal window opening today, NC State has one very important matter officially settled: CJ Bailey will be the Wolfpack’s quarterback in 2026. We can all breathe a sigh of relief and now look ahead to building for next year. Bailey realizing his potential and developing into a star this fall meant that […]
It’s transfer portalin’ time!
Regardless of your support or animosity towards the freedom of players to transfer at will, everyone – with maybe the exception of someone taking on a rebuild job at a crappy program – can and should agree that the constant roster overhauling that is part and parcel of today’s college sports landscape sucks. The entire […]
NC State Hosts the Virginia Cavaliers
When: Saturday January 3 – 11:00 AM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Virginia Cavaliers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 80-77 / NC State 80-76 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: KenPom Snapshot: Excellent progress report! The defense being ranked higher than the offense was a surprise. What’s On the Line? ACC Net Rankings: […]
Happy New Year to you and your Darrion Williams press conference questions
Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like Will Wade has been a little too much so far this season, overcooked for no apparent reason at all, whether that was when he was getting those silly technical fouls early on, or more recently getting On One after games—after games State won, for god’s sake! Like, […]
Strike Up the Band! Happy New Year! The Pack Wins 70-57 Over Wake Forest
Game Summary: You always worry about the games around the holidays, are the players distracted, will they maintain their quality of play? It did not appear that way early. To quote the great Lyle Lovett, that game was “ugly from the front.” However, the Wolfpack was the more talented team and it showed. They built […]
Game thread: Wake Forest vs. NC State
Time to get league play started, finally. Deacs vs. Pack Tip time: Noon ET TV: ESPN2 (Kevin Brown, Debbie Antonelli) Online streaming: WatchESPN
NC State has 13 players heading for the portal (so far)
With just a few days until the portal window opens, NC State officially has 13 players who’ve announced their intent to transfer and cast their fates to the wind and/or a Michigan directional school. There will be more, I’m sure. I mean, it’s not like everybody is just going to decide to stop tampering. What […]
New Year’s Eve Hoops! NC State Hosts Wake Forest
When: Wednesday December 31 – 12:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 85-76 / NC State 86-76 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade after the Ole Miss win: “We’re not where we need to be. We’re not where we want to be. […]
Is this too many balloons?
Athletics departments face a number of existential questions these days. Fortunately, none of them have to do with money. In this era of unlimited official and unofficial recruiting visits, football programs must confront one particularly essential matter: how many balloons is the right amount of balloons? I think everyone understands that, in order to be […]
Cole Cloer Enrolls For Spring Semester
Wolfpack commit Cole Cloer injured his knee in practice before the season started at IMG Academy. He, unfortunately, will have to miss the season to rehabilitate that knee. Because of that, he has decided to enroll for the spring semester at NC State to allow himself the opportunity to work with the NC State staff […]
Noah Rogers planning to enter the portal
NC State’s depth at wide receiver took another hit this week with the news that Noah Rogers is planning to hit the portal after two seasons with the Wolfpack. I wouldn’t be terribly concerned about this development if Terrell Anderson were returning, but now State is facing the task of replacing its top four receivers. […]
The Out of Conference Schedule is Complete: Player Snapshots
In the most recent post, I complained about Williams and Arceneaux, enough said. Paul (47 points!) McNeil is getting the local and national media treatment right now. Let’s look at the rest of the key players. Caveat: This is a report card on 13 games, 6 against Q3 / Q4 opponents, compared to full seasons. […]
Terrell Anderson set to transfer
Merry Christmas, everyone—I hope you like crap! NC State is going to lose its most talented wide receiver for the second straight year, as Terrell Anderson is heading out the door when the portal opens in January. Anderson led the Wolfpack in receiving yards this season. If I remember correctly, Anderson picked NC State over […]
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