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The Out of Conference Schedule is Complete: Analytics / NET Snapshot
The non-conference season is over, and without going too far out on a limb, I feel comfortable saying that no one is wildly impressed with the results. The preseason bravado has faded into the past, and reality is slapping the fanbase in the face with a wet glove. Nobody is suggesting that the Will Wade […]
NC State’s revenue distribution breakdown for 2025-26 revealed
A big tip of the hat to Noah Fleischman of The Wolfpacker, who FOIA’d NC State for information on how it is distributing its pool of $20.5 million in revenue sharing money to its programs. The allocations are pretty standard as far as it goes, but these figures did help answer a few lingering questions […]
NC State Beats Ole Miss 76-62 – Gets First P4 Win
Overview: If NC State can bottle up the first half and replicate it, this team will be good. Nice to see a hint of the potential, even without the preseason ACC POY contributing to the score. Game Summary: The first half was the first time we’d seen both the NC State offense and defense playing […]
NC State picks up tough 68-59 win at Davidson
Zam Jones provided the kill shot on Sunday afternoon, burying a three with 33 seconds to go and the shot clock winding down to give NC State a 65-59 advantage. It’s not surprising that she was up to the moment, as she played an outstanding game. The Pack made the key plays in crunch time—a […]
Game thread: Ole Miss vs. NC State
Winning this game sure would be handy! Rebels vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 1 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Highlights! It’s a bowl game to savor, finally
People laughed when I said I was going to build a shrine to the completely real and totally not made-up pirate, Gasparilla, whose presence it is said can be felt throughout the creaky bones of ancient Raymond James Stadium. (It is very bad to steal Gasparilla’s rum. VERY BAD.) And I saw no pregame analysis […]
NC State Takes on Ole Miss in Greensboro
When: Sunday December 21 – 1:00 PM Where: First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro NC TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Ole Miss Rebels (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 79-73 / NC State 79-73 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade from the Texas Southern postgame press conference: “We gave up too many points. Too many […]
NC State rolls Memphis in Gasparilla Bowl, 31-7
Well hot damn, NC State won a bowl game. Somebody get the e confetti machines out of storage, stat. Should we have a parade? Okay, maybe not a parade. State set the tone with a touchdown drive right off the bat and took a lead it would never relinquish, and isn’t it nice when one […]
Game thread: Memphis vs. NC State
Time for the biggest game of the year that’s themed around a mythical pirate. Tigers vs. Wolfpack Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra) Online streaming: WatchESPN
NC State puts a wallopin’ on Georgia Tech, 87-58
NC State put together its second-best shooting performance of the season yesterday, while Georgia Tech, well … uh, Georgia Tech was a functional basketball team for 20 minutes! That’s something. The problem for the Jackets was the other half of the game—NC State won the second and third quarters by a combined score of 51-14. […]
So long and thanks for all the yards
Hollywood Smothers is striking while the iron is hot, opting to put his name in the transfer portal when it opens next month and also test the NFL Draft. I don’t think this decision comes as a terrible surprise to anybody after he chose to walk on Senior Night. He is at the peak of […]
Memphis and its offense offer plenty of concerns for NC State
After a proper incubation period of four-to-six years, a Memphis head coach hatches into a power-conference head coach, and regrettably for the current edition of the Tigers, this process recently came to its natural conclusion once more. Ryan Silverfield is the head man at Arkansas now, and he took several of his Memphis assistants with […]
So your basketball team has a major problem
NC State beat Texas Southern by a bunch of points, as it was supposed to, and did that without Darrion Williams, but the defensive effort in the second half especially was not good. Will Wade is just a little fed up about watching the same mistakes happen over and over. Same guys, who make mistakes […]
NC State Dominates Texas Southern 108-72
Overview: Paul McNeil got himself in the record books tonight. His 11 made 3PT shots are the most in NC State history, breaking Rodney Monroe’s record of 9 and ties the ACC record, and those 47 points put him in very good company in the Wolfpack record books as well. Game Summary: In the pregame […]
NC State’s 2026 ACC football schedule released
The ACC released its football matchups for the 2026 season, officially a “transition year” for the move from eight league games to nine, which is to say that this is the most comical schedule ever conceived. Twelve teams will play nine conference games—NC State is among those—and five will play eight; everyone will play 10 […]
Heritage Game: NC State Welcomes Texas Southern
When: Wednesday December 17 – 7:00 PM Where: James T Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum TV: ACC Network Extra Opponent: Texas Southern Tigers (Southwest Atlantic Conference (SWAC) ) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 94-65 / NC State 97-67 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade after the Kansas game: “We are […]
A round of applause for the lads
It was a painful result for NC State last night but a gutsy effort by the team to pull back even and push the game to extra time. The season was historic regardless of how it ended—this group achieved a No. 1 ranking in the polls at one point, took the program to its second-ever […]
National title game thread: Washington vs. (15) NC State
It’s time. Huskies vs. Wolfpack Start time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU Online streaming: WatchESPN
NC State blows out Miami, 87-61
NC State got off on the right foot in league play on Sunday afternoon, opening up its game at Miami with a 16-4 run and cruising from there. Miami entered the day at No. 47 in Torvik, so this was an encouraging result. Zam Jones knocked down a couple of threes early on to help […]
NC State’s offseason roster priorities: Offense
Since I’m still trying to get over last night’s disappointment, it’s a great time to change the subject. So let’s turn to talking about NC State football’s roster priorities in the weeks leading up to the portal opening. On the offensive side of the ball, NC State is going to need to replace at least […]
NC State Loses a Close One to Kansas 76-77
Overview: The table was set perfectly. Lenovo was packed and loud. The seating sections were striped in alternating red and white. Fans were twirling lighted ‘Howl Towels’. (should have been “Howell Towels”) A boatload of former players were in attendance, including Chris Corchiani, Rodney Monroe, and TJ Warren. The Wolfpack badly needed a signature win […]
Game thread: Kansas vs. NC State
All right, basketball team, let’s keep the good weekend vibes rolling. Jayhawks vs. Wolfpack Tip time: 5:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown, Jay Williams) Online streaming: WatchESPN
NC State men’s soccer advances to national title game
Well, there’s a headline I never would have figured I’d write. NC State men’s soccer is going to play for its first-ever national championship after beating Saint Louis 2-1 on Friday night. NC State controlled a lot of the play, and it got a little nervy after the Billikens saved a penalty kick in the […]
The Kansas Jayhawks Visit Lenovo
When: Saturday December 13 – 5:30 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN Opponent: Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Kansas 76-75 / Kansas 76-75 Wolfpack Snapshot: Talking about the Wolfpack: LIBERTY COACH MCKAY in his postgame press conference: “Whatever Will and his staff said to their group, they came out with an […]
CJ Bailey will make a decision about his future after the bowl game
CJ Bailey will be playing for NC State in the Gasparilla Bowl next Friday, which is excellent news all around. The nightmare scenario would have been his opting out, not just for State’s chances against Memphis, but what that would obviously imply about his future in Raleigh. He offered a diplomatic answer to a question […]
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