Auburn Transfer Linebacker Cam Riley (6’5″/242) announced tonight that he is decommitting from NC State. Due to many circumstances, I will be de committing from NC State, Glory be to God, thanks to NC State for the opportunity! — Cam Riley (@camriley_) April 26, 2024 Back on February 26th, Riley verbally committed to NC State. Players out of the Transfer Portal don’t sign a National Letter of Intent like players out of high school, making it easier for them to change their mind. 247Sports and ESPN both ranked Riley as a Top-300 4-Star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked h ..read more

Bowling Green Transfer Guard Marcus Hill (6’4″/185) has committed to NC State! Hill took an Official Visit to NC State this past weekend. This past season, Hill averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Falcons. He earned 1st Team All-MAC honors. Even though he was only at Bowling Green one season, he had one of the best seasons in school history, scoring 698 points, which ranks 5th all-time in program history for a single season. For his first two years of collegiate ball, Hill played for Southern Union State College (JUCO) in Alabama. In 2022-23, Hill earned 3rd Team NJCAA All-A ..read more

ON3’s Jesse Simonton ranked the Top-25 College Football Coaches heading into the 2024 season, and NC State’s Dave Doeren ranks 23rd. Here’s what Simonton had to say about Doeren: 23. Dave Doeren, NC State Doeren became the Wolfpack’s all-time winningest head coach last season, overcoming all manors of offensive ineptitude to win eight games for the fourth straight season. He still hasn’t busted through the glass ceiling and taken NC State to an ACC Championship, but the Wolfpack have legitimate conference title hopes in 2024 with the offseason work Doeren has done via the portal (qu ..read more

The 1st round of the 2024 NFL Draft will begin this evening at 8pm on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. NC State has had 19 players drafted in the 1st round. NC State ranks 8th in ACC history in 1st Round Picks. Three of the Wolfpack’s 1st Round Picks have come under Dave Doeren’s watch, which ranks 2nd all-time in school history. Chuck Amato had 5 players drafted in the 1st round, which is the most ever under a coach at NC State. Chuck Amato – 5 Dave Doeren – 3 Mike O’Cain – 2 Dick Sheridan – 2 Bo Rein – 2 Earle Edwards – 2 While most projections don’t have Wolfpack Linebacker Payton Wilson going i ..read more

#21 NC State is coming off of a series victory over UNC this past weekend, and a loss to #7 ECU on the road last night. Where does NC State project to land in the 2024 NCAA Tournament? The Wolfpack have already seen the Pirates twice this season, but according to D1Baseball and Baseball America, they might not be done playing ECU. Both of them project NC State to be a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional, with D1Baseball projecting the Pirates as the #6 seed and Baseball America projecting them as the #8 seed. NC State has plenty of baseball left to play, with series against UVA (#14), FSU (#10 ..read more

Former NC State All-American Shortstop Trea Turner was named the National League Player of the Week last week. The 30-year-old hit .462 (12-for-26) with a home run, four RBI, five doubles, a walk, 10 runs scored, a stolen base and a .481 on-base percentage in six games last week. The Florida native led the Majors in runs scored; tied for the NL lead in doubles and extra-base hits (6); ranked third in slugging (.769), OPS (1.250) and hits (12); and ranked fourth in total bases (20). The two-time All-Star recorded four straight multi-hit games from Tuesday through Saturday, putting together thr ..read more

NC State will have a new Quarterback in 2024 in Coastal Carolina Transfer Grayson McCall. A few weeks back, McCall looked sharp in the 2024 Spring Game, completing 16 of his 20 pass attempts for 205 yards and a touchdown. McCall was accuracy and composure were evident in his first time playing in Carter-Finley Stadium. Check out McCall’s tape from the Spring Game.   The post WATCH QB Grayson McCall’s Tape from the 2024 NC State Spring Game appeared first on Pack Insider ..read more

The 2024 NFL Draft is 1 day away. Where does NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson and Center Dylan McMahon project to be drafted? PFF Payton Wilson – 1st Round – 29th Overall Pick – Indianapolis Colts It’s a cliché to go “best athlete available” for the Colts, but Payton Wilson certainly ticked that box at the NFL scouting combine. Wilson was exceptional in his final season at NC State, earning grades above 75.0 in all three facets of defense, led by his 90.0 coverage grade with three interceptions and four forced incompletions. Dylan McMahon – 6th Round – 214th Overall Pick ..read more

#21 NC State lost to #7 ECU 6-10 on the road this evening in a midweek game. As a result, the Pirates have won both games against the Wolfpack in 2024. When you record 10 hits and score 6 runs, you would hope that’s enough offense to win a baseball game. Unfortunately the Wolfpack pitching staff was unable to contain the bats of the Pirates, allowing ECU to put 15 hits and 10 runs in the Box Score. Kudos to Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz for making a STATEment in his return to Clark-LeClair Stadium. A-Mak transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. This evening Makarewicz was 2-4 with ..read more

Louisville Transfer Guard Mike James (6’5″/200) has announced his commitment to NC State!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Tipton Edits (@tiptonedits) This past year, James averaged 12.6 points per game (3rd on the team) and 5 rebounds. He’s extremely physical and aggressive, taking 47% of his field goal attempts at the rim (making 46%). As a result, he draws a lot of fouls, ranking 10th in the ACC in Fouls Drawn, and 4th in Free Throw Rate. James made opponents pay this year when they put him on the line, making 81.8% from the charity stripe, which ranked 15th in ..read more