With the 2025 NFL season on the horizon, NC State football is well represented on the gridiron. Staff Writer Noah Teague analyzes what to expect from Raleigh’s household names.
Daniel Susann, Assistant Sports Editor
• Aug 29, 2025
Another season, another scrape-by opener. Dave Doeren’s Wolfpack is good enough to win — never good enough to matter. Welcome back to the era of ‘Decent Dave.’
Josiah Lee, Assistant Sports Editor
• Aug 29, 2025
Holding strong in the final minute, NC State football curbed ECU 24-17, thwarting a potential game-tying Pirates drive. Doeren: “This game was about getting our identity back and playing hard, tough, together football.”
With new coordinators and a flurry of transfers, what can we expect from NC State football? Correspondent Carson Correll analyzes the roster and how each puzzle piece fits into the bigger picture.
The rivalry between NC State and ECU has deep roots. Correspondent Carson Correll previews the 34th matchup between the two teams coming up Thursday night.
As a top TE prospect, Justin Joly could’ve gone anywhere after his standout season. But he stayed with NC State football. Sports Editor Connor VanDerMark asked him why and what the future holds.
Josiah Lee, Assistant Sports Editor
• Aug 27, 2025
CJ Bailey was thrust into the starting role early last season after Grayson McCall’s injury. Assistant Sports Editor Josiah Lee retells his rise and previews his sophomore campaign as the Pack gears up for ECU.
Rivalries, blue bloods and swing game: NC State faces one of its most intriguing football schedules in years. Staff Writer Noah Teague gives a game-by-game look at the Wolfpack’s 2025 slate.
Daniel Susann, Assistant Sports Editor
• Aug 26, 2025
A rivalry renewed. With NC State football's last game of the 2024 season ending in a brawl with East Carolina, tensions are high for the 2025 season opener. Assistant Sports Editor Daniel Susann looks back at the game that started it all back in 1987.
Josiah Lee, Assistant Sports Editor
• Aug 18, 2025
Dave Doeren has brought a lot of good to the NC State football program. But lacking a breakthrough moment, Assistant Sports Editor Josiah Lee questions if Doeren can get it done in today’s era, and if Pack fans should yearn for more.
NC State football has plenty of opportunities for breakout stars on both sides of the ball. Staff Writer Noah Teague breaks down the potential candidates, including a pair of receivers, a pair of safeties and a transfer linebacker.
