NC State Newsstand: Clemson game predictions
NC State’s 2022 football season is here, and there will be no shortage of news for the rest of the year. Our daily ‘Newsstands’ will be a way for our readers to catch up on what they missed from the day before.
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The Wolfpacker’s Friday morning newsstand
NC State travels to Clemson this weekend for what might be the biggest game in program history. The Wolfpack, ranked No. 10, will face the No. 5 Tigers in Death Valley Saturday night.
Here’s an excerpt from The Wolfpacker’s article ‘NC State game predictions: Week 5 vs. Clemson.’
Matt Carter’s prediction for NC State vs. Clemson
The terrible news is that Hurricane Ian’s rapid intensification left portions of Florida badly battered, and that is, by far, the most important takeaway of the week. Those Floridians in the path of destruction deserve all of our thoughts, prayers and support in their time of need.
In the far less important consideration of the impact of Ian on the NC State at Clemson game Saturday, the news is more encouraging.
The forecast has changed, as is often the case (remember that when listening to our preview podcast), and now Saturday looks to be significantly drier in Clemson. Even ESPN’s College GameDay may now be dry, as one prediction seen Thursday had the town of Clemson receiving less than a tenth of an inch during the day Saturday, with almost all of that coming before daybreak.
That means this is looking like a straight-up game between Clemson and the Wolfpack.
For the Pack, that’s desirable because the feeling here is that the Tigers had an advantage in a wet and windy contest that would have made passing the football a useless proposition.
However, NC State has had its fair share of big games in recent history. Perhaps not to this proportion, but in 2017 a lot was on the line when the Pack traveled to Notre Dame. NC State was 6-1 and ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll playing at undefeated and 9th-ranked Notre Dame.
Sources had told The Wolfpacker that ESPN College GameDay would be coming the next week when the Pack hosted Clemson if both teams won that weekend. The Wolfpack suffered some key injuries during the game in South Bend and ended up on the wrong end of a lopsided 35-14 score.
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A year later NC State was undefeated at 5-0 and ranked No. 16 when traveling to No. 3 Clemson. The Tigers crushed the Pack, 41-7.
Last season, the Atlantic Division title was on the line when the No. 16 Wolfpack visited No. 12 Wake Forest, but the program lost a 45-42 thriller to the Demon Deacons.
It is hard to pick NC State to win when the Pack has a lack of history of winning these games. The feeling here is Clemson’s offensive improvements are legit, and the Tigers will prevail.
Prediction: Clemson 30, NC State 21
Tweets of the day
NC State baseball went undefeated against Duke yesterday.
Check out the Wolfpack’s uniforms for Saturday’s game against Clemson.
Quote of the day
This quote is from Wolfpack football head coach Dave Doeren discussing the upcoming matchup with the Tigers.
“We’re not intimidated. We’re excited. We’re looking forward to the opportunity. You got two good teams playing for a lot. Whether you guys think we’re good or not, we’re excited to go down there and compete and play against a team we have a lot of respect for.”
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