NC State Newsstand: Defense preparing for Texas Tech tempo
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The Wolfpacker’s Wednesday morning newsstand
NC State faces its first power-five test of the season this weekend against Texas Tech. Wolfpack defensive coordinator Tony Gibson met with the media Tuesday too discuss his experiences with Big-12 offenses and more.
Here’s an excerpt from The Wolfpacker’s story ‘NC State defense is preparing for an up-tempo challenge.’
Gibson has some experience against these types of offenses. He was a defensive coordinator at West Virginia, Texas Tech’s conference rival in the Big 12, for 5 seasons prior to arriving at NC State.
“With these teams, they are going to go as fast as they can to run a lot of plays,” Gibson said. “I was a defensive coordinator in the Big 12 for 5 years. It was every week with that.”
One key that Gibson identified for NC State is being multiple on defense.
“They use a lot of up-tempo to try to get you on your heels,” Gibson said. “We have to do a great job and be able to get lined up and not blow calls and coverages.
“We can’t just stay simple and stay in the same call all night. Because if we do, they’ll pick us apart.”
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Gibson also noted third down defenses will be key.
“We have to try to limit the big plays and get them off the field,” Gibson stated. “We have to be really good on third down. That’s our goal.”
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NC State quote of the day
This quote is from Wolfpack cornerback Aydan White discussing Texas Tech’s offense.
“It’s an up-tempo team that passes a lot, so that’s more opportunity for us to make plays,” NC State third-year sophomore cornerback Aydan White noted. “I think that is more like a secondary’s dream to have a team that passes a lot.”
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