NC State Newsstand: Updated Wolfpack bowl projections
Coming off of a 48-41 win over Marshall last week, NC State football stands 4-2 on the season, just a couple of wins away from bowl eligibility. The Wolfpack is at the midway point of its season and appears headed for its fourth-consecutive postseason bid.
A variety of media outlets are continuing to release their postseason bowl projections, and all of them included NC State traveling to various cities across the United States. Here are a few highlights from national outlets.
ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach each released their updated projections. Bonagura sent the pack to the Wednesday, Dec. 27, Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland. NC State would play Memphis in that matchup. Schlabach continued a consistent trend with the program’s projections over the past few weeks. He put the Wolfpack in the Pinstripe Bowl, which would take place Thursday, Dec. 28. NC State would face off against Rutgers in New York City at Yankee Stadium.
Brett McMurphy from Action Network has the same projection: a matchup between the Scarlet Knights and the Wolfpack in the MLB ballpark.
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm predicted that NC State will head to Tampa, Florida, to play against Ohio in the Gasparilla Bowl. This game would be one of the earliest on the bowl calendar, taking place Dec. 22.
USA Today’s Erick Smith also put out his updated projections this week. He slotted the Wolfpack into the Sun Bowl against Oregon State. This game would be played in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 29.
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To round out this week’s bowl predictions, Steven Lassan from Athlon Sports shared his thoughts. His projection is the same as Smith’s. The Pack would travel to Texas for a Sun Bowl clash with the Beavers.
Tweets of the day
Wolfpack women’s basketball picked up a commitment from top priority forward recruit Lorena Awou, who chose the program over offers from Miami, Michigan and others.
Three-star defensive line commit Justin Terrell will travel to Durham for the Pack’s matchup with Duke.
Wolfpack defensive lineman Savion Jackson made the comeback player of the year watchlist.
Linebacker Payton Wilson made the Senior Bowl midseason All-American team.
Check out sophomore quarterback MJ Morris’ appearance on the ACC Network.
NC State quote of the day
This quote is from Pack defensive coordinator Tony Gibson, discussing the matchup with Duke.
“We know it’s a big game,” Gibson said. “Obviously, it’s an in-state game, so it’s very important to our program.”
Today’s top NC State headlines
NC State is ready to renew its in-state rivalry with Duke
Lorena Awou commits to NC State
NC State coach Dave Doeren says it’s likely RB Kendrick Raphael returns this week
