NC State Newsstand: Wolfpack preseason bowl projections
Fall camp is officially underway for NC State football, and there will be no shortage of news between now and the Wolfpack’s season opener. 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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TheWolfpacker.com’s Thursday Morning Newsstand
NC State’s 2023 football season kicks off one week from Thursday. Going into the fall, a variety of news outlets released bowl projections, which included the Wolfpack traveling to New York City in a few predictions.
After playing in Charlotte last year for the 2022 Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Maryland, here are the most recent preseason predictions for the program.
ESPN.com’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach each released their projections Wednesday. Bonagura slotted NC State into the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe bowl, which will be played Dec. 28 inside Yankee Stadium in New York City. This game would also be a rematch against Maryland after the Terrapins defeated the Wolfpack 16-12 in the Mayo Bowl.
Schlabach projected NC State to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, scheduled for Dec. 29 in Jacksonville, Florida. Arkansas is the projected opponent in this potential ACC/SEC clash.
Action Network’s Brett McMurphy also recently released his preseason bowl predictions. NC State landed in the Pinstripe Bowl again, this time for a game against Iowa. Bleacher Report predicted that the Wolfpack will play its postseason game in Yankee Stadium as well, matching up against Illinois.
NC State has been bowl eligible each of the past three season, winning at least 8 games every season in that stretch.
Tweets of the day
The Pack men’s basketball program hired Larry Dixon as its new assistant coach.
The Savage Wolves NIL Collective is auctioning off a super unique opportunity to travel with the football team for its season opener.
The Carter-Finley Stadium scoreboard looks ready for the season.
Is the ACC on track to expand again?
Wolfpack defensive lineman Savion Jackson received a nomination for the national comeback player of the year award.
NC State quote of the day
This quote is from Pack defensive coordinator Tony Gibson, praising the talent on this year’s defensive line.
“In all my years of coaching in this defense, I think this is the best defense line I have ever had,” Gibson said. “It’s a full unit. We’re deeper than we’ve ever been.”
Today’s top NC State headlines
Tony Gibson previews defense, touts depth throughout
Larry Dixon added to NC State basketball staff
NC State WR Terrell Timmons Jr.: ‘I feel like this is my time now’
