The North Carolina State Wolfpack (5-4) host an ACC showdown against the Duke Blue Devils (6-3) on Saturday at Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium. To read about North Carolina State vs. Duke leaders, insights and a predicted winner, please click here.
Category Archives: N.C. State
Banner night for Wolfpack: 3 takeaways from NC State’s dominant win over USC Upstate
Despite mistakes, N.C. State looked like it has the makings of another NCAA Tournament team. Four players finished in double figures, Ben Middlebrooks notched a 10-point and 10-rebound double-double and graduate student Michael O’Connell provided six assists. Please click here for more.
College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the bill
Winning at big-time college sports has never been free, but in a rapidly changing era in which players are allowed to earn money and be paid by their own schools, it has never been clearer that fans will be picking up a bigger part of the tab. Nels Popp, a University of North Carolina sports-business professor, weighs in. Please click here for more.
Casey Morsell set to broadcast Wolfpack basketball Opener
NC State basketball tips off its 2024-25 season against the visiting USC Upstate Spartans in the Lenovo Center at 7 p.m. ET Monday (ACC Network Extra). And Wolfpack enthusiasts who tune in should recognize one of the names on the broadcast team. Please click here for more.
College basketball in 2024: 68 bold predictions include one about NC State
Seven months after NC State’s Cinderella run from a No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament to the Final Four, the Wolfpack are poised to turn back into pumpkins. Please click here to read the other 67 bold predictions.
CJ Bailey, NC State hope to pick on Stanford’s pass defense
Stanford will aim to snap a five-game losing streak on Saturday when it travels to Raleigh for its first-ever meeting with North Carolina State, which is coming off a bye. The last time NC State (4-4, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) was in action was Oct. 19, when it went to the West Coast and beat Cal 24-23. That game was the fourth start for true freshman quarterback CJ Bailey, who threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns in the first conference win for the Wolfpack this season. Please click here for more.
College basketball, king of all sports in NC, should be special again in the Triangle
College basketball might not be as popular or compelling as it was during its 1970s or 80s or 90s heyday — here, or anywhere — but it’s hardly just a one-month pastime in North Carolina. In North Carolina, it remains part religion or maybe part cult. It determines tribal affiliation. Please click here for more.
NC State golfer Wins Share of Landfall Tradition Title
NC State senior golfer Lauren Olivares Leon earned her third career win, as she shared the individual medalist title at the Landfall Tradition. Sharing with Florida State’s Lottie Woad, Olivares Leon carded a 6-under 210 (69-70-71) across the three rounds at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington. Olivares Leon, who now is tied for the most individual wins in program history, paced the Pack, who finished in sixth with a season-best 8-over 872. Please click here for more.
Tar Heels ‘Heavy Favorite’ for NC State Basketball Target
NC State basketball has been in pursuit of North Carolina’s top 2026 prep for over a year. Caldwell Academy (N.C.) forward Cole Cloer, No. 25 overall and No. 1 among North Carolina prospects on the 247Sports 2026 Composite, has held an offer from NC State basketball head coach Kevin Keatts and his crew since his 16th birthday. Please click here for more.
NC State QB McCall retires after multiple concussions
NC State quarterback Grayson McCall, who has missed much of his lone season with the Wolfpack due to injuries, is retiring from football on the advice of brain specialists, he announced Wednesday evening on social media. Please click here for more.