“That put us in position to have success in the fall,” Doeren said. “There isn’t anybody on the roster academically ineligible entering into the fall. Coming into it, I couldn’t say to you that was going to happen.”
He noted that there were “a lot guys” trying to stay eligible. “I am thankful for all of work that our players have done, our academic support staff, coaches for monitoring guys attendance and making sure guys are doing things the right way,” he said.
Wolfpack players also did more than 1,100 hours of team community service this summer. “I ask our players to do 10 hours per player per year and they did that in one summer,” he said. “I think that says a lot about the way we are approaching things here and the way they give back to a city that gives them a lot in return.”
State is starting a program in the Fall where redshirt players and injured players are getting out to local schools and community hospitals each Friday, mostly to read to children. “I look forward to seeing how that impacts Wake County schools in particular,” he said.