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NC State Newsstand: Another intriguing realignment update

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 03 Notre Dame at NC State
RALEIGH, NC - FEBRUARY 03: The ACC logo on the floor of the PNC Arena prior to the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the NC State Wolfpack at PNC Arena on February 3, 2018 in Raleigh, NC. The Pack won 76-58. (Photo by Brian Utesch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

NC State’s 2022 football season is squarely on the horizon, and there is no shortage of news as we creep closer to that point. As The Wolfpacker continues to cover the home stretch of the offseason, our daily ‘Newsstands’ will be a way for our readers to catch up on what they missed from the day before. 

The Wolfpacker’s Thursday morning newsstand 

As conference realignment rumors continue to swirl throughout the NCAA landscape, a lot of uncertainty still surrounds NC State and where it may end up at the end of the current reshuffling. The change might not be as rapid as it seemed recently, but it’s still crucial for the Wolfpack and several conferences to remain proactive as they attempt to carve out a place in the future of college athletics.

Here’s more recent realignment news from The Wolfpacker’s article ‘NC State and realignment: Race to be No. 3 among leagues?‘

Beyond the talk of super conferences, there may be a race to become the premier No. 3 conference ongoing.

Could a group of Big 12 and Pac-12 schools converge into a new conference, for instance? The headliners in each of those leagues join up?

Or could the Big 12 and Pac-12 come together on a partnership that was similarly discussed between the ACC and Pac-12.

This takes on importance for teams like NC State in the ACC because perception will become an increasingly important aspect for future viability. There is a race to be viewed as still being at the table for the biggest stages of college football, even if not in the super conferences of the Big Ten and SEC.

“Being marginalized in an era of recruiting, that’s a problem, that’s a big problem,” Hale noted on a recent appearance on 99.9 The Fan’s The OG Show. “Even if you can start to make some of the money work in the short term, the recruiting side of that and the perception side of that matters, too.”

Tweets of the day

NC State long snapper Joseph Shimko is holding a charitable fundraiser for Monmouth Ocean Foundation for Children and Food Pantry in Red Bank. Here are the details!

Check out this highlight reel from NC State men’s basketball legend David Thompson’s NBA career.

In more recent basketball news, the ACC Network pointed out how dominant the NC State Women’s Basketball program has been in the conference recently.

Yesterday’s broadcasts on the ACC network were entirely dedicated to NC State. Here’s a reminder of how thrilling the Wolfpack’s football double-overtime win over Clemson was.

Quote of the Day

This quote is pulled from Ethan McDowell’s interview with four-star men’s basketball prospect Freddie Dilione.

“That’s what coach was talking to me about, just being a hometown hero,” Dilione said. “Where I come from, it’s in the roots, so it wouldn’t be so bad just to go to NC State because it’s just right there where I’m from.”

– Dilione, who attends Word of God Academy, on the possibility of staying in-state for college.

Today’s top headlines

NC State announces representation for the ACC Kickoff

NC State makes Martavious Collins’ top-11 with decision date set

NC State and realignment: Race to be No. 3 among leagues?

Freddie Dilione sets two official visits after unofficial trip to NC State

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