The Wolfpacker Podcast: NC State vs. North Carolina preview
After a difficult road loss to Louisville, NC State football (7-4 overall, 3-4 ACC) is back on the road for the final game of the regular season. This is also rivalry week for the Wolfpack. For the first time this year, NC State is unranked when arriving for a kickoff. The opponent, North Carolina, is No. 17 in the updated College Football Playoffs poll. The Heels are 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the ACC.
The game will be televised on ABC and kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
With host Justin H. Williams, The Wolfpacker‘s Matt Carter dive into the NC State-North Carolina game from multiple angles in our weekly opponent preview podcast episode, which can be seen and heard below.
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Among the many topics discussed:
• The Wolfpacker starts the show off with the “Upon Further Review” segment that looks back at the tough defeat to Louisville. Matt goes over some chatter that he heard during the week about the weather elements and how that changed his perspective a little on choosing to go for a fourth and inches in the fourth quarter.
• A big picture look at the rivalry game, with Matt going over examples of two past showdowns in the series history that proves the old cliche that you can throw out the records and conventional wisdom when these two teams meet on the football field.
• However, the discussion also dives into how this may be a tough matchup for NC State, which has to rely on defense to win games and yet a couple of the weaker points for that unit happen to be where UNC excels most offensively.
• A breakdown of the North Carolina football team, which has rode a combination of an elite passing attack led by NFL talent at quarterback and receiver (and perhaps tight end) and good fortune with health and scheduling to a berth into the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte next week against Clemson.
• We don’t leave basketball out of this podcast, as Justin and Matt look at the loss to Kansas and why there was a positive vibe coming out of the contest for NC State fans.
• And much more!
Each week, The Wolfpacker will preview the upcoming opponent for a podcast that will be released on Thursday, and then will have the postgame reflections episode Sundays following the contest. The exception will be for the Virginia Tech game that is played on Thursday, Oct. 27.
All episodes are available wherever you find your favorite podcasts, and video recordings are also uploaded onto The Wolfpacker’s YouTube channel.
Videos of NC State head coach Dave Doeren’s media availabilities Monday and Thursday will also be uploaded onto the YouTube page.
