The Wolfpacker Podcast: NC State at UNC reflections

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The NC State football team is finished with the regular season and awaits a bowl game announcement sporting an 8-4 overall record and 4-4 ACC mark after a 30-27 double overtime win over archrival North Carolina Friday afternoon Nov. 25. The Heels, ranked No. 17 in the most recent College Football Playoff committee poll, fell to 9-3 and 6-2.

The Wolfpacker’s Matt Carter and Justin H. Williams dive into the NC State-North Carolina game from multiple angles in our weekly Postgame Reflections podcast episode, which can be seen and heard below.

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Among the many topics discussed during the recording of the podcast:

• Both Matt and Justin agree that the bottom line from this game was that NC State was a better team, and that of the two squads on the field, North Carolina was the one that was fortunate the contest went to overtime.

Matt added that a pair of UNC touchdowns in regulation were set up by NC State miscues and a favorable North Carolina bounce on a short punt.

• Breaking down the performance of third-year freshman quarterback Ben Finley in his first career start, and why his work on the scout team against the NC State defense plus getting extensive snaps last Saturday vs. the aggressive Louisville defense perhaps helped make Finley comfortable against a UNC defense that lacks a pass rush.

• A shoutout to the defense that held the vaunted North Carolina offense in check as well as any D that played the Heels this season.

• Who gets The Wolfpacker’s game balls from the NC State win? Matt went with perhaps the most obvious choice, while Justin went with a defensive standout not named Drake Thomas.

• And although this is a football podcast, the two take time to look at NC State basketball fresh off a successful 2-1 trip to the Bahamas and the ramifications of that momentum moving forward.

• And much more!

Related link: What they’re saying about NC State’s win over North Carolina

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.

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.

The Wolfpacker Podcast: NC State Football Vs. North Carolina Postgame Reflections

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