The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 ■ 19 QUOTING THE PACK www.systemscontractors.com Since 1977, Systems Contractors, Inc. has provided Industrial & Commercial HVAC Services throughout the Southeast. Call us today to learn more. 336.763.8969 • Commercial and Industrial HVAC • Design/Build • Piping • Custom Metal Fabrication • Service and Maintenance Contracts • Custom AHU's and Packaged Plants • Engineering Services • Energy Studies Q U A L I T Y • E F F I C I E N C Y • I N N O V AT I O N 18 Former Wolfpack players made initial 53-man NFL rosters Aug. 31 (not including injured reserve, COVID-19 lists or practice squads). That total tied for 25th nationally and fourth in the ACC, trailing only Clemson (33), Miami (25) and Florida State (23). Partial ACC member Notre Dame ranked fifth nationally with 34. 2,185,000 Average number of viewers for the Clemson at NC State game Sept. 25 on ESPN, with a high of 4.5 million who tuned in for overtime. That made it the highest-rated game with a 3:30 p.m. kickoff through the first four weeks of the college football season. According to ESPN, it was also the most-watched 3:30 game on the network in week four since 2017. Among all contests for that particular week in college foot- ball, it ranked sixth for highest viewership, trailing four tilts that were on network television and one prime-time kickoff on ESPN. " The Wolfpack is on fire right now. Raleigh is a great place. If you came to this place tonight and don't want to be a part of this program, we don't want you. This is an incredible place. We love this place and we are excited about what's coming." — DAVE DOEREN on ACC Network's "The Huddle" after the Wolfpack's win over Clemson There is no doubt the Wolfpack will be solid again this year. Four starters return. A couple impressive recruits and two talented transfers arrive. But will it be enough to produce a power move in ACC play, and more importantly, in March? … The Wolfpack has talent and experience. It now needs to find a way to break through from good to better and find some prosperity in March. This roster provides [head coach Kevin] Keatts with some lineup options." — The NC State men's basketball breakdown from Lindy's, which predicts the Pack will finish 10th in the ACC PHOTO BY ETHAN HYMAN/NEWS & OBSERVER