The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026 ■ 3 November/December 2026 ■ Vol. 47, No. 2 Managing Editor Steve Downey Contributing Editors Stu Coman, Cathy Jones, Chris Riffer, Matt Herb, David Wasson Staff Writer Noah Fleischman Contributing Writers Tim Peeler, Brian Reinhardt Design/Production Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller Photography NC State Athletics Cover Photos NC State Athletics Publisher Jeanette Blankenship Business Analyst Sarah Boone Circulation Coordinator Beverly Taylor Advertising & Marketing Elena Rehberg elena.rehberg@on3.com Customer Service Lacey Perry, Cathy Jones, Elena Rehberg (800) 421-7751 magazines@on3.com THE WOLFPACKER (ISSN 0273-8945) is pub- lished bimonthly for a total of six issues a year by Coman Publishing Co., a division of On3 Media, Inc., located at 922 Broad St., Suite D, Durham, NC 27705, (919) 688-0218. (E-mail: magazines @on3.com). Periodical mail postage paid at Dur- ham, NC 27702 and additional offices. A one-year subscription is $34.95. 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FEATURES WOLFPACK CLUB FEATURE ......................... 20 DAVE DOEREN ........................................... 22 KEENAN JACKSON...................................... 26 PAUL MCNEIL JR. ....................................... 28 MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW .................... 32 KHAMIL PIERRE ........................................ 36 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW ............... 39 WILL DENNY .............................................. 42 WRESTLING PREVIEW ................................ 44 HANNAH GAPES ........................................ 46 DEPARTMENTS WOLFPACK CLUB NEWS ............................... 4 TRACKING THE PACK .................................. 10 PACK PAST ................................................ 48 PACK PERSPECTIVE — TIM PEELER ............. 50 32 39 TIME FOR A CHANGE NC State Dismisses Dave Doeren 22 PS Form 3526, July 2014 (Page 3 of 4) Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications) Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 16. 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