Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 30, 2017 37 COACHING Dave Doeren was an impressive 23-4 in his two years at Northern Illinois (2011-12), including a bid to the Orange Bowl, which earned him the job at NC State. Now in his fifth season in Raleigh, Doeren has gone a so-so 31-27 and has yet to win more than eight games in a season. It would appear that Doeren has the Wolfpack on the verge of a breakthrough. NC State will enter Notre Dame Stadium with a 6-1 record, and the four Atlantic Coast Conference wins already marked a single-season high for Doeren. Now in his eighth year at Notre Dame, Kelly is looking to put together his third double-digit win total in South Bend (12-1 in 2012 and 10-3 in 2015) while coming off the 4-8 nightmare last season. Doeren has a 1-0 record against Kelly, with NC State besting the Irish 10-3 last season in Raleigh in a game played during Hurricane Matthew. Advantage: Notre Dame INTANGIBLES NC State is a veteran team that is playing with a great deal of confidence. After beating Florida State on the road, the Wolfpack will likely enter Notre Dame Stadium with the belief it can topple the Irish as well. The Wolfpack are 2-0 on the road this season and have been decent on the road during the Doeren era. NC State went 2-3 on the road last season and 4-2 in 2015. Under Kelly Notre Dame has gone 22-8 against teams currently in the ACC, and 7-2 at home. This is an evenly matched game in many regards, but Notre Dame's experience in such contests and the contest being at Notre Dame Stadium should give the Irish the edge. Advantage: Notre Dame GAME PREVIEW: NORTH CAROLINA STATE Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. X 3 Kelvin Harmon 6-3 213 So. 19 C.J. Riley 6-4 204 R-Fr. LT 53 Tyler Jones 6-3 300 R-Jr. 64 Peter Daniel 6-6 305 5th-Sr. LG 70 Terronne Prescod 6-5 331 R-Jr. 71 Joe Sculthorpe 6-3 307 R-Fr. C 65 Garrett Bradbury 6-3 298 R-Jr. 71 Joe Sculthorpe 6-3 307 R-Fr. RG 50 Tony Adams 6-2 315 Sr. 66 Josh Fedd-Jackson 6-3 336 Fr. RT 54 Will Richardson 6-6 322 R-Jr. 67 Justin Witt 6-6 296 R-Fr. H 1 Jaylen Samuels 5-11 228 Sr. 28 Dylan Parham 6-4 242 R-Fr. TE 48 Cole Cook 6-6 250 Sr. 42 Dylan Autenrieth 6-4 242 R-Fr. Z 12 Stephen Louis 6-2 217 R-Jr. 86 Emeka Emezie 6-3 209 Fr. S 11 Jakobi Meyers 6-2 203 R-So. 6 Gavin Locklear 5-10 195 5th-Sr. QB 15 Ryan Finley 6-4 210 R-Jr. 2 Jalan McClendon 6-5 221 R-Jr. RB 7 Nyheim Hines 5-9 197 Jr. or 25 Reggie Gallaspy II 5-11 225 Jr. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. FE 35 Kentavius Street 6-2 287 Sr. or 45 Darian Roseboro 6-4 287 Jr. N 98 B.J. Hill 6-4 315 Sr. 90 Ben "Shug" Frazier 6-3 316 R-Fr. T 27 Justin Jones 6-2 312 Sr. or 91 Eurndraus Bryant 6-1 325 Jr. BE 9 Bradley Chubb 6-4 275 Sr. 39 James Smith-Williams 6-4 247 R-So. MLB 4 Jerod Fernandez 6-0 227 5th-Sr. 10 Louis Acceus 6-0 216 Fr. WLB 58 Airius Moore 6-0 235 Sr. or 3 Germaine Pratt 6-3 235 R-Jr. NIC 24 Shawn Boone 5-10 201 Sr. 13 Stephen Morrison 5-11 201 R-Jr. LC 21 Nick McCloud 6-1 190 So. 20 Bryce Banks 6-2 192 R-Fr. SS 31 Jarius Morehead 6-1 217 R-So. 22 Isaiah Stallings 6-4 220 R-Fr. FS 34 Tim Kidd-Glass 6-1 202 So. or 14 Dexter Wright 6-2 232 R-Jr. RC 15 Johnathan Alston 6-0 210 5th-Sr. or 2 Mike Stevens 5-11 190 Sr. NORTH CAROLINA STATE PREVIEW Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PK 38 Carson Wise 5-10 170 R-Jr. 92 Kyle Bambard 5-8 190 Jr. KO 92 Kyle Bambard 5-8 190 Jr. P 90 A.J. Cole III 6-4 230 Jr. 93 Noah Giroux 6-0 205 Fr. SN 57 Tyler Griffiths 6-2 230 Jr. 50 Jackson Quiqqle 5-10 205 R-Fr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. H 90 A.J. Cole III 6-4 230 Jr. 14 Woody Cornwell 6-2 210 R-Jr. KR 7 Nyheim Hines 5-9 197 Jr. 1 Jaylen Samuels 5-11 228 Sr. PR 7 Nyheim Hines 5-9 197 Jr. 1 Jaylen Samuels 5-11 228 Sr. Special Teams Fifth-year senior linebacker Jerod Fernandez paced NC State with 56 stops through seven games, 11 more than any other defender. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN