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N.C. State football has been plagued by a familiar problem through two games, an issue that contributed to a comeback win against Western Carolina and a blowout loss to Tennessee.
The Wolfpack’s run game hasn’t been able to gain traction, limiting the overall effectiveness of an offense that features a lot of new playmakers. That problem was on full display in N.C. State’s 51-10 loss to Tennessee in Charlotte.
“There’s a lot we have to improve on,” head coach Dave Doeren said Monday during his weekly Zoom press conference.
“There’s too many plays in our backfield, for one. (Tennessee) had 10 tackles in our backfield in the game. Some of them were run, some of them weren’t, but it starts with being aggressive.”
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N.C. State had negative rushing yards in the first half and finished with 39 total against the Volunteers, who racked up 13 tackles for loss at Bank of America Stadium. The 39 rushing yards were the Wolfpack’s fewest since finishing with 27 in a loss to Maryland at the 2022 Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
The Wolfpack averaged 1.4 yards per carry against Tennessee.
“I think, at times, you try to be too perfect. You gotta get your o-line, your tight ends, your running backs in sync. There were some things we did well. I thought our outside run game had some positive plays. Our inside run game, not so much,” Doeren said.
“We knew Tennessee’s d-tackles were gonna be a handful, and those guys are really good players, too, so that was part of it. We just didn’t stay on people long enough, there was too much penetration, and they did a lot of blitzing inside and mixed it up. I think it’s a combination of things, but it comes down to execution.”
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Author : The Fayetteville Observer
Publish date : 2024-09-09 17:39:17
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