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thegatorseye.com
Football Travels to Face Apex Tonight
As week nine approaches in the High School football season, the Gators hunt for their second win of the season. Standing with a record of 1-6, the Gators look to salvage the rest of the season, put in good performances, and pull out results. The Gators started the season on...
trianglesportsnet.com
2026 SAS Championship – Round 1
RALEIGH, NC – The PGA Tour Champions is in town, as the regular season concludes this week at the 2026 SAS Championship, the 26th playing of the event starting Friday at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary. Being held at Prestonwood every year since its debut in 2001, this year’s...
Technician Online
First-year head coach Justin Gainey sets his sights on building a culture of toughness in Raleigh
First-year men’s basketball head coach Justin Gainey has promised over and over again that his program will have at least one thing: toughness. “As long as I’m your head coach, you can count on that every single day I’m gonna bring that toughness, and all my teams and my staff and everybody that’s in contact with us will have that toughness,” Gainey said.
247Sports
NC State caps off fall ball with 7-4 comeback win over UNC in Battle at the DBAP
RALEIGH, N.C. -- After two losses to open the fall exhibition season, NC State baseball closed it with a 7-4 win over North Carolina in the Battle at the DBAP. The win might not mean anything by the time the regular season rolls around in February, but it was the perfect exclamation point to prove the growth for the program this fall.
insidepacksports.com
Head coach Justin Gainey: "I Know We Will Be Good This Year!"
NC State head coach Justin Gainey joined the Wolfpack Weekly Radio Show to discuss the upcoming exhibition game, the importance of mental toughness, his use of analytics, and much more!. It’s really exciting to talk to you, Coach, and put you to work off the court by putting the headset...
CBS Sports
Predicting AP Top 25 college basketball rankings: Florida edges Duke, Illinois for No. 1 in preseason poll
One of the most difficult exercises to do every year before the start of the college basketball season is to predict what the preseason AP Top 25 poll will look like when it is dropped for the first time. The 2026-27 season is even more challenging because a majority of the teams on this list have at least one impactful player who may or may not be eligible due to pending five-for-five lawsuits.
On3.com
Watch: New Big J & Little J Show breaks down Duke’s first loss of season
Jordan Mann and Conor O’Neill are back with the latest Big J & Little J Show. Discussion centers on what happened in Duke’s first loss of the season. The Blue Devils dropped a tight game at Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon, with several things going wrong. Duke battled back but its defense couldn’t prevent a final-minutes touchdown, and a missed kick ultimately spelled the first defeat.
Raleigh News & Observer
Popo Aguirre played for Miami in the CFP. Brotherly ‘bugging' led him to NC State
Sometimes the best recruiters aren’t the coaches with 30 years of experience, program alumni in the pros or even former childhood teammates. Sometimes the most effective recruiters are the ones with whom players have shared homes and holidays. Sometimes it’s a clingy little brother who once attended every game and painted his big brother’s number on a plain white T-shirt. Just ask Popo Aguirre. The senior linebacker entered the transfer portal days after Miami played in the 2025-26 national championship game. He talked to Missouri, Ole Miss and even considered staying with the Hurricanes for what was initially expected to be his final season. Instead he decided N.C. State would be his next stop. Head coach Dave Doeren wasn’t the deciding factor. Nor was defensive coordinator DJ Eliot. It wasn’t even CJ Bailey, quarterback and Miami native, or Hurricanes teammates Jojo Trader and Chance Robinson. Chino Aguirre, Popo’s younger brother, was actually his primary recruiter, despite what some sites might say. “I just wanted to be here and be with him,” Popo said. “And I was like, ‘You know what? It feels right.’” ‘You might as well come over here’ Chino didn’t even know his brother decided to join him
packinsider.com
NC State Assistant Riley Collins Talks About The ‘Gainey Standard’, Coaching in the ACC at 29 Years Old, & What to Expect From the New Roster | PI POD #21
NC State assistant coach Riley Collins joins The Pack Insiders Podcast for an inside look at Justin Gainey’s program—and why fans should be excited about this Wolfpack roster. Collins shares his journey from a record-setting college point guard to sleeping on a couch inside Tennessee’s basketball facility, then...
247Sports
No. 2-ranked 2028 recruit Colton Hiller dishes on Duke, Florida visits and potential 2027 reclassification
Colton Hiller, the No. 2 overall recruit in the national 2028 class, was one of the highest-ranked prospects in attendance at USA Basketball's October Minicamp. Before the weekend, the 6-foot-6, 210-pound skilled wing from Coatesville (Pa.) High completed an official visit to Duke. Hiller highlighted the welcoming atmosphere created by...
jocoreport.com
Clayton’s Terry Hicks Leads NCAA Division III In Rushing
SALEM, VIRGINIA – Clayton, N.C. native Terry Hicks is having a record-setting senior season at Hampden-Sydney College, where he currently leads all NCAA Division III players in rushing. Hicks, who lives in Clayton but attended Apex Friendship High School, rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, Oct. 10...
WRAL News
Company tells NC State football fans they'll wait even longer for Brazil game refunds
Some football fans are still out thousands of dollars after a company, tasked to coordinate logistics for an international college football game in Brazil, informed fans they'll have to wait even longer for their refunds. Athlete Advantage, which was coordinating the football season opener between North Carolina State University and...
roaringbengals.com
Tension rises and fans scatter after chaotic football game
Going to a high school football game on Friday night is usually a fun way to hang out with friends and support the team. But last week’s game turned into a scary situation really fast. Before the kickoff even started, you could tell the energy in the stadium felt different than usual. School staff and police officers were everywhere, doing whatever they could to keep things under control.
247Sports
Cory's Conclusion: Placing the Blame Where it Belongs for NC State's 3-3 Start
RALEIGH, NC -- Dave Doeren took the podium for his postgame Zoom call on Saturday afternoon after a 38-14 loss to Wake Forest and tried to take accountability. The 14-year head coach gave second-year head coach Jake Dickert and the Demon Deacons credit, saying, "As coaches, we've got to get that done" when discussing the second-half defense, but the rest was another blamefest.
On3.com
NC State men’s basketball picked to finish eighth in ACC preseason poll
A year after being one of the media darlings of the offseason with Will Wade at the helm, NC State has flown under the radar going into the 2026-27 campaign under Justin Gainey. And the ACC preseason poll reflected that once it was released Tuesday afternoon. The Wolfpack, which did not receive any first-place votes, was picked to finish eighth by a 48-person voting panel, which includes TheWolfpacker.com. Gainey’s first roster in Raleigh is headlined by junior guard Paul McNeil Jr., who was coveted in the transfer portal but ultimately returned to Pack, after posting a career-best 13.8 points...