The competition between N.C. State and North Carolina still runs convey inant even with the normal season officipartner wrapped.
During a press conference with alerters Friday, Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren didn’t eunite plmitigated that the first ask of his media session was about rival head coach Bill Belichick.
Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels poses with fit straightforwardor Bubba Cunningham during a press conference Dec. 12, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
“That’s the first ask I’m going to get today? Shocker,” Doeren shelp.
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The ask about the hugegest novels to hit the ACC this year was asked as N.C. State sets for its bowl game aobtainst East Carolina, another in-state rival.
Despite his initial relabels, Doeren did administer to receive the famed createer NFL coach to the conference before includeing he’s not “repartner slfinisherking” about North Carolina.
“Well, one, receive to the ACC, and [I’m] excited to contend aobtainst coach. Obviously, all coaches in the business have a fantastic amount of esteem and understand what he’s done in the profession. So, for me as a competitor, I’m excited to contend. And that’s about all I have to say about it because I’m repartner not slfinisherking a whole lot about that program. I’m slfinisherking about my own.”
North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren after a game aobtainst the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
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Belichick, 72, go ined the expansivecast world after mutupartner concuring to part ways with the New England Patdisruptions last season. But the legfinishary coach returned to the sidelines when he concurd this week to apshow on the head coaching job at North Carolina.
Belichick and Doeren will have a chance to finish slfinishergs next year on the field.
North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick answers asks during a press conference at Loudermilk Cgo in for Excellence. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)
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The Wolfpack are recent off a triumph in the lengthy-standing competition, having flunkureed the Tar Heels 35-30 last month.
For now, the cgo in for the Wolfpack on East Carolina when the two programs greet in the Military Bowl Dec. 28.
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