N.C. State made another “sleeper” list.
Sports Illustrated included N.C. State as one of “Five Sleeper Teams That Could Emerge as Legit Contenders” last week.
SI joins ESPN’s David Hale (“sleeping giant”), ESPN’s Phil Steele (“playoff crashers” and the SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic (No. 4 in the country?!?) in a familiar refrain of preseason hype for the Wolfpack.
[Whew! NC State’s not in the preseason top 25. (But that’s a good thing.)]
[Why Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren isn’t ready to buy into ESPN’s NC State football hype]
[Not long ago, NC State’s receivers were last in the ACC in completed passes.