You have to make your layups.
Dave Doeren used that basketball analogy this week to implore his players to make the easy plays and learn from its loss to South Carolina.
N.C. State did just that in a 37-20 home win over Marshall on Saturday night. The Wolfpack (1-1) made its easy shots, avoided the big mistake in the process, and recovered from a slow start to post its first win of the season.
“We can be as good as we want to be, as long as we stay out of our own way,” Doeren said.