N.C. State coach Dave Doeren found himself in a club of one Thursday morning during the Pigskin Preview luncheon.
On the main dias sitting with four other head coaches, including his Triangle ACC counterparts David Cutcliffe of Duke and Larry Fedora of North Carolina, Doeren was the only one coaching preseason all-ACC players.
When the league announced the team on Wednesday, N.C. State discovered that three of its players were selected in media voting. Wolfpack defensive end Bradley Chubb and punter A.J. Cole were selected at their positions while the versatile Jaylen Samuels was the voters’ pick at the newly created all-purpose slot.