I was wrong: Dave Doeren and his staff aren’t just tweaking the spring game format, they’re changing it completely. Rather than playing a true exhibition football game, NC State will run through a variety of different situational drills, and no tackling to the ground will be allowed during the contest.
Here’s how things will go, via the release from NCSU on the event:
1Q: In the first quarter, the first, second and third teams will compete against each other in a series of scripted plays.
2Q: The team will scrimmage in “sudden change” mode, simulating action following a turnover or a big momentum play on special teams.