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N.C. State Football: 3 Reasons to be Optimistic about 2019

By Christian Candeloro

RALEIGH, NC - SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Dave Doeren and the North Carolina State Wolfpack prepare to take the field during their game against the James Madison Dukes at Carter-Finley Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Dave Doeren and the North Carolina State Wolfpack prepare to take the field during their game against the James Madison Dukes at Carter-Finley Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the North Carolina State University Wolfpack looks to pass during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA game against the Florida State University Seminoles at Carter-Finley Stadium on November 23, 2002 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack won 17-7. (Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the North Carolina State University Wolfpack looks to pass during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA game against the Florida State University Seminoles at Carter-Finley Stadium on November 23, 2002 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack won 17-7. (Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images) /

1. N.C. State has a rich history of Quarterbacks

Let’s face it, N.C. State has faced this situation before. Questions surrounding the quarterback position have been a reoccurring theme under Doeren and each time he has pulled out an NFL caliber starting quarterback.

After a disastrous first season, he was able to produce Jacoby Brissett and then followed up Brissett with Finley. Both were transfers, but for the last five years the quarterback position has been nailed down at N.C. State.

This gives me optimism that a starting-caliber quarterback will emerge from the convoluted mess that is the current depth chart.

There are three quarterbacks vying for the starting spot, redshirt sophomores Bailey Hockman and Matt McKay and redshirt freshman Devin Leary.

Leary was a four-star prospect out of NJ that had 15 scholarship offers. Hockman was the No. 1 ranked JUCO quarterback after transferring from Florida State. McKay has been in this system for two years and offers a massive 6’4″ frame.

Each of these quarterbacks has the potential to be a competent starter in the ACC and I trust that Doeren will pick the right one.

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