Talking Preps: NC State coach Dave Doeren joins the show.

N.C. State coach Dave Doeren is a special guest on Talking Preps Monday night at 8.

Doeren will talk all things Wolfpack.

Also on tap:

▪ We’ll also discuss the football situation at Garinger High School, with former Wildcats athletic director Tony Huggins.

▪ Hough QB Tad Hudson joins us for the Game Show and he’ll try to take down coach Greiner, who’s undefeated.

▪ Chris will reveal three (yes 3) Sweet 16 polls. Grice’s Gems this week include the Lake Norman offensive line, Pine Lake Prep’s Vic Garrido and Austin Shaw, Richmond Senior receiver Tremel Jones and Hough kicker Nolan Hauser.

▪ We’ve got six new “Fresh Faces:” Southern Durham’s Omari Smith, Lake Norman’s Tanner Schmidt, South Meck’s Panos Burgos, AL Brown’s Torren Wright, Myers Park RB Jacob Newman and Butler RB Davion Nelson.

This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 12:59 PM.

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