What Happened During NC State Football's Fall Camp Scrimmage?

The North Carolina State Wolfpack football team reportedly held a hotly contested scrimmage during last week's fall camp practice sessions. In an actual game situation, the team reportedly showed some improvements even in the early stages of the preseason.

Head coach Dave Doeren provided some insight Wednesday into what went down during the game.

Not Afraid of a Little Rain

The weather in Raleigh has been far from dry over the first few weeks of NC State's fall camp. It's rained more than a week's worth of the days the Wolfpack has practic ed so far. Practicing in the wet conditions helped more than it harmed.

"It was pouring rain. We had 140 plays. We had no fumbles and no poor snaps in the rain, which is pretty awesome," Doeren said.

The average college football game includes about 175 plays, so the trend of ball security in the rain is certainly impressive.

Standout Performers

In the 140 plays, Doeren mentioned a few players stood amongst the others as they battled in the torrential downpour.

"Jonathan Paylor had a really good day in the scrimmage, so we're excited to see him," Doeren said.

Playing quarterback in the rain can prove extremely difficult for college signal-cal lers. NC State shouldn't have problems in that department with CJ Bailey.

"CJ, you can see his maturity and experience and how he's playing football and leading now, using his voice," Doeren said.