NC State head coach blasts former NFL receiver for doubts after upsetting Clemson: 'He can kiss my a--'

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Clemson entered its game against N.C. State Saturday as a 9.5-point favorite, so it wasn't necessarily crazy for former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. to predict the Tigers would come away with a win.

However, Smith made a rather bold statement about the game on ESPN's "College GameDay," slighting the Wolfpack and calling N.C. State a basketball school.

"Clemson has been struggling. They're not the Clemson that we've loved over the years. But N.C. State, unfortunately, they're waiting for basketball to start," Smith said.

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Head coach Dave Doeren of the N.C. State Wolfpack during the first half of a game against the Clemson Tigers at Carter-Finley Stadium Oct. 28, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.  (Lance King/Getty Images)

Smith wound up eating his words after N.C. State pulled off an upset with a 24-17 win.

It became apparent right after the game N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren heard what the former Carolina Panther had said.

"Tell Steve Smith in the studio this ain't a basketball school," Doeren said. "He can kiss my a--."

Doeren doubled down in his postgame press conference.

Former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. before an NFC wild-card playoff game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in January 2020 in New Orleans.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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"For a guy who lives in Charlotte, he clearly has got his head faced west all the time. No disrespect to him, but he disrespected our program, and I'm not gonna let people do that. These kids have worked their butt off. We've won a lot of football games here. … He can