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Glennon’s wait is over, starting Tuesday

8. March 2010

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He’s got it all – exceptional height, above-average arm strength, solid decision-making abilities and a winner’s mentality. Mike Glennon had all that down when he came to NC State two years ago. Patience might not have been high on the list. It is now. The highly-recruited, highly-decorated quarterback from Westfield High School in Chantilly, VA was supposed to [...]

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2010 Spring Football Organizational Chart

8. March 2010

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A little look ahead to 2010 Football

26. February 2010

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We’ve had some nice entries and conversations on the blog and the message boards with this week-long stretch between Wolfpack Basketball games. So, why not spend a few minutes on some football items? Looking Back, Looking Ahead We are heading into ’spring practice time’ and ‘The Wolfpacker’ released a lot of good information on the spring [...]

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Irving back and better than ever

16. February 2010

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Eight months following a car accident which nearly took his life and ended his 2009 football season, Nate Irving seems poised to return and make a huge impact for the 2010 Wolfpack. Check out this story from GoPack on Irving’s recovery and return to the field. “I’m Ready to Hit Somebody” Nate Irving didn’t just walk into the [...]

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Tenuta joins Wolfpack coaching staff

11. February 2010

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Per Media Relations… NC State head football coach Tom O’Brien has announced that Jon Tenuta has joined the Wolfpack staff and will serve as linebackers coach, replacing Andy McCollum, who took another job on Tuesday.  Tenuta brings 29 years of experience as a coach and 16 as a defensive coordinator, most recently at Notre Dame. “We lost [...]

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DG talks to TOB

7. February 2010

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It is Super Bowl Sunday (good luck, DeMario Pressley), so let’s use this opportunity to turn away from the trainwreck that we all call ‘NC State Basketball’ and take a little look at football season. Dave Glenn had a nice 12 minute interview with Coach Tom O’Brien to which you can listen by clicking [...]

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2010 NC State Football Schedule

4. February 2010

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We’ll have more later, but the Wolfpack’s brutal 2010 Football Schedule has been announced with some changes to some of the previous tentative dates. State actually hosts two ESPN televised Thursday night games this year. Nine of the Wolfpack’s twelve opponents competed in bowl games this past season, and 33% of the schedule (four) finished [...]

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National Signing Day Open Post (With TOB Video)

3. February 2010

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The annual race between grown men to get the signatures of 17 and 18 year old boys is officially over and NC State has added 23 players to the fold for the 2010 class. Most of the attention around players on National Signing Day is based on ratings. Coaches and fans “seeing stars” will do pretty [...]

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Mustafa Greene commits to NC State

28. January 2010

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Based on news from several recruiting outlets, it looks like three-star running back Mustafa Greene(Columbia, SC), has committed to NC State for 2010. The No. 43 running back in the 2010 class according to Scout.com, Greene made his official visit to NC State a couple weeks back. Greene ran for more than 1,300 yards and finished with 21 [...]

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Sammy Batten: ‘You have to give the edge to NC State’

28. January 2010

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As football recruiting for 2010 comes down the home stretch and National Signing Day (Feb. 3) approaches, schools in North Carolina and elsewhere are scrambling to try and wrap up commitments from those recruits still trying to make decisions. Sammy Batten, from the ACC Sports Journal, broke down recruiting in the state Wednesday and declared NC [...]

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Toney Baker not returning to NC State

5. January 2010

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Link As much as it would have been nice to have Toney come back for a sixth year, this is the only decision that makes sense if you look at things from Toney’s perspective. Baker just came off a year where he rushed for nearly five yards per carry after taking nearly two full years off [...]

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