You have to hand it to UNC: those guys have unmitigated gall. Before their new chancellor has her first day on the job, and before lame-duck Chancellor Holden Thorp can announce whatever his “blue-ribbon” panel led by led by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, has come up with, UNC athletic director [...]
Former Oklahoma Sooners QB to visit Wolfpack
Coach Dave Doeren and staff continue to leave no stone un-turned in their early recruiting efforts at NC State. Just one day after landing his first recruit for the class of 2014 we get the news that former Oklahoma quarterback, Drew Allen, will visit NC State before deciding where he will transfer. Link NORMAN — [...]
NC State’s Rather Original Football Recruiting Letter
It didn’t take Drew Wright, the new Director of Player Personnel at NC State, very long to make news. Here’s his form letter to recruits that was posted on Deadspin: Dexter Wright posted his on Instagram, using the more staid and traditional Kentucky and Dartmouth letters as the background. The letter appears to be [...]
Signing Day is Here!!!! Surprise Looming?
College football signing day is here!! What a change we have experienced in Raleigh!? In the span of just under two months, NC State fans have gone from overwhelmingly apathetic regarding the annual rite of passage of signing day to highly interested and engaged in the happenings of “life in the fast lane”! You can [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
Laura Keeley (N&O) Duke, N.C. State have traded places since first encounter Momentum is certainly great and advantageous, but it can all vanish in a second. Or, in N.C. State’s case, in 0.8 seconds. The Wolfpack (16-6, 5-4 ACC) had a one-point lead against Miami on Saturday until Reggie Johnson tipped in a rebound with [...]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) Purvis at the point for NC State “It’s going to be different because I haven’t played as many minutes as Zo,” Lewis said. “But not a lot of freshman are in this situation right now, so I have to take advantage of it.” Lewis said this might give [...]
Matt Dayes re-commits to the Pack
If seen some fans express the tiniest bit of frustration that they had been wishing that Coach Doeren and his new staff were making just slightly larger recruiting waves over the last month. They weren’t large ‘complaints’ per se, but just an acknowledgement that we weren’t burning up the recruiting trails quite as much as [...]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Life after Duke, UNC wins hasn’t been so kind to Wolfpack Lorenzo Brown is happy that N.C. State knocked off No. 1 Duke on Saturday and that the Wolfpack is 3-0 in the ACC, but he’s also tired of talking about the last game. A road game with Maryland, [...]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Luke DeCock (N&O) Yow’s culture change continues N.C. State’s next football coach will be the seventh head coach Debbie Yow has hired in 29 months as athletic director. Some of those coaches left of their own accord and some were fired. Tom O’Brien, unquestionably, was among those fired. That decision to fire [...]
Commitment! Pack already capitalizing on FSU win [Monday Morning Update]
Yesterday was a special and electric night in Carter-Finley Stadium that won’t be soon forgotten in the annals of NC State history. This morning we are learning that State is already capitalizing on the win as it is being reported that highly recruited wide receiver, Kyrin Priester, has verbally committed to the Wolfpack over Georgia, [...]