And so it begins – Nate Irving Injured in Car Accident

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Within hours of the Charlotte/News & Observer going to press with their selection that NC State would win the 2009 ACC Atlantic Division Football Championship, the Wolfpack’s all-conference junior linebacker Nate Irving was injured in a car accident.

Irving was injured on Saturday night and is currently in the Wake Med Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries; he suffered a broken leg and a collapsed lung and is scheduled to undergo surgery on the leg on Sunday evening.

“Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with Nate and his family,” said head coach Tom O’Brien. “All of his teammates and coaches will be there to support him as he recovers and goes through the process of rehabilitation.”

Irving was an honorable mention All-ACC performer in 2008, despite missing almost a third of the season with injuries. He tied for third on the team with 84 stops.

This morning’s newspapers also selected Irving as one of the ‘3 defensive difference-makers to watch’.

Based on what we have heard, we think it would be impractical to presume that Nate will play football in the 2009 season. Be clear – we are NOT ‘REPORTING’ that Irving will miss the season. We are simply interjecting that, at this point, we would be surprised if Irving played this season.

If Nate were to miss the season then the Wolfpack’s young stable of talented, but inexperienced, linebackers would be asked to produce sooner than previously expected. Don’t forget names like Sterling Lucas, William Beasley, Dwayne Maddox and Terrell Manning. Does anyone out there have an update on John Ware?

Everyone at SFN is praying for what matters most for Nate and his family – his health and recovery.

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78 Responses to And so it begins – Nate Irving Injured in Car Accident

  1. GAWolf 07/01/2009 at 9:52 AM #

    Judges don’t decide whether or not to prosecute someone, the district attorney (or solicitor depending on the state) does. The judge in criminal district court in NC (where all misdemeanors such as careless and reckless driving begin – and stay unless one is convicted and gives notice of appeal to superior court for a true jury trial- keep reading) sits solely as the finder of fact (the jury), the authority on legal issues, questions, motions and objections (the judge) and then at the end the person who decides guilty or innocence based on the previous two things (again, the jury). In Superior Court the jury would be a jury of your peers (a jury of 12) and the judge is, well, the judge.

    No case even gets in front of a judge unless the District Attorney calendars the matter and opts to prosecute it (as in doesn’t take a dismissal).

  2. bradleyb123 07/01/2009 at 11:11 AM #

    ^ “What is really skewed is the tendency for some State fans to disregard or forget any data that they do not like. I was hoping that this trend would disappear after Herb left…..silly me.”

    Such as?

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