NC STATE FOOTBALL JOHN O’CONNOR (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Short passing game may be Spiders’ best bet vs. Wolfpack In the absence of a running game that can effectively function against a FBS defense, FCS teams often attempt to control the ball with short, high-percentage throws. Richmond junior quarterback Michael Strauss has shown ability to do so, […]
Are NC State fans bad fans? [UPDATE]
It’s been brought to my attention (h/t Greywolf) that what was presented in the N&O/Charlotte Observer wasn’t entirely what Doeren said at the news conference pertaining to the fans and the second half. Here’s the full statement by Doeren: “The Walk of Champions was really special. I know our players were excited and I want […]
Preseason Webrun
NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) N.C. State DT K’Hadree Hooker transferring to ECU Defensive tackle K’Hadree Hooker has traded in his N.C. State red for East Carolina purple. The 6-foot-0, 307-pound redshirt freshman, who released from his scholarship at State earlier in the day, announced Thursday evening on Twitter that he will continue his […]
Preseason 2013 Football Webrun
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Smith, Payton held out of second scrimmage Veteran receivers Rashard Smith and Quintin Payton were held out of Friday’s scrimmage at Carter-Finley Stadium as a precaution. “Rashard is just beat up and we kind of know what he is and I don’t need to put him out there and […]
Preseason Webrun
NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) Scrimmage performance helps transfer Mitchell become Wolfpack QB frontrunner Friday after practice, N.C.State football coach Dave Doeren said that the five-man battle for the Wolfpack’s starting quarterback job had been narrowed down to just two – senior transfer Brandon Mitchell and junior Pete Thomas. Judging from Doeren’s comments following […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Pack QB competition begins for Thomas, Mitchell The Arkansas graduate is competing against junior Pete Thomas, who worked with the first-team offense in practice on Friday in the drills open to the media. Mitchell worked with the second-team offense. Mitchell, who played receiver at Arkansas last season, made an […]
Summer Headlines
Hey fellow Wolfpackers, it’s July so that means it’s the slowest sports news cycle of the year but there have been a few headlines across the web over the past few days that I’d like to post just so we don’t let the news pass us by. First we’ll start off with a little NC […]
Comparison of Players: Lost, Gained, & Potentials
I thought I’d take a look at who we’re losing and who we’ve gained (or potentially gain) and compare their tempo free stats. Yes I know the level of competition isn’t the same but I wanted to see how efficient they were against the competition they did play against and then compare them by position. […]
Going Pro (Third Update 10:30pm – Leslie, Brown and Warren Say They’re Undecided)
10:30pm Update: Joe Giglio says Brown, Warren still undecided on NBA future Kim Banks, Brown’s mom, said she would be in Raleigh this week to talk to her son about his future. She also refuted the CBS report. “I’ve seen the rumors,” Banks said. “I don’t know where they get that from. He hasn’t made […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) NC State’s C.J. Leslie rolls with criticism Go ahead and take your best shot at C.J. Leslie. Find a message board thread to vent about the N.C. State forward’s inconsistencies or cut out the middle man and hammer him on Twitter. After three years, Leslie is not only used […]