November 3, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL RIVALRY WEEK JP GIGLIO (N&O) Withers spices Heel-Pack rivalry North Carolina interim football coach Everett Withers added some heat to Saturday’s game against N.C. State with some verbal jabs at the Wolfpack during a radio interview Wednesday. Withers, who has openly embraced the importance of the rivalry to the […]
Big Four Rivals
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 26, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Cole Named Semifinalist for Butkus Award NC State linebacker Audie Cole was named a semifinalist for the 2011 Butkus Award today. The Butkus Award, in its 27th year, is annually given to the nation’s top linebacker. Jacey Zembal (thewolfpacker.com) Steven Howard pushing hard, already has degree Howard knows […]
Thursday Compendium
September 22, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL JP Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack defense: It’s attitude, not talent There is something missing from N.C. State’s defense this season. It’s not just star linebacker Nate Irving – now playing with the NFL’s Denver Broncos – or the expected Wolfpack starters on the injured list. It’s also not a physical […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
September 21, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL JP Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack’s Manning will miss 3 weeks Gentry, who began his career as a walk-on, isn’t the first blocking back to be ignored in O’Brien’s offense. In 14 seasons and three games as a head coach, O’Brien hasn’t had a fullback run the ball. A graduate of […]
Friday Farrago
September 16, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Ryan Tice (TheWolfpacker.com) Game slowing for Mike Glennon The most noticeable thing for Glennon between his first two college starts was how the game began to slow down against Wake Forest, although the ACC opponents offered a stiffer test than Liberty, members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). “I […]
Thursday Compendium
September 15, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Audie Cole trying to stop bad habits Fifth-year senior linebacker Audie Cole admits that he did not enjoy looking at the film from the Wake Forest game. The Pack lost 34-27 after the defense struggled to contain the Demon Deacons’ offense. “We didn’t look good on […]
Tuesday Tidbits
September 6, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) O’Brien happy with Pack’s win N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien was generally pleased with his team’s 43-21 win over Liberty on Saturday. The fifth-year coach was not entirely thrilled with how the Wolfpack won, but he’s not going to argue with the result. “That’s still the […]
Tuesday Tidbits
August 30, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 4 DAYS!!! JP Giglio (N&O) Pack’s Christophe will start Associated Press N.C. State Names James Washington Starter At RB It’s finally game week for North Carolina State. That means the Wolfpack offense can prove it has found the answers to some questions that have nagged it […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 24, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 10 DAYS Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Tuesday Practice Report: O’Brien talks Sweezy injury NC State had its fourth and final preseason scrimmage last Sunday, and the focus of the work was to get a long look at the young players, particularly the true freshmen. “We gave a […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 17, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CHIP ALEXANDER (N&O) Wolfpack offense still lagging N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien gave out some dismal offensive statistics Tuesday after the Wolfpack’s third preseason football scrimmage. The offense had four passes intercepted and allowed seven sacks. There were 15 tackles for loss by the defense, which limited the offense […]
