Luke DeCock gives us the following from this entry today. N.C. State is close to a home-and-home series with Kansas, new basketball coach Mark Gottfried told the Raleigh Sports Club on Wednesday. The Wolfpack would go to Lawrence in December 2012, with Kansas coming to the RBC Center in December 2013. Gottfried said the contract […]
Mark Gottfried
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 13, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack back to basics, work on defense Instead of ordering a dose of Bear Bryant’s “Junction Boys” gridiron justice, N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien decided to give his football players a day off the field after its deflating 34-27 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday. No […]
Friday Findings
August 12, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Thurs. practice report: O’Brien feels good about RB’s A healthy offensive line and strong running game are two keys to NC State’s success this fall. O’Brien said that after two weeks of practice, fifth-year senior Curtis Underwood, Jr. and junior James Washington are still atop the […]
Saturday Shortcuts
AUGUST 6, 2011 WOLFPACK FOOTBALL Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) K’Hadree Hooker Commits To NC State Hooker is a 6-2, 280 pound defensive tackle and a longtime NC State lean. He made his college choice official tonight: GoPack.com Opening STATEment: Episode 2 DAY 3 Thursday saw the Wolfpack don shoulder pads for the first time this season, […]
Gottfried begins ‘second act’
I saw this article on Rivals.com and then noticed that Backing the Pack had covered it a little. So, we’ll throw you that way with BackingthePack’s set up, “This feature from Rivals covers a lot of territory with which we’re all very familiar. It even includes a handy breakdown of State’s win-loss records since 1991. […]
More press for Gottfried
I have to think his ESPN connections are at least getting us noticed. The article is a blunt look at NCSU but it does have some great quotes from Gottfried I especially like this one as it talks about his motivation. “At the end of the game, we may have had a great broadcast but […]
Tyler Lewis at the Bob Gibbons TOC
I went to the TOC this past weekend to watch Lewis play and came away very impressed. A year and a half ago I saw Lewis play in the Glaxo Invitational. Back then you could see his potential, he had a strong sense of the game and was fun to watch. He has improved his […]
WRAL reports Harrow to Kentucky
I have to admit I am a little shocked by this. Maybe Cal believes with good coaching and strength and conditioning he can get Harrow to live up to his high school ranking. link to the article
