NC State has landed a commitment from three star defensive end Tyrone Riley from Savannah, Georgia. Riley was previously committed to Kentucky as defensive line coach, Ryan Nielsen helped persuade Riley to flip from The Wildcats. He held offers from Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Purdue, Wake Forest plus Wisconsin. Riley displays the perfect […]
Pack Alums = Big Prospects
Believe it or not, baseball is just around the corner. You might have missed this entry that got squeezed between a lot of activity when it was posted. Recently, MLB.com released lists of the top Major League prospects at various positions. Of course, it felt great to see two of NC State’s finest grabbing some […]
Breaking: Matt Canada interviews for Tennesse OC?
SFN is hearing the rumors of Tennessee’s interest in NC State Offensive Coordinator, Matt Canada, from too many well placed sources to just blow it off. After hearing that Canada might’ve formally interviewed for Volunteer’s open OC position, NBC’s College Football Talk posted this about an hour ago: According to Jimmy Hyams of radio station […]
2015 Football Schedule Released [Update]
The ACC released the 2015 football schedules: TheACC.com. State will have six home games and a Friday night game at Virginia Tech. It’s suprising we didn’t buy out of the road trip to South Alabama, but the home schedule is a major upgrade over last year. No front-loading in September with two home conference games […]
Lowlights – State in a spiral
State is in a spiral. The ultimate question that needs to be answered will be, “Is State in a DEATH spiral?”. All is not lost yet. But, it is slipping away fast. The Pack has fallen to the wrong side of all projected NCAA Tournament bubbles and currently sits at #56 in the RPI having […]
N.C. State vs. Clemson – 9pm
N.C. State Wolfpack (13-8, 4-4) vs. Clemson Tigers (11-8, 3-4) – 9pm @ PNC Arena | Tv: ACC Network (WRAL in/around Raleigh) GoPack | Clemson team page No need to dance around the obvious – Must Win. A win keeps the Pack in the RPI Top 50 and on the bubble. A loss pushes the […]
24/7: Dave Doeren Building a Playoff Contender
24/7 Sports doesn’t have a dedicated NC State site but they are paying attention to the Wolfpack. Writer Steve Wiltfong dropped a little article this morning about the potential and direction of Dave Doeren’s NC State program. From QB to RB to DL, #NCState coach Dave Doeren and his staff are building a playoff contender: […]
Stat of the Day
@statefansnation Last 3 games NCSU opponents have made 55-75 free throws while we have only attempted 34, made 24. Fouls NCSU 62 opp. 39. — Matt (@TheRealPest) January 26, 2015
Weekly ACC Review
Well that was a tough week. I really wanted at least one win last week. If you remember, I pointed out last week that ND and Miami were in the running for the easiest schedules among teams in the upper half of the conference. My projection was that a win against either team would ultimately […]
BeeJay Anya slams 3 consecutive possessions
Of course – similar to how Abdul-Malik Abu was performing before being whistled for multiple touch fouls – after these slams and while Anya was in the process of becoming a force in the game he was suddenly whistled up for a couple of awful foul calls. Can’t have him blocking shots and keeping Notre […]