Harrison Beck to State (just a little late)

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We opened the topic earlier in the day…and now Pack Pride is confirming the rumors that Harrison Beck will be transferring to NC State.

Beck played for John Davis, the father of former Wolfpack quarterback Jay Davis. “One recruiting service had Beck rated the nation’s No. 3 pro-style quarterback as a high school senior in 2004.” (Link)

He will miss the 2006 season due to NCAA transfer rules but will have three years to play three seasons for the Wolfpack starting in 2007.

As a senior at Clearwater (FL) Countryside, Beck was regarded as one of the nation’s top quarterback prospects. He was tabbed a four-star prospect and the No. 11 quarterback in the country by Scout.com, choosing Nebraska over offers from Florida, Florida State, NC State, Michigan, Mississippi, and Purdue among others.

From HuskerExtra.com:

North Carolina State was among seven Division I-A schools to court Beck this week, Davis said. Beck also received offers from three Division I-AA schools and two junior colleges. Davis declined to name the other schools.

Davis’ son, Jay, is a graduate assistant at North Carolina State. What’s more, Wolfpack offensive coordinator Marc Trestman served in the same capacity for the Oakland Raiders from 2002-03 when Callahan was head coach there.

Beck joins a growing list of highly-rated players that originally passed over the Wolfpack as their original college choice only to ultimately committ to the program. Derek Morris, Brandon Jefferies, and Jonathan Hannah all come to mind as other examples.

The quarterback position for NC State now goes from relatively thin to very deep. Beck’s presence on the roster MAY afford the NC State coaches the flexibility to potentially play Justin Burke this season if Marcus Stone struggles. Until now, most people believed that the Wolfpack staff would work very hard to redshirt Burke this season. If Burke does redshirt this season, then State’s depth chart at the quarterback position could look as follows for the 2007 season:

Marcus Stone, R-Sr
Daniel Evans, R-Jr
Harrison Beck, R-So
Justin Burke, R-Fr
Russell Wilson, Fr

Lastly, you would think that the folks in Nebraska would know enough football differentiate between schools like NC State and North Carolina. Maybe not. Good luck to the Huskers this year. They deserve some good breaks after the Bomar thing and now the Beck thing. At least they still have Adrian Peterson. 🙂

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21 Responses to Harrison Beck to State (just a little late)

  1. RAWFS 08/11/2006 at 5:39 PM #

    Let’s see. Stone has two more years. Justin Burke has five to play four.

    Beck sits out one year, and now we have two well qualified QBs in the system, plus Evans.

    I wonder how this will play with guys like Joe Cox, etc.

  2. Slader4881 08/11/2006 at 5:43 PM #

    Cox will not sniff the field at UGA now that Stafford is there. I think Cox ended up being a system guy in high school and not the great talent some people thought he was.

  3. redfred2 08/11/2006 at 5:55 PM #

    I read some of the comments earlier from the Nebraska bloggers and there were negatives mentioned, as is understandable and would be the case with any kid leaving in this type of situation, but the kid does have talent. Sounds like the problem was mainly playing time and maybe he wanted to be assured of some pretty good minutes. He might not have earned them yet though.

    At the time the speculation was that Beck had signed on with Louisville and a lot of the bloggers were requesting a game with the Cardinals as soon as possible. Will it be the same for NCSU? Watch out all of you lovers of meaningless wins against DII talent, and Wolfpack faithful, the Sooners might just be putting us on their most wanted list here shortly.

    Great news! Now we need the details. Eligibility wise and all.

    Come on SFN!

  4. redfred2 08/11/2006 at 5:58 PM #

    Out for ’06, three years of eligibility left.

  5. PAPacker 08/11/2006 at 6:48 PM #

    I thnk you mean huskers, there redfred2

  6. wayofthemaster 08/11/2006 at 7:42 PM #

    http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=551631

    Date: Aug 1, 2006

    “Harrison Beck is the likely backup to be groomed for the 2007 starting job, but he has had issues with his shoulder and has come along slowly.�

    “Harrison Beck, Soph. – 1-10, 21 yds, 1 INT
    The team is still waiting for the former star recruit to be a factor in the quarterback race. He’ll get more time to develop with Zac Taylor firmly entrenched as the starter, so he’ll have to work on his command of the offense. Most importantly, he has to get healthy after having problems with an injured shoulder.â€?

    http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=319455

    Date: Nov 16, 2004

    It all starts at quarterback. One of the Huskers’ first commitments this summer was Harrison Beck, the seventh-rated signal caller in the country according to Scout.com. Callahan’s system needs to have the right quarterback with the right tools, and Beck is their guy. He’s a strong-armed and accurate passer who should fit right in.
    “Getting Beck was so huge for them,” proclaimed Ryan. “We perceived Beck as the No.1 quarterback on Nebraska’s board. They told him if he comes to Nebraska they would not recruit another quarterback this season. And they haven’t.”
    Beck could very well become Nebraska’s version of Philip Rivers. He has already helped Nebraska pull in some other prospects by making this pledge when he committed during the summer:
    “I just feel that with a great head coach in coach Callahan and a great quarterback coach in Jay Norvell and an excellent offensive system in the ‘West Coast’ offense, the only missing key is the need of a great quarterback. And in saying this, I have committed to the University of Nebraska with the intention of working my hardest to every aspect of the game and becoming the quarterback that will lead Nebraska to many victories, Big 12 championships and national championships. A leader has to step up to the front and be counted and I count myself in. So, for all recruits out there, I want you to join me. Decide on Nebraska, where together we can make it happen.”

    http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=2&c=257373

    Date: May 5, 2004

    Recruit Spotlight – QB, Harrison Beck

  7. johnny 08/11/2006 at 7:43 PM #

    Isn’t he the second NE QB to transfer to NCSU? But don’t think the other one played Football for us.

  8. redfred2 08/11/2006 at 8:42 PM #

    “I thnk you mean huskers, there redfred2”

    Some corn, or maize as the natives call it, or a person who stole the ground it grows on, also involving said natives, just in another state a little further south, I fail to see the big difference.

    J/K

  9. primacyone 08/11/2006 at 9:12 PM #

    If accurate, I wonder how that will effect the the recent comitment we got from the QB out of Richmond.

  10. chris94 08/11/2006 at 10:45 PM #

    Rhett Bomar was at Oklahoma, not Nebraska. Adrian Peterson is also at Oklahoma.

  11. Slader4881 08/11/2006 at 11:13 PM #

    Chris94 that was a joke……. you know its called sarcasim

  12. CaptainCraptacular 08/12/2006 at 9:04 AM #

    ^^^^^ Johnny

    I recall vaguely that there was a Nebraska QB who transferred to us and switched positions to safety 2 seasons ago.

  13. class of 74 08/12/2006 at 9:44 AM #

    The QB spot is beginning to stack up like the RB spot, lots of competition. Gotta believe that is a very good sign for the future but time will tell.

  14. Wulfpack 08/12/2006 at 11:43 AM #

    ^Good news all the way around. Can never have enough good players. If a QB underperforms, now there is absolutely no excuse for not looking at other options.

  15. brown pelican 08/12/2006 at 2:53 PM #

    agree with wulfpack—we suffered last year due to a lack of quality options there—if stones, evans, and burke progress as expected the offense should improve dramatically

  16. WolfpackSteelerfan 08/12/2006 at 4:17 PM #

    It does look like the QB position is shaping up well. The question this year will be: Can Trestman get the offense to step up as a whole? It definitely seems that in the limited time he’s been our OC, he’s been able to bring in some key guys on offense. I think this is the year we will see if he’s a top offensive mind or not.

  17. Slader4881 08/12/2006 at 4:28 PM #

    The other Nebraska QB was Ryan Goodman, who I beleive is still on the team. Goodman could not play last year, but did wrestle for State. Beck was a much higher rated prospect coming out of HS than Goodman.

  18. class of 74 08/14/2006 at 2:18 PM #

    After listening to Justin Burke’s interview on media day I was very impressed with this young man. I would not be surprised if he doesn’t emerge as our QB of the future inspite of the competition we are accumulating at this spot.

  19. whitelightning 08/22/2006 at 9:14 PM #

    “They deserve some good breaks after the Bomar thing and now the Beck thing. At least they still have Adrian Peterson. ”

    What the hell are you talking about? Do you think that Bomar left Nebraska? Are you saying that Adrian Peterson plays for Nebraska too? They both belong(ed) to Oklahoma. I sure hope you’re not another one of those ignorant kids who when asked where Iowa is on a map you point somewhere near Idaho. There is life outside of the east coast. I’m living in Virginia now, and I have to say I prefer the west coast. Ya’ll are way over rated.

    “Lastly, you would think that the folks in Nebraska would know enough football differentiate between schools like NC State and North Carolina.”

    because what, you never make a mistake of where people are playing?

  20. whitelightning 08/22/2006 at 9:31 PM #

    I noticed that some corrections were already made by others as i just finished reading through the whole blog, good on you guys. as for redfred2, that’s some pretty assanine stuff to say. i thought i was gonna have to suffer through another season of being stuck in the ACC viewing area, but I think I found a little motivation to watch the pack get stomped this year. Although i said i’d prefer the west coast overall, i’d still prefer the midwest also over the east coast.

    Q: how do you give a NC State fan a circumcision?
    A: you punch his sister in the jaw.

    thought i’d share in the ignorance. have a great season.

  21. redfred2 08/28/2006 at 3:54 PM #

    ^whitelightning

    Just back checking out this thread. The first “assanine”post I made here was just a innocent and admittedly stupid brain cramp at the end of the day. The second post was a weak joke in admission of it. Sorry it wasn’t as clever and well thought as your joke there. That “punch your sister in the jaw” and all. Good stuff.

    I would imagine you are in big demand for parties, and also with the corn belt ladies back out west there. That kind of personality just spills over on either coast, and everywhere in between.

    funny guy.

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