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 think Wake Forest is probably more athletic than Liberty but I felt the speed, for me, seemed slower,” he said. “With them being faster guys and the game feeling slower to me, that is always a good thing. I think it will continue to slow down as we progress.”
Ryan Tice (TheWolfpacker.com)
Q&A: Tom O’Brien talks receivers and more
T.J., Tobais, and Mike Glennon were all in the same recruiting class, although you had to wait a while to get them all on the field at the same time, but what did you envision when you knew that they could be your future passing game?
I think that T.J. and Mike hit it off from the day they came to camp. It’s one of those things that T.J. finally found somebody who could throw the ball longer then he run to catch it. They’ve been looking forward to this opportunity and certainly Tobais has a lot of speed, he was a running back in high school so he’s still learning the wide out position. As we said earlier, it was a little different look, instead of the big, powerful guys at wideout, we’ve got some little speedier guys right now so that’s where we are.
JP GIGLIO (N&O)
Pack’s Grant dismissed from football team
GoPack.com
Gottfried Prepares For Military Appreciation Day Jump
Gottfried will be teamed with Army Sergeant First Class Mike Elliott, the Rangers’ Group parachute team leader, who has over 9,000 solo jumps and over 3,000 tandem jumps to his credit. Elliott has twice jumped with President George H. Bush and also with actor Dennis Haysbert and NBA legend Karl Malone.
On Thursday morning, Elliott put Gottfried through a 45-minute pre-jump training at the Murphy Center, instructing the Wolfpack coach on the features of the safety equipment and parachute; on the proper way to exit the plane; what to do and not to do during the jump and landing procedure.
GoPack.com
Football Players Visit Elementary School
Three members of the Wolfpack football squad took some time this afternoon to visit with fourth and fifth graders at Kingswood Elementary School in Cary. Audie Cole, Curtis Underwood and Wayne Crawford talked to the young people about the importance of sportsmanship and teamwork at an assembly in the school’s gym.
Following the assembly, the students will write essays about what they learned. They will be judged on content, writing style, organization and creativity by representatives of the university’s English Department.
GoPack.com
Thursday Football Notebook
Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com)
Wolfpack commitments in action
MULTIMEDIA/PODCAST
In today’s episode, Don Shea visits with Quarterback Mike Glennon after practice.
Ryan Tice (TheWolfpacker.com)
The Wolfpacker Podcast: South Alabama preview
In the newest installment of The Wolfpacker Podcast, editor Matt Carter joins host Ryan Tice to give a quick scouting report on safety commit Josh Sessoms from Bailey (N.C.) Southern Nash High and preview two possible official visitors for the South Alabama contest. We also recap what went wrong in the loss to Wake Forest and preview Saturday’s tilt with the Jaguars from South Alabama. In addition, editor Jacey Zembal joins The Wolfpacker Podcast to wrap up with a game of over/under.
Riddick and Reynolds
R&R Podcast: Episode 18
Episode 18 is just your typical Riddick & Reynolds Podcast episode: a discussion about our men’s basketball coach skydiving into Carter-Finley, Chuck discussing Rocky Mountain Oysters and the second installment of The Sniff Ratings.
Oh, and we do say a few words here or there about the Wake Forest debacle.
ACC FOOTBALL
Al Featherston (ACCSportsJournal)
Saturday Is ACC’s Chance To Shine
Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com)
What the other guys are saying
ACC EXPANSION TALK
CAULTON TUDOR (N&O)
Texas, ACC a good fit
It’s not out of the question that the school could stay put and use its clout to reinvent the Big 12 by helping to recruit from Conference USA and maybe the SEC. The Longhorns could go to the Pac-10 or take advantage of a lucrative television network and become an independent, like Notre Dame.
According to the report out of Austin, talks between Texas and the ACC have yet to reach a mature stage. But the overall uncertainty has reportedly led to action by at least one ACC school. The Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday that Florida State has formed an exploratory committee to evaluate its conference options, including a possible move to the SEC.
Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com)
Relax, Texas is just using the ACC as leverage
Is anybody out there really buying this Texas to the ACC malarkey?
It’s an intriguing possibility, for sure, especially from a football standpoint.
And as card-carrying traditionalist, I’m all for any idea that will help keep the league’s base intact – even if it means expanding the definition of “Atlantic Coast†1,200 miles to the Lone Star State.
UNC FALLOUT
ROBBI PICKERAL (N&O)
NCAA’s follow-up visit over at UNC
NCAA personnel visited North Carolina (2-0) to conduct follow-up work related to the investigation of the football program.
The NCAA was not in town Thursday, team spokesman Kevin Best said.
Details of the reasons for the visit were not disclosed, and Best referred all other questions to the NCAA. In an email Wednesday, NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn said that in order to protect the integrity of an investigation, the NCAA cannot comment on an inquiry.
North Carolina officials are preparing a response to NCAA allegations of nine major violations in the football program involving impermissible benefits and academic fraud.
The school’s written response to those allegations – which university officials have said they will make public – is due Monday.
ROBBI PICKERAL (N&O)
UNC expecting ‘full allotment of players’ for Virginia game
NCAA FOOTBALL
Andrea Adelson (ESPN.com)
Boise State gets three years’ probation
The Boise State football program will be docked nine scholarships over a three-year period, and the athletic department must serve three years’ probation as a result of widespread rules violations, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
Boise State had already self-imposed the probationary period in the wake of violations involving more than 75 prospects and student-athletes across five different sports. The NCAA added six scholarship reductions in football to the three the school had already taken away and cited the school for “lack of institutional control.”
ACC BASKETBALL
Dan Wiederer (Fayetteville Observer)
Final farewell: My Five Favorite Players to Interview
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MARTHA QUILLIN (N&O)
Kinston to bid Indians team adieu
With a cold front bearing down, it was the end of summer. With the Kinston Indians in the third game of the Mills Cup Championship Series, it was nearly the end of baseball season. With no new team in sight for Grainger Stadium, it felt like the end of an era.
The K-Tribe took to the field Thursday night in the third game of the best-of-five series tied one-to-one with the Frederick Keys of Maryland. It was bittersweet for the team and its fans; by Saturday, the Indians could be the 2011 Carolina League champions, their last championship in Kinston.
However the series ends, when it’s over, the Indians will leave for their new home at Five County Stadium in Zebulon.
