September 19, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Just In Case You Missed It: J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack dispatches South Alabama J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) N.C. State Wolfpack J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack receivers earning keep GOPACK.COM Wolfpack Tames Jaguars with Aerial Assault MATT CARTER (THEWOLFPACKER.COM) R.J.MATTES, O-LINE SHOWED IMPROVEMENT Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) Wolfpack offense starting to take shape […]
ACC Teams
Syracuse, Pitt ACCepted; who’s next?
Background from yesterday here. This morning, SportscenterU on ESPNU reported that Pittsburgh and Syracuse have officially been accepted, and that others are being considered, and Yahoo! Sports confirmed this: But USA Today reported early Sunday that the ACC presidents had already voted on Saturday morning to accept Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the league. Citing an […]
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 […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
September 14, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) DT Markus Kuhn taking on leadership role Defensive tackle Markus Kuhn is well versed in the ups and downs of college football. The 25-year-old graduate senior has played on two teams that reached bowl games (2008 and 2010). Kuhn also watched the 2009 squad go 5-7 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday Farrago
September 2, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 1 DAY!!! J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack’s Glennon will let his play do the talking Mike Glennon gets it. You want to compare him to Russell Wilson, that’s fine. N.C. State’s new quarterback understands it’s unavoidable, given the success Wilson enjoyed with the Wolfpack and the way […]
It’s Official: Texas A&M to leave Big XII
This has been an ongoing discussion among the SFN community for several weeks, but today Texas A&M has made it official. Yahoo!: Texas A&M had been in the Big 12 since its founding in 1996. But the school said it will submit an application to join another, unspecified conference. If it is accepted, Texas A&M […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 31, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 3 DAYS!!! Brett Friedlander (Wilmington Star) Glennon, Renner face similar challenges … with different levels of scrutiny As if the bar wasn’t already set high enough for his first real test Saturday against Liberty, his performance will also be judged against another, long-distance opponent when Wilson […]
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 […]