November 3, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL RIVALRY WEEK JP GIGLIO (N&O) Withers spices Heel-Pack rivalry North Carolina interim football coach Everett Withers added some heat to Saturday’s game against N.C. State with some verbal jabs at the Wolfpack during a radio interview Wednesday. Withers, who has openly embraced the importance of the rivalry to the […]
College Basketball
Friday Farrago
October 28, 2011 UNC FALLOUT KEN TYSIAC (N&O) NCAA to hear UNC’s defense today Baddour will be one of six representatives of UNC at the hearing, where the committee members are judge and jury. “Mostly everyone asks good, probing questions,” said Michael Buckner, a lawyer who represents schools under NCAA investigation. (He is not associated […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 26, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Cole Named Semifinalist for Butkus Award NC State linebacker Audie Cole was named a semifinalist for the 2011 Butkus Award today. The Butkus Award, in its 27th year, is annually given to the nation’s top linebacker. Jacey Zembal (thewolfpacker.com) Steven Howard pushing hard, already has degree Howard knows […]
Monday Musings
October 24, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Ryan Tice (TheWolfpacker.com) Quick hits from N.C. State’s win over Virginia Hello, Bryan Underwood Redshirt freshman receiver Bryan Underwood entered today’s game with five catches. Due to Tobais Palmer missing the game with a concussion suffered during pregame warm-ups and a first-half suspension for T.J. Graham, somebody had to […]
Thursday Compendium
October 20, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) ACC Operation Basketball Notebook I Different style at practice At first glance, basketball practices at NC State seem to be a little more intense under head coach Mark Gottfried, and junior wing Scott Wood has the scar to prove it. He received four stitches on his […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
October 19, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Gottfried brings winning track record and mentor Gottfried had one link to his past, former UCLA coach Jim Harrick, at practice on Tuesday. Gottfried worked for Harrick at UCLA for eight seasons, including the Bruins’ 1995 national title season. UCLA fired Harrick about 19 months later, […]
Tuesday Tidbits
October 18, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL J.P. GIGLIO (N&O) Pack’s leading rusher out for the season; others out for Saturday Par for N.C. State’s 2011 football season, the team’s off week did not go according to plan. The anticipated return of several key defensive players on the injured list didn’t materialize, and running back Mustafa […]
Monday Musings
October 17, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CAULTON TUDOR (N&O) Wolfpack looks at key test In perfect weather against an undefeated, nationally 12th-ranked opponent and on homecoming, less than 48,000 fans were in 61,500-seat Scott Stadium. Several hundred of those fans stormed the field to celebrate the first meaty win of the season. The three previous […]
Basketball is here!
Practices get under way! (Link) Click here for a link to SFN’s Basketball Message Forums. Here is one that you most see: Some of the highlights of the start of practice: —This was the seventh time Big Blue Madness was held at Rupp Arena, and Kentucky opened the doors at 6 p.m. with fans filling […]
Thursday Compendium: Basketball Edition
October 13, 2011 NC STATE BASKETBALL EDWARD G. ROBINSON III (N&O) Pack’s outlook a mystery Thus far, players said, they’re pleased with the uptempo, UCLA-style offense that Gottfried – a former Bruins assistant – has installed in limited workouts. “I like that he’s going to let us play this fast-pace game,” Leslie said. N.C. State […]
