College Football

Wednesday Woolgathering

NC STATE FOOTBALL R. Cory Smith (N&O) Pack’s Burris eager for first Carolina Showdown Growing up, it was The Game in a household that bleeds Wolfpack red. Now, N.C. State redshirt freshman defensive back Juston Burris can’t believe he actually gets to play in it. “This was the biggest game in my house growing up,” […]

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Tuesday Tidbits

NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolfpack gets set for UNC back Gio Bernard There’s no need to explain to N.C. State the value of North Carolina running back Gio Bernard. The Wolfpack defense knows the best way to beat the Tar Heels is to hold Bernard in check. That’s what happened last year when […]

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Sordid history of ACC letting UNC off the hook on unsportsmanlike behavior — UPDATED with news of suspension

So, the ACC is reviewing the controversial play discussed here and embedded below? Where have we heard that before? I hope you will forgive us at SFN if our experiences on this topic leaves us more than just a little cynical. Please wake us if the real story here ever develops by conference brass in […]

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Wednesday Woolgathering

NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) O’Brien, Pack want to end ‘roller coaster’ trend If there’s one thing N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien knows, it’s his team can bounce back after a tough loss. But life after big wins? Prosperity has created a different set of problems for the Wolfpack, which had a week off […]

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Monday Musings

NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Gottfried’s goal is Wolfpack playing in April Mark Gottfried spent his first 18 months on the job trying to mute expectations for N.C. State’s basketball program. The brakes the second-year coach usually pumps fell right off the bandwagon Friday night at “Primetime with the Pack.” Gottfried made a grand […]

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Friday Farrago

NC STATE BASKETBALL Andrew Jones (FoxSportsSouth.com) Is it finally NC State’s turn? North Carolina State wants to wake up the echoes of its basketball program much like a certain Midwestern football power croons about on the gridiron. The Wolfpack’s basketball history doesn’t rival Notre Dame’s football tradition, but it’s pretty darn good. But it’s also […]

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RIP, Beano

The sport of football has lost two ‘old-timey’ legends over the last 24 hours. Yesterday former Detroit Lions all-star turned Webster’s father, Alex Karras passed away. Today we lost legendary media personality, Beano Cook. (Link) Beano Cook, a longtime staple of the Pittsburgh sports scene and an ESPN college football studio commentator since 1986, has […]

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Wednesday Woolgathering

NC STATE BASKETBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) State freshman star Purvis finally has something to smile about The first thing you notice about Rodney Purvis is his smile. It’s infectious and genuine. And these days, as he approaches the start of his first preseason practice as a member of the N.C. State basketball team, he has […]

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