August 24, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 10 DAYS Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Tuesday Practice Report: O’Brien talks Sweezy injury NC State had its fourth and final preseason scrimmage last Sunday, and the focus of the work was to get a long look at the young players, particularly the true freshmen. “We gave a […]
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Tuesday Tidbits
August 23, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 11 DAYS Akula Wolf (BackingthePack.com) Welcome To The Forefront During Rivers’ senior year State averaged 6.6 yards per play, chewed up defenses and spit them out without mercy–that was a hell of a storm, and a hell of a thing to match. Glennon’s task isn’t nearly […]
Friday Farrago
August 19, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CHIP ALEXANDER (N&O) Pack’s Kuhn, Sweezy worlds apart Most know of Kuhn’s unusual story, of how he and his father, Wolfgang, came to the U.S. from Germany in 2006, visiting colleges, looking for a place to play. Kuhn didn’t have a recruiting resume. He had size and a DVD […]
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CAULTON TUDOR (N&O) Miami could become dead ACC weight At a time when UNC’s football program is in the NCAA’s on-deck circle and various other conference programs have been sanctioned, the potential mushroom cloud in Miami will be as bad for business as imaging. The whole idea of bringing aboard Miami in 2004 was to […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 17, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL CHIP ALEXANDER (N&O) Wolfpack offense still lagging N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien gave out some dismal offensive statistics Tuesday after the Wolfpack’s third preseason football scrimmage. The offense had four passes intercepted and allowed seven sacks. There were 15 tackles for loss by the defense, which limited the offense […]
Tuesday Tidbits
August 16, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Ryan Tice (TheWolfpacker.com) Mon. practice report: O’Brien talks individuals How’s the precision of the offensive line? It’s better now. It was good, [Duran] Christophe went down and it got bad. It’s starting to get better. You only get better when you get cohesion. I think they took a little […]
Sunday Samplings
August 13, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL JP Giglio (N&O) State’s depth chart written in pencil Watching football, instead of playing, was an adjustment for Tony Creecy last season. The N.C. State running back redshirted in 2010 but will play this season. The question now is how much will Creecy play, and how good will State’s […]
Friday Findings
August 12, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Matt Carter (TheWolfpacker.com) Thurs. practice report: O’Brien feels good about RB’s A healthy offensive line and strong running game are two keys to NC State’s success this fall. O’Brien said that after two weeks of practice, fifth-year senior Curtis Underwood, Jr. and junior James Washington are still atop the […]
Thursday Compendium
August 11, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL Jacey Zembal (TheWolfpacker.com) Wolfpack learning from first scrimmage NC State coach Tom O’Brien compared the transition from the first scrimmage to the second as similar to what happens after the first game of the season. O’Brien and the coaching staff reviewed the film of Monday’s scrimmage, and in turn, […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
August 10, 2011 NC STATE FOOTBALL JP Giglio (N&O) Players start nonprofit chapter Wayne Crawford graduated from N.C. State in May and could have coasted through his final college football season. The Wolfpack’s backup center wanted to do more, though, not less. So Crawford, along with quarterback Mike Glennon and receiver T.J. Graham, started a […]
