He’s got it all – exceptional height, above-average arm strength, solid decision-making abilities and a winner’s mentality. Mike Glennon had all that down when he came to NC State two years ago. Patience might not have been high on the list. It is now. The highly-recruited, highly-decorated quarterback from Westfield High School in Chantilly, VA was supposed […]
College Football
Midweek news and notes
Despite NC State basketball having a week long break, there has still been plenty of Wolfpack sports news worth keeping up with. Tracy Smith will return for his senior season in 2010-2011 David Thompson has been honored again NCSU has a new volleyball coach who will actually look to win Willie Young and Ted Larsen […]
Tenuta joins Wolfpack coaching staff
Per Media Relations… NC State head football coach Tom O’Brien has announced that Jon Tenuta has joined the Wolfpack staff and will serve as linebackers coach, replacing Andy McCollum, who took another job on Tuesday.  Tenuta brings 29 years of experience as a coach and 16 as a defensive coordinator, most recently at Notre Dame. […]
National Signing Day Open Post (With TOB Video)
The annual race between grown men to get the signatures of 17 and 18 year old boys is officially over and NC State has added 23 players to the fold for the 2010 class. Most of the attention around players on National Signing Day is based on ratings. Coaches and fans “seeing stars” will do […]
Mustafa Greene commits to NC State
Based on news from several recruiting outlets, it looks like three-star running back Mustafa Greene(Columbia, SC), has committed to NC State for 2010. The No. 43 running back in the 2010 class according to Scout.com, Greene made his official visit to NC State a couple weeks back. Greene ran for more than 1,300 yards and finished with […]
Amato has cancerous spot on tonsil
Via the Charlotte Observerand Ken Tysiac. Former N.C. State football coach Chuck Amato will undergo treatment for a cancerous spot located on his tonsil, N.C. State sports information director Annabelle Myers confirmed. Doctors detected the cancer early, and a full recovery is expected. Amato gave a statement to Myers after a Charlotte Observer and News […]
Urban Meyer to step down amid report he had heart attack during season (Sunday Noon)
Please share updates as you find them. You can also follow some of the developments by clicking here. As usual, we will also follow news and insight from across the “Tweetesphere” that you can follow from our Twitter page. Sunday, 11am Update Meyer will hold a press conference around 4:30pm this afternoon. The Gainesville […]
‘I was there’ the 2000s edition
Taking inspiration from Deadspin, I thought I would open an entry for the community to discuss the best sporting events they personally attended this decade. The following are the categories: * Best NC State Events * Best non-NC State Events In an attempt to limit brain damage and save some time, I am not going […]
ACC Football Transformations Ahead
This is a busy time of year in college athletics as teams prepare for bowl season, basketball hits high gear, recruiting in all sports heats up, and college football coaches jump on and off the coaching carousel at an accelerated pace and ultimately change the fortunes of programs for years to come. Please remember that […]
Recruiting practices take spotlight
Just last week SFN highlighted the difference between local recruiting budgets in this well-received entry. Almost simultaneously, the University of Tennessee’s football program came under scrutiny for the use of its Hostess Program to ‘lure’ recruits to the University. We started talking about the news in real time in this thread on our message boards. […]
