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,†[…]
Basketball Recruiting
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 […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE BASKETBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) ACC coaches pick Pack in preseason basketball vote The ACC basketball coaches really like N.C. State. In their first preseason vote ever, the ACC coaches picked the Wolfpack to win the conference this season, voted junior forward C.J. Leslie the preseason player of the year and guard Rodney Purvis […]
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 […]
Gottfather strikes again!! State lands two top 50 recruits
Did you dare blink in the time that Coach Mark Gottfried and NC State landed Cat Barber and Kyle Washington? Last week we reported some exciting news on the basketball recruiting trail (click here) and earlier tonight we shared some thoughts and insight on some key prospects (click here) Tonight, The Wolfpacker has reported that […]
Big Basketball Recruiting Developments
A few big basketball recruiting developments transpired today that are worth sharing. First, the good news – Within the last hour, one of the nation’s Top 5 prospects, Julius Randle, dropped UNC-CHeats and Duke from his consideration and narrowed his potential list of college destinations to six finalists: “Julius Randle narrows to 6: Kentucky, NC […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE FOOTBALL CFN.com CFN’s Take: NC State vs. Miami Why NC State Might Win: As impressive as the win was last week, it can’t erase the fact that Miami remains a raw and very erratic program. The defense has been particularly shoddy, a situation complicated by an injury to starting LB Denzel Perryman and […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Depleted Wolfpack breeze past The Citadel 52-14 After running back Shadrach Thornton scored his first touchdown on the first drive of the game, N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien tried to keep the freshman from getting too over-hyped about the fast start. “It’s going to be a long night,” O’Brien […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) O’Brien: No regrets about burning Stocker’s redshirt Although his decision became a hot topic of conversation among fans on the internet and members of the media in the press box at Carter-Finley Stadium, O’Brien said he never thought twice about sending Stocker out onto the field instead of walkon […]
Pack picks up Top 10 Anthony Barber!!!
The 2013 Mark Gottfried-led NC State recruiting train has officially left the station!! The Wolfpacker is reporting that NC State has landed a commitment from senior Hampton (Va.) High senior point guard, Anthony Barber. Barber is ranked by Rivals.com at the #9 overall player and the #3 point guard in the country. Barber picked the […]
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