The NC State injury news just took an awful turn as it has been announced that starting offensive guard, Zach Allen is out for the season with a foot injury that will require surgery. Allen joins defensive tackle, Jacob Kahut (knee) and linebacker Michael Peek (knee) as players that are out for the entire season. […]
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Thursday Compendium
NC STATE FOOTBALL CFN.com CFN’s Take: NC State vs. Florida State Why NC State Might Win: The Florida State D is outstanding, but the last two weekends have shown that it’s not infallible. The Seminoles showed creases in wins over Clemson and South Florida that the Pack will attempt to exploit. The unit is coming […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post Miami Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the Miami debacle. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 30.2 (ACC Rank: 7, Nat’l Rank: 53) High: 52 Low: 10 Rushing Yards: 161.2 (ACC Rank: 5, Nat’l Rank: 65) Passing Yards: 284.4 (7, 31) Total Offense: 445.6 (6, 42) Defense Points Per Game: 21.4 (ACC Rank: […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Pack emerges from players-only meeting confident, together Quarterback Mike Glennon and linebacker Sterling Lucas, the team captains, led the meeting, which in the words of senior safety Earl Wolff, boiled down to one question. “We’re just trying to get everybody on the same page and make sure everybody is […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE FOOTBALL Associated Press N.C. State’s Glennon Next Up For Seminoles Pass Rush The Seminoles (5-0, 2-0) have the league’s best defense and feature its two top pass rushers in defensive ends Cornellius Carradine and Bjoern Werner, who already have 13½ sacks between them. Florida State’s defense ranks first across the board in the […]
State opens +13.5 vs FSU
OUCH! Not a whole lotta respect for the home team this week. To be fair, we don’t deserve a lot of respect. The good news is that Carter-Finley Stadium has served us relatively well in the recent series against the Seminoles. NC State has won four of the last seven games played in Raleigh. 2010 […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE ATHLETICS GoPack.com Wolfpack Volleyball Keeps Rolling, Tops Clemson 3-1 Third-year NC State volleyball coach Bryan Bunn recorded the 400th victory as a head coach and the Wolfpack concluded its 13-match homestand by winning its 10th consecutive contest on Saturday, beating Clemson 3-1 at Reynolds Coliseum. Junior middle blocker Brie Merriwether had a career-high […]
Miami 44, State 37
State Miami beat State 44-37 in a game that will long live in infamy in the Hall of Fame of all-time worst performances. Short version: Despite outgaining Miami 664-651, State’s defense couldn’t stop the big play — Amerson was responsible for all six Miami TDs — and State’s offense gave the ball away six times, […]
State/Miami Game Thread
I’m too lethargic to fully live blog, but might add a few thoughts in the main body text each quarter. Hopefully there will be lively banter in the comments. This will be a good test of whether Miami might be better than generally expected, or if the Georgia Tech team Da U vanquished last week […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Pack’s trip to Miami a game, but no longer a homecoming “There are great players in North Carolina, but the state of Florida has the numbers,” Amato said during practice for the Gator Bowl in December 2002. A lot has changed under O’Brien. The Florida connection consists of safety […]
