NC STATE FOOTBALL Brett Friedlander (starnewsonline.com) Southport’s Ferguson makes the most of his opportunity for Wolfpack A.J. Ferguson was in such a zone Saturday night after his most extensive action as a college football player that he couldn’t even remember how many sacks he had in N.C. State’s 31-7 win against South Alabama. “Before the […]
’12 Football
Return of the Live Blog (State vs. USA)
I like typing it that way, as it sets us up in the role of the old CCCP. Hey, we are red after all. Thanks to the folks at Time Warner Cable for putting the ESPN3 feed on channel 518 so I can live blog in a way that doesn’t irritate the shit out of […]
GAMEDAY HEADLINES (South Alabama Edition)
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) Wolff’s streak in doubt for South Alabama Senior Earl Wolff has started 28 straight games for N.C. State. That streak is in question for Saturday’s home opener against South Alabama. Wolff suffered an undisclosed injury in the second half of N.C. State’s 10-7 win over Connecticut last Saturday and […]
Friday Farrago
NC STATE FOOTBALL Jack Daly (N&O) N.C. State’s linebackers growing with each snap As it tried to put the finishing touches on a 10-7 victory over Connecticut, N.C. State’s defense confronted one final last-gasp effort from the Huskies. With a little more than 2 minutes remaining and UConn facing a fourth-and-9 from its 40, sophomore […]
NC State Football By The Numbers – Post UConn Edition
Here are the football season stats and rankings after the UConn win. Team Statistics Offense Points Per Game: 15.5 (ACC Rank: 12, Nat’l Rank: 103) High: 21 Low: 10 Rushing Yards: 86.5 (ACC Rank: 10, Nat’l Rank: 107) Passing Yards: 246.0 (8, 59) Total Offense: 332.5 (11, 93) Defense Points Per Game: 21.0 (ACC Rank: […]
Thursday Compendium
NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Chandler Steps into New Role at Left Tackle Some say the most important position on the Pack’s offensive line is the left tackle, having to protect the blindside for QB Mike Glennon. Last week at Connecticut, the Pack had to make an adjustment at that position as Week 1 starter Rob […]
Wednesday Woolgathering
NC STATE FOOTBALL AARON BEARD (AP) N.C. State’s offense off to sluggish start Coach Tom O’Brien said several factors have contributed to the slow start for Glennon – and the offense, for that matter. “It starts with the protection and goes to the route running … and it goes to him with his decision making […]
Tuesday Tidbits
NC STATE FOOTBALL GoPack.com Wolff Named ACC Defensive Back of the Week Senior safety Earl Wolff was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week after his performance in helping the Wolfpack come away with a 10-7 win at Connecticut. GoPack.com Carter-Finley Stadium Starts Digital Ticketing Tickets will now be scanned upon entry in Carter-Finley […]
Monday Musings
NC STATE FOOTBALL Joe Giglio (N&O) N.C. State holds on for 10-7 victory at Connecticut N.C. State made the equivalent of football sausage Saturday against Connecticut. For the Wolfpack, how it was made was not as important as the end result, which was a 10-7 grind-it-out win over the offensively-challenged Huskies. N.C. State’s offense made […]
How Do You Spell Ugly?
I dunno…but I definitely just saw it. That said, I will very gladly take the win. Looking at the big picture, we played poorly two weeks in a row. On the road, against credible D-1 opponents. To emerge from that 1-1 is a very positive outcome. That said again…NC State has tons of work to […]
