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Between December 5, 2008 and December 5, 2009

Duke-NC State: Expect Both Teams to Air It out

When Duke and NC State hit the freshly sodded Carter-Finley Stadium field Saturday I don't expect to see the much damage done to the turf. That would require a consistent running game which neither team has shown thus far...

Written by Mike Kline about about 1 month ago 98 reads 4 comments
Top ACC Coaches Clash in Winston-Salem

Tom O'Brien and the NC State Wolfpack(3-1, 0-0) are traveling to Winston-Salem to take on Jim Grobe's Wake Forest(2-2, 0-1) team who has struggled lately against quality teams...

Written by Allen Lopp about 2 months ago 17 reads 0 comments
Reeling In Raleigh: The State of the Wolfpack

Tom O’Brien is a good man. Nine years of service for the U.S. Marines puts him at the top of any list of great people in college football. He works hard, recruits hard, runs a clean program, and makes the good people of North Carolina proud...

Written by Marc Halsted about 3 months ago 221 reads 2 comments
NC State and South Carolina Exchange Blows In an Epic Battle of Defenses

North Carolina State was looking to start off the college football season with a victory at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks...

Written by Allen Lopp about 3 months ago 26 reads 6 comments
ACC Week One Report Card: NC State

I expected more than three points from NC State. I expected more from Russell Wilson, the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year, and First Team All-ACC quarterback. It's hard to give anyone not playing on defense a good grade in a 7-3 game—and I won't..

Written by Quentin Penn-Hollar about 3 months ago 118 reads 0 comments
Tom O'Brien Brings Hope To NC State Football Once Again

When Chuck Amato was fired from NC State after a horrendous 2006-2007 season, it appeared that NC State football would have a three to four year rebuilding plan to get back on track and transform into a winning program...

Written by Alex Tichenor about 3 months ago 307 reads 0 comments
College Football Countdown: No. 23 NC State

(Aaron Torres is a writer who's work has been published by Sports Illustrated, USA Today and AOL.com. To see the rest of his college football previews, where he has NC State's ACC Atlantic rival Florida State, please click here or visit him at www...

Written by Aaron Torres about 3 months ago 425 reads 10 comments
2009 ACC Football Kickoff: Jamelle Eugene

As reported by gopack.com Like most athletes Jamelle Eugene strives for perfection and being the the best, in fact him and his teammates are so obsessed with being the best they have larger-than-life images of themselves in their dorms...

Written by Allen Lopp about 4 months ago 14 reads 2 comments
Ranking the ACC Coaches

This is a list ranking the ACC football coaches from twelve to one. The criteria for this rankings is based on coaching performance, recruiting, consistency, potential, and my own opinions...

Written by Joe Barton about 4 months ago 116 reads 3 comments
Tom O'Brien Attends Seventh-Annual Triangle Pigskin Preview

Originally published by gopack.com Tom O'Brien, David Cutcliffe, Moze Rinson, and Butch Davis all attended the seventh-annual Triangle Pigskin Preview. Moderator Don Shea made sure every coach had their fair share of questions to answer...

Written by Allen Lopp about 4 months ago 45 reads 0 comments
2009 NFP scouting series: North Carolina State

This summer, the National Football Post is breaking down every team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) to identify players who might warrant interest from NFL teams in the 2010 draft...

Written by Wes Bunting about 4 months ago 194 reads 1 comments
Who Will Be The Starting Running Back for the NC State Wolfpack?

Tom O'Brien and his coaching staff are blessed with the pleasure of having two running backs who could very easily start on alomst any Divison 1 college football team, Jamelle Eugene and Toney Baker...

Written by Allen Lopp about 5 months ago 93 reads 1 comments
Ranking the ACC: Atlantic Division

The Atlantic division will feature new faces this season as Clemson and Boston College will feature new coaches. Both programs decided to hire from within the previous coaching staff. Dabo Swinney and Frank Spaziani will take over these programs...

Written by Jarrett D. about 5 months ago 417 reads 20 comments
Donald Bowens What Kind of Impact Will He Have?

Donald Bowens is a talented young player who was the only true freshman to start a game for the Wolfpack in 2006. He played in all 12 contests, he started the Southern Miss, Boston College and Florida State games, two of the team's three wins...

Written by Jack Black about 5 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
NC State Football Keys to Success

In 2008 Tom O' Brien and his crew decided to red-shirt freshman Mike Glennon and have relativity unknown red-shirt freshman Russell Wilson become the starting quarterback...

Written by Allen Lopp about 5 months ago 269 reads 2 comments
ACC Football by the Numbers: Does NFL Talent Equal Results?

Anyone who watches sports knows that bringing in talent is simply not enough. Coaches have got to be able to produce with that talent, otherwise it is all the more frustrating for a fan-base to be stuck in middle of the pack in their conference standings

Written by Ben Gibson about 7 months ago 409 reads 13 comments
NC State Football Spring Game

Last Saturday afternoon the Inaugural Kay Yow Spring football game was the end of spring practice for the NC State Wolfpack...

Written by Allen Lopp about 7 months ago 104 reads 0 comments
Countdown To Kickoff 2009: The Preseason Top 50—No. 48 NC State Wolfpack

Spring practice is wrapping up across the country and we are a little over four months away from kickoff. To make the time go a little faster, I will count down my top 50 teams one team at a time...

Written by Kristofer Green about 7 months ago 922 reads 2 comments

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Tom O'Brien Article Archive

Duke-NC State: Expect Both Teams to Air It out

Top ACC Coaches Clash in Winston-Salem

Reeling In Raleigh: The State of the Wolfpack

NC State and South Carolina Exchange Blows In an Epic Battle of Defenses

ACC Week One Report Card: NC State

Tom O'Brien Brings Hope To NC State Football Once Again

College Football Countdown: No. 23 NC State

2009 ACC Football Kickoff: Jamelle Eugene

Ranking the ACC Coaches

Tom O'Brien Attends Seventh-Annual Triangle Pigskin Preview

2009 NFP scouting series: North Carolina State

Who Will Be The Starting Running Back for the NC State Wolfpack?

Ranking the ACC: Atlantic Division

Donald Bowens What Kind of Impact Will He Have?

NC State Football Keys to Success

ACC Football by the Numbers: Does NFL Talent Equal Results?

NC State Football Spring Game

Countdown To Kickoff 2009: The Preseason Top 50—No. 48 NC State Wolfpack

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