N.C. State linebacker Terrell Manning will be out three weeks with a knee injury, Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien said Tuesday. Manning, State's starting outside linebacker, had surgery on his left knee on Monday, after suffering an undisclosed injury at the end of the first quarter of N.C. State's 35-13 win over South Alabama. Senior Dwayne Maddox will replace Manning against Cincinnati on Thursday.... [Read More]
North Carolina State says defensive tackle J.R. Sweezy will miss six weeks after breaking his foot. The school issued a statement Sunday night saying Sweezy had surgery to repair the fracture. In keeping with team policy, NC State did not say which foot is broken. Sweezy is a senior captain who had 13 tackles for losses and six sacks in 2010.
Sophomore running back Mustafa Greene will miss at least the first four games of the season because of a foot injury, Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien said. Greene, who suffered the injury in spring practice, has a target return date of Oct. 1, O'Brien said. "We have to wait until he gets healthy," O'Brien said. "We're going to be cautious. A week later is better than a day... [Read More]
NC State really is moving on without quarterback Russell Wilson. The school granted the all-ACC performer his release Friday as he pursues a professional baseball career. Wilson had not ruled out using his final year of football eligibility, but coach Tom O'Brien had said during spring drills that the Wolfpack planned to move forward with redshirt junior Mike Glennon at quarterback. "Russell... [Read More]
The biggest news coming out of NC State's spring practice Tuesday was a foot injury to sophomore running back Mustafa Greene. The Pack's leading rusher from last year will have surgery according to head coach Tom O'Brien. "Greene will have surgery sometime this week, he's got a foot injury," O'Brien confirmed. "So whenever he has his surgery then he'll be back in the fall."... [Read More]
