The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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I respect them a "When they went lina State, they offered me a scholarsto North Caroif I would like to take an official visit. hip and asked something that I thought it was I'd like to see." Fumagalli, who officially visited cember, does not Wisconsin in Deknow what is going after the trip. to happen "Those are the only two places I have Defensive lineman visit or am going set an official to take an official Chicago Morgan Khairi Bailey said. "I think it's visit to," Fumaga Park High important for me lli Bailey (6-3, 245 NC State and to to go out and see pounds go Illinois before Doeren ) was considering Norther new coaching staff over to Wisconsin and meet the n left for NCSU. Doeren before with him Ryan He is rated by Rivals.co I make a decision." also took Nielsen, NIU's defensi m as a three-st co-defensive coordin ve and the No. 34 ator and recruitin line coach, recruit in the state ar prospect Nielsen, who will g coordinator. played both tight of Illinois. He be NC and recruiting coordin State's defensive line coach school, but Fumagaend and defensive end in high ator, had recruite lli is being recruite Northern Illinois. as a tight end. d Bailey for d by the Pack "NIU was my first The Chicago Tribune always liked them. offer," Bailey noted. "That's why all-state squad after listed him on its second-team I the head coach, I liked Coach Nielsen, and I liked and five touchdo he made 26 catches for 441 yards Coach Doeren. wns "They are family an offense that rushedas a senior. He also blocked for for nearly 4,000 thing. They care guys. They talk to you about anyresponsible for about the players, 48 tackles and four yards, and was want to win. They're a sacks on defense all about winning lot, and they . Bailey scheduled Safety Joshua Jones an official visit to and discipline." He has also lined Raleigh for Jan. 11. up Walled Lake (Mich.) and is hearing from a trip to Colorado State for Jan. 18, Western High Three-star tight Jones verbally Illinois, Michigan committed to Illinois Kentucky. One school, State and Western (Ill.) waubonsie end Troy fumagalli of aurora he has been open in June, but Valley High has "NC State the most, though, is emerging in front. about wanting wisconsin, but tions. He was offered to see he will official committed to been told he could " Bailey said, adding that he has by the previou more oply visit NC State this weekend. staff at NC State in November, and s coaching for the Pack, playingbe a versatile defensive lineman recruited Jones PHOTO COuRTESy for Wisconsin, has Faulkner, who Rivals.com ranks both defensive end and tackle. RIVAlS.COM picked up where they left off. Bailey as a three-st the No. 24 recruit ar prospect and 2012 fOOTBall Jones had tentativ from the state of special mention ely planned to reCr NCSU Jan. 11. He Chicago Tribune Illinois. He was a officially visit COMMITMeNTSUITINg all-state selectio has also set up n. Name trips to Michiga State (no offer) Tight end Troy n for Fumagalli Cole Blankenship* Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 25. He anticipa Jan. 18 and Iowa (offer) for Jan. Aurora (Ill.) Waubo tes the Spartan OL 6-2 295 s will offer during Chris Burton his visit. The 6-5, 215-pou nsie Valley High TE 6-3 245 Mocksville, N.C. nd Bra'Lon Cherry* Rivals.com rates Danville, Va. make. He had commit Fumagalli has a decision to Marcus Edmond WR 5-11 175 New Bern, No. 45 safety in the three-star prospect as the tion that he walk-on ted to Wisconsin on the condiN.C. the his first year and Jerod Fernandez CB 6-0 170 Hopkins, S.C. in Michigan. The country and the No. 15 player scholarship. then go on full LB 6-0 210 Jalen McDaniel 86 times for 668 6-2, 200-pound Jones rushed Lake Mary, Fla. However, a pair yards and 19 touchdo Pharoah McKeve WR 6-2 190 Fayetteville, catching 18 passes wns while Fumagalli a new of coaching changes have given r WR 6-6 210 N.C. option. Fumaga Josh Mercer offense as a senior, for 303 yards and four scores on from NIU and was lli had a full offer RB 5-11 185 Tabor City, N.C. Dakwa Nichols leges to play safety.but he is being recruited by colGuyton, Ga. His future positionrecruited by Doeren and Nielsen Jones had 95 tackles . Quinton Patterso RB 5-10 180 Rockingham, three sacks, five (53 solo), been Eddie Faulknecoach at Wisconsin would have n LB 6-0 215 interceptions, two N.C. Kyrin Priester up, three quarter Shelby, N.C. following a coachin r, but Faulkner left for NC State back hurries, two passes broken g Artemis Robinso WR 6-2 185 Snellville, Ga. and two fumble NC State offered change at Wisconsin. n LB 6-1 recoveries in 2012. forced fumbles 205 Fumagalli a full Tylar Reagan On special teams, December. scholarship in OL 6-5 280 Laurinburg, N.C. Jones averaged Patrick Roane 11 punt returns and 44.8 yards on 17.1 yards on OL 6-6 290 Fruit Cove, Fla. Jack Tocho backs. four kickoff runDB 6-0 185 Hope Mills, N.C. * Denotes players Charlotte JUMP TO CONTe that have enrolled NTS www.THew GET ON THE LIST! Wolfpack Club members: make sure to notify the Wolfpack Club of your email address. We'll send you an e-mail each week with easy-to-follow login instructions when a new issue is posted. You can also access The Wolfpacker Express and digital editions of The Wolfpacker at TheWolfpackerOnline.com. If you have any questions about The Wolfpacker Express please call us at 800-421-7751. OlFPaCKerONlINe Taking Shape N .COM early Page 23 Quarterback Nick Garden City (Kan.)Marshall Community College Marshall was a wide receiver at He transferred Georgia in 2011. to Garden City Commu this past year and moved to quarter nity College was 2,837 yards back. The result and yards and 18 scores 18 touchdowns passing and 949 rushing. That production jor colleges. The has caught the attention of ma6-2, Indiana in Decemb 190-pounder officially visited er, and he has NC State, Texas lined up trips to and weekends in January Kansas State for consecutive , starting with the The Kansas Jayhaw Pack Jan. 11. Year is a three-st k Conference 2012 Player of the ar prospect and college recruit nationally accordi the No. 43 junior The Rochelle, Ga., ng to Rivals.com. native has three years to play two. Athlete Malcolm Means Richburg (S.C.) Lewisville High A standout week All-Star Game put at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolina s Pack offered the Means on NC State's radar. The 6-2, a scholarship, and 190-pound two-way perform er he Means rushed for is visiting this weekend. and had 28 catches 1,043 yards and 10 touchdowns, on offense in 2012. for 580 yards and seven scores, Defensively, he les, five stops for recorded 28 tackloss, four sacks, (two of which he four returned for scores) interceptions recovery (that he and a fumble also North Carolina alsoran back for a touchdown). recently offered Means. Cornerback Sean Paul Vero Beach (Fla.) High In light of the decommitments backs Hassan Childs, from defensive Chris Holmes and Hunte, NC State Da'wan is targeting some secondary help. Fortunately for Doeren, his staff groundwork on had laid the Paul while they were Northern Illinois. Paul actually took coaching at to NIU in Septem an official visit ber. "I had a great relation ship with the Paul noted. "Coach Nielsen is a cool head coach," dude." When Paul received Pack quickly joined an offer from NC State, the Forest and Louisvil longtime co-favorites Wake le. "NC State, Louisvil le and Wake Forest three right now, are my top " Paul Paul already visited said. Wake Forest and a trip to Louisvil will schedule le. Kentucky has fered and could also recently ofget a visit. Central nati, Iowa State Florida, Cincinand Indiana, among others, had DeC. 20, 2012 siers' passing record s. "Matt has had to run his offens different person nel and has been e with ful each time," successDoeren noted. make the transit "He will ion much easier He's not only for me. a tremendous quarte coach who has developed quarte rback into NFL player rbacks s, but he has veloped the run also degame, as eviden Wisconsin's succes ced s rushing the ball by season." this New Football Coac Dave Doeren Has h Most Of His Staff In Place By MaTT CarTer C State's new head football coach Dave Doeren has begun filling out coaching staff. his After hire Dec. 7, defens announcing just one ive line coach cruiting coordi and renator has revealed most Ryan Nielsen, Doeren members to the of the remaining staff media with a announcements string of of almost a coach starting with the a day news of the hire sive coordinator of defenDave Huxtable Dec. 14. Two openings remained to be of Dec. 20. filled as Matt Canada Offensive coordi nator/quarterb acks coach One day after annou his defensive coordi ncing Huxtable as that Canada would nator, NCSU revealed be rejoining Doeren as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Canada held position on Doere a similar n's staff at Northern Illinoi s in 2011. That season NIU was 10th in the country in total offense and 13th in scoring offens e. Quarterback Chandler Harnish, who now plays for the NFL's JUMP TO CONTe NTS Doeren (shown with chancellor coaches to his staff as of Dec. randy woodson and athletic s director Debbie 20, with two more yow) had named expected to be hired. eight Indianapolis Colts, ranked ninth country in total in the offens able mention All-Am e and was an honorCanada left Doere erican. n's staff to becom the offensive e coordinator at Wisconsin. PHOTO By KEN The Badgers ranked fourth nationally scoring offens in e and 15th in total offense in 2012. Canad a also worked as an offensive coordinator at where his teams Indiana from 2007-10, rewrote many of the HooPage 1 MARTIN eddie Faulkner Tight ends and fullbacks coach/ special teams coordinator Like Canada, Faulkn er was on Doere first staff at NIU, n's serving as runnin coach and specia g backs l ordinator, and teams cothen left to take a job at Wisco coached tight ends nsin. He last year for the Badgers. Known as one of sin's best young Wisconrecruiters, Faulkner helped the junior quarterback Badgers land four-star Chance Stewa Sturgis (Mich.) rt from High. Prior to his year consin grad playedat NIU, the 2000 Wisprofessionally Canadian Footba in the ll ton Eskimos. He League for the Edmonsigned on as a sistant at Ball State in 2003 undergrad asMichigan head current coach Brady Hoke and coached there for eight years, moving up to coaching runnin teams before being g backs and special promoted to offens coordinator his ive final two "He's a very detaile years. d, ultra-organiz ed, www.TheWolfpackerOnline.com 131.Holt Foundation/WP Express Ads.indd 131 6/28/13 1:52 PM