The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK 18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER NUMBERS AND QUOTES Sponsored by Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com "He's a mentally tough young man, so I wouldn't expect anything less from him. He's going to respond. That's who he is. When he gets in a tough situation, he's going to fight." — Head football coach Dave Doeren after watching Morris lead the Wolfpack over Marshall 8th NC State's spot in CBSSports.com's preseason ACC rankings for the upcoming men's basketball season. Analyst Cameron Salerno noted that coach KEVIN KEATTS made a couple of key offseason additions to its backcourt in junior guard Jayden Taylor, formerly of Butler, and graduate guard DJ Horne, formerly of Arizona. "Once again, NC State used the transfer portal to reload the roster," Salerno noted. PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP "If you're looking for a big play, you're looking for me. I'm going to go get it." — Three-star receiver prospect Christian Zachary, who flipped his commitment from Virginia to NC State in early October, becoming the fourth wideout in the Pack's 2024 football recruiting class 11.6 Tackles per game by Payton Wilson through NC State's first seven contests. The graduate linebacker was leading the ACC by nearly 3 tackles per game, with Virginia safety Jonas Sanker ranked second with an average of 8.8. Wilson was fourth among FBS players, trailing only Old Domin- ion's Jason Henderson (15.3), Iowa's Jay Higgins (12.4) and Texas El Paso's Tyrice Knight (11.7). "The emotions were definitely high. I don't think I was too nervous out there. I was really just trying to have some fun." — Sophomore quarterback MJ Morris after throwing for 265 yards and 4 touch- downs in a 48-41 win over Marshall on Oct. 7, his first game of the season PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP "We've had some results this year that haven't gone our way, so I guess the soccer gods were with us today. … Any win was needed." — Women's soccer coach Tim Santoro, to The Technician, after NC State defeated Virginia 2-1 on Oct. 8 for its first victory in 12 matches and its first win over the Cavaliers since 2009