The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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wolfpack Football up next to for the majority of his career. "It's 100 percent new, so it's fun," he said. "I get to mix it up in camp a little bit, but they're cheering me on, too. If I do something well, they're yelling for me and I do the same thing back to them. I was in the same room as them for a little over four years, you can't just take that away." He's taking a straightforward approach to the fullback position, while he'll admit that it has been what he calls a fun transition. "Football is football," Cheek explained. "Especially fullback and linebacker, you're the same distance from the ball. "I just want to get on the field and help the team anyway I can." — Ryan Tice Path To NC State Came Together Quickly For Quinton Schooley Sometimes an opportunity comes together so quickly and perfectly that it's simply too good to pass up. Such was the case that brought sophomore offensive lineman Quinton Schooley from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan., to NC State this fall. Schooley had first caught the eye of NC State offensive line coach Mike Uremovich during the spring evaluation period, but although colleges had broached the subject of potentially enrolling this fall, Schooley was fully anticipating playing next fall at center, a new position for him, for Butler. He had arrived at Butler on a mission to fulfill a dream of playing Division I football after not getting offers coming out of small Chanute (Kan.) High. In less than a year, he had bulked up from 235 pounds to more than 290 pounds. He also moved to the interior of the line after playing tackle. Then in late May, not long after Uremovich spotted Schooley at Butler, the wheels were set in motion. "At the end of May, Coach U told me there might be a possibility they could offer me for next semester," Schooley recalled. On Memorial Day, another conversation between the two revealed that indeed, NCSU was ready to offer him a scholarship. "He told me that they had just watched my film, and he told me that they wanted me to come down for a visit and play this fall," Schooley said. "I came on the visit, committed. "Within two and a half weeks; it went fast. It was crazy." Schooley never hesitated to make the move despite it swiftly coming together. "It's always been a dream of mine to BNK 6310 CHAPEL HILL ROAD stE 250, RALEIGH, NC 27607 PHONE: (919) 851-4422 n FAX: (919) 851-8968 n www.BNKinc.com BASS NIXON & KENNEDY INC., CONSultINg ENgINEErS Gardner Marsh Gas Equipment Company, Inc. 8209 Brownleigh Drive Raleigh, NC 27617 Ph: 919 787 8214 Ph: 800 334 9245 Fax: 800 400 2596 2119 Jody Road Florence, SC 29501 Ph: 843 669 3136 Ph: 800 868 8988 Fax: 843 661 5236 Web: www.gardnermarsh.com September 2013 ■ 53 50-56.Wolfpack Football.indd 53 8/23/13 3:23 PM