The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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■ football recruiting Pack is no longer in his top three, having been supplanted by UCLA, joining the list that also includes Louisville and Wisconsin. Godfrey officially visited Wisconsin Oct. 11. NC State hosted Kendall Gant of Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson High for an unofficial visit Sept. 19. The trip is significant because Gant, who committed to Georgia in July, made the lengthy trip on his own expense for a midweek game. Gant, though, has not done interviews to update the status of his pledge. The 6-3, 185-pound three-star player is rated by Rivals.com as the No. 44 safety in the nation and No. 68 prospect from Florida. ■ Kicker The Pack is keeping tabs on Rafael Gaglianone, a native of Brazil attending The Baylor School, a boarding school in Chattanooga, Tenn. Gaglianone earned an offer from the Pack over the summer after a A formula for SUCCESS Building on a solid foundation of planning, knowledge, service, and commitment WATKINS FINANCIAL GROUP Meeting Your Insurance and Employee Benefits Needs Employee Benefit Plans* Financial Planning Retirement Plans Corporate Life Insurance* Individual Life Insurance* Supplemental Benefits* Individual Disability Income Insurance* Long Term Care Insurance* Watkins Financial Group W 1601 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 102 Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 919-851-3117 • www.watkinsfinancialgroup.com *Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC and Registered Investment Advisor. Watkins Financial Group and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. are not affiliated entities. Brazil native Rafael Gaglianone, who is attending The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., earned an offer from NC State after a strong performance at the school's summer kicking camp. photo courtesy rivals.com strong performance at State's summer kicking camp. The 6-1, 220-pounder had talked of visiting for the Syracuse game Oct. 12, but never finalized plans for the trip. As a junior, Gaglianone was 12 of 15 on field goal attempts with a long of 51 yards. He also successfully made a 50-yarder and three more from longer than 40 yards. On kickoffs, 98 percent of his boots went for touchbacks. ■ For regular reports on NC State football recruiting plus videos of Wolfpack commitments and targets visit TheWolfpacker.com. 126 ■ the wolfpacker 122-126.FB Recruiting.indd 126 10/22/13 12:04 PM