The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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■ From Head Football Coach Dave Doeren I want to thank Wolfpack Nation for their great support this season. I got to see first-hand why we have the best fans in the country. Your passion and energy creates an unbelievable game-day atmosphere, and the players feed off of that. 2013 Team Award Winners Governor's Award Most Valuable Player Niklas Sade Torry Holt Award Offensive Most Valuable Player Rashard Smith Mario Williams Award Defensive Most Valuable Player Robert Caldwell Special Teams Most Valuable Player Zach Gentry Offensive Scout Team Player Of The Year QB — Jacoby Brissett Ted Brown Award Offensive Back of the Year Shadrach Thornton Gary Rowe Award Wide Receiver of the Year Quintin Payton Jim Ritcher Award Offensive Lineman of the Year Joe Thuney Defensive Scout Team Player Of The Year DL — Rogers Clark Defensive Scout Team Player Of The Year LB — Jerod Fernandez Dewayne Washington Award Defensive Back of the Year Dontae Johnson Bill Cowher Award Linebacker of the Year DJ Green Carey Brewbaker Award Defensive Lineman of the Year Art Norman 2013 Senior Class It is important to recognize the hard work and sacrifice by this senior class. They will all hold a special place with me because they are the foundation of what we are building here. When you come in as a new #38 Taylor Beamon Running Back Mallard Creek High School Charlotte, N.C. #68 Evan Bumgarner Offensive Tackle South Caldwell High School Lenoir, N.C. #76 Deylan Buntyn Defensive Tackle Havelock High School Havelock, N.C. #14 Jarvis Byrd Safety Pahokee High School Pahokee, Fla. #48 Robert Caldwell Linebacker Twentynine Palms High School Twentynine Palms, Calif. We knew that every game on our schedule was going to be a battle. What I take away from this season is that I have a team that does not quit. In the fourth quarter of every game, this team played as hard as the first quarter. The season is over and the coaches and I have been out on the recruiting trail. We need to continue to find great young players that fit into our system and our family. Recruiting is the lifeblood of a program, and I have some of the best coaches in the country for that. The team has already been back in the Philip Rivers Award Freshman of the Year Jack Tocho Philip Rivers Award Freshman of the Year Jumichael Ramos Michael J. Hardy Award Exhibits A Winning Attitude And Consistently Plays Above Capabilities Milton Hall Michael J. Hardy Award Exhibits A Winning Attitude And Consistently Plays Above Capabilities Roderick Cox Bo Rein Award Vital Contributor In An Unsung Role Tony Creecy Bob Warren Award Exemplifies Qualities of Integrity and Sportsmanship Duran Christophe coach, one of the first things you do is meet with the players, and the first ones you need to sit down with are your seniors. They are the leaders of the team and it is important to get them on board. This class is full of great individuals and it has been an honor for me #92 Darryl Cato-Bishop Defensive End Lawrence Academy Roxbury, Mass. #43 Ryan Cheek Fullback Lancaster High School Lancaster, Ohio #62 Duran Christophe Offensive Guard Woodstock High School (Ga.) New Orleans, La. #33 Roderick Cox Linebacker West Craven High School New Bern, N.C. #34 Dominic Deshaies Cornerback Athens Drive High School Raleigh, N.C. We took time to reflect on the season and honor the players for their performances at our annual banquet. No matter what the outcome of a season, I feel it is very important to celebrate a season. The following players were recognized. #98 AJ Ferguson Defensive Tackle South Brunswick High School Southport, N.C. #49 Zach Gentry Linebacker Leesville Road High School Raleigh, N.C. #31 DJ Green Linebacker Westside High School Macon, Ga. #41 Milton Hall Running Back Williams High School Burlington, N.C. #25 Dontae Johnson Cornerback & Safety Pennington Prep Pennington, N.J. Al Michaels Award Team Before Self Ryan Cheek Ken McNeill Iron Wolf Award Exemplary Determination and Personal Sacrifice Returning From Injury To Make Outstanding Contributions Jarvis Byrd Ken McNeill Iron Wolf Award Exemplary Determination and Personal Sacrifice Returning From Injury To Make Outstanding Contributions Darryl Cato-Bishop Earle Edwards Award Attained The Highest Scholastic Average Tyler Purvis Community Service Award Outstanding Service In The Community Asa Watson Wolfpack Spirit Award Tireless Supporter Of The Football Program Kate Kirby to get a chance to coach them. In our last team meeting, I told the seniors that they are going to be much better men because of this final season and they will come back and be proud of our future success that they laid the foundation for. #58 Jake Kahut Defensive Tackle Wake Forest/Rolesville High School Wake Forest, N.C. #8 Brandon Mitchell Quarterback Amite High School Amite, La. #88 Quintin Payton Wide Receiver T.L. Hanna High School Anderson, S.C. #2 Rashard Smith Wide Receiver Dublin High School Dublin, Ga. weight room getting bigger, faster and stronger. This offseason will be critical for our players. Our focus this offseason will be on details and toughness. The only thing we can control is how hard we work and the detail we do it with. I appreciate everyone's support in my first year at NC State. Although it was not #82 Asa Watson Tight End Rock Hill High School Rock Hill, S.C. #97 Forrest West Defensive End Salisbury School Canton, Conn. the outcome we all wanted, I saw a lot of growth out of this team. I am the luckiest man in the world to be the head coach here, and there is no other place I would rather be. Until next year … 1Pack1Goal! Coach Doeren 8 ■ the wolfpacker 8.Doeren Letter.indd 8 12/5/13 2:54 PM