The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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76 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ FOOTBALL RECRUITING first. I would say Kentucky and Alabama might definitely be official visits." Rivals.com ranks Daniel as a three-star recruit, the No. 15 player in North Carolina and the No. 16 weakside defensive end nationally. State has been on three-star defensive end Houshun Gaines of Nash Central High in Rocky Mount, N.C., since April. Gaines revealed a top four in July of the Pack, Florida, Miami and Virginia Tech. All have offered, and he has visited each school. Gaines (6-3, 220 pounds) checks in at No. 21 among weakside defensive ends in the country and No. 17 in the state in Rivals.com's rankings. End Tyrone Riley — a 6-6, 200-pounder from Calvary Baptist in Savannah, Ga., who also plays basketball — has visited NC State at least twice, including once in June. The soft-spoken Riley once claimed a top four of Kentucky, Mississippi State, NC State and Ole Miss in the spring back has since backed off that. Missouri, Purdue, Wake Forest and Wisconsin have also offered Riley, and he made an unofficial visit to North Carolina in August. He is regarded as a three-star prospect, the No. 23 weakside defensive end in the 2015 class and the No. 48 player in Georgia by Rivals.com. NC State is also on the list for four- star defensive tackle Darvin Taylor II of Thomas Dale High in Chester, Va. He checks in at No. 182 nationally, No. 12 among defensive tackles in the class and No. 10 in the state according to Rivals.com. Taylor is going to announce his choice Content experts, conference presenters, trainers, & leaders. Get the skills that you need to engage, enliven and educate any audience BEFORE you present. Just Say NO! to Boring Presentations! Alan Hoffler, owner BS AE '90 MS MA '93 Public workshops in Raleigh or have your team trained on-site. Call Now! (919) 386-9238 millswyck.com Interested in Developing Better Prepared and More Effective Leaders in Your Organization? The Center for Leadership Studies would like to invite you to attend a two-day leadership development workshop in the Raleigh area! Approved for CEU Credits To learn more or reserve your seat, contact us at info@situational.com or call 800-330-2840. 20 SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP®: BUILDING LEADERS 21 LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MON TUE OCTOBER Rocky Mount (N.C.) Nash Central product Houshun Gaines, Rivals.com's No. 21 weak- side defensive end nationally, has a top four of NC State, Florida, Miami and Virginia Tech. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM