The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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NOVEMBER 2014 ■ 13 TRACKING THE PACK level, his value increased because DTs that can also get after the passer are at a premium. We were very impressed with him at the Shrine Bowl tryouts," Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell added. "He's a big kid who projects at one of the top positions of need for any program, and he's consistently gotten bigger and better each time we see him. "He has that experience of an outside pass rusher that he can bring inside." Five More Also Commit To NC State Football Darian Roseboro was one of two top in-state recruits to recently verbally commit to NC State. Greensboro (N.C.) Southern Guilford running back Reggie Gallaspy, who like Roseboro has been selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All- Star Game, picked the Pack over a final five that also included Arkansas, Duke, Michigan State and Vanderbilt. Gallaspy rushed 249 times for 2,376 yards and 35 touchdowns to help South- ern Guilford to its first ever 10-0 start in school history. Rivals.com rates Gallaspy as a three-star prospect, the No. 14 re- cruit in the state and the No. 39 running back nationally. The 5-10, 215-pounder had visited NCSU for its season opener against Georgia Southern Aug. 31 and was back for an official visit when NC State hosted No. 1 Florida State Sept. 27. He committed while on that latter trip. "This has been building up because every time I go there, I get a certain feel- ing," Gallaspy said. "I believe my heart says this is where I should be playing and where I should be. I always had a good feeling, but every time I went, it just got stronger and stronger." Southern Guilford coach Darryl Brown said that Gallaspy is a combina- tion of natural talent and strong work ethic. "He's got a lot of God-given abilities, but he works extremely hard," Brown said. "He's one of the hardest workers I've ever had to coach. To have those abilities and work the way he does just shows a lot about his character and what kind of kid he is. "He's got great vision and great balance, he's powerful, and he's got great speed. A lot of people doubt his speed. He's got unbeliev- able speed. When he gets on the edge, he doesn't get caught. He just runs with such passion." Also joining the 2015 class were a pair of linemen. T.J. McCoy is a 6-2, 290-pound interior line prospect from South Lake High in Groveland, Fla. He picked NCSU on Sept. 12 over offers from South Florida and Rutgers, among others. "I just believe in Coach Dave Doeren's vision and what he wants for this football team," McCoy noted. "I really want to help NC State get to the next level and be a dominant program in the ACC and the nation. I'm really excited about that, and it is the place for me. "When I went there for the camp, I really loved the atmosphere and just the way the coaches coached me. I got to see Raleigh for what it was and see the people. I saw the campus and enjoyed it, and the dorm rooms." McCoy will be following in the footsteps of his father Tony Mc- Coy. The elder McCoy was a first-team All-SEC and honorable mention All-American defensive lineman on Steve Spurrier's 1991 SEC champion Florida Gators team. He then went on to play nine seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Indianapolis Colts. Daris Workman, a 6-6, 265-pound offensive tackle playing at Contra Costa Community College in San Pablo, Calif., announced on Oct. 11 that he was committing to NC State. Workman is a product of Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C., and he pledged for the Pack while on an official visit. He had previously had plans to visit Virginia Tech Oct. 25. BYU, Kansas and Georgia Southern had also offered Workman. He also plays basketball for Contra Costa, and averaged 7.3 points and 8.2 rebounds a game as a freshman. He has three years to play two at NCSU. Two juniors have joined interior line- man Harrison Gee from Burlington (N.C.) Williams High in the 2016 re- cruiting class. Like Gee, Joe Sculthorpe (6-2, 280 pounds) of Hampstead (N.C.) Topsail High is likely to play guard or center in college. He picked State on Sept. 21 over an early offer from East Carolina. "We figured it was better to get a spot now than get it later on," Sculthorpe said. NC State's coaches could not have agreed more. "They have been trying to get me to commit for a while now," he noted. "They were really pleased with my deci- sion, especially the offensive line coach [Mike Uremovich]." Sculthorpe also wrestles, winning the 3-A state title as a sophomore after post- ing a record of 47-2 with his only two losses coming to the 4A state champion and runner-up. Also committing from the junior class was safety Tim Glass from Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va. Glass, a native of Danville, Va., also had early offers from Virginia, East Carolina, Cincinnati and Charlotte. "They were the first team to really take a chance on me," Glass noted. "I really couldn't believe it when they offered me. That offer was nothing like the other offers. "They always showed me they really wanted me by sending me letters every day and building relationships." Rivals.com rates the 6-0, 205-pound Glass as the No. 25 safety in the 2016 class and No. 14 junior in the initial state rankings for Virginia. Greensboro (N.C.) Southern Guilford running back Reg- gie Gallaspy selected NC State over a final five that also included Arkansas, Duke, Michigan State and Vanderbilt. PHOTO KE KEN MARTIN