The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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14 ■ THE WOLFPACKER TRACKING THE PACK 2 NC State punting records senior punter Wil Baumann has broken this season. He has made 240 career punts and totaled 9,738 yards through the first eight games of the season (40.6- yard career average). 5 NC State's football team was one of five from power five conferences that opened the season with eight straight games before enjoying a bye week. NC State and Lou- isville were the only two teams from the ACC with that schedule. 9 Football players that have been ruled out for the season through the first eight games — freshman tight end Garrett Bradbury, senior wide receiver NaQuan Brown, freshman line- backer Ty Linton, redshirt freshman wide receiver Gavin Locklear, sophomore safety Sean Paul, redshirt freshman tight end Evan Pritt, junior middle linebacker M.J. Salahuddin, freshman offensive lineman Eric Shute and redshirt sophomore cornerback Charlie Twitty. 14 True freshmen that have played this fall for the NC State football team. Another nine redshirt freshmen have also logged snaps. 39 Combined touchdown passes thrown by former NC State quarterbacks Philip Rivers of the San Diego Char- gers (20 touchdowns), Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks (11) and Mike Glennon of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (eight) through the first eight weeks of the NFL season. 48 National team ranking for the NC State football program's 2015 recruiting class by Rivals.com as of Oct. 27. The Wolfpack has 14 commits that average 2.86 stars. 10,100 Twitter followers for @TheWolfpacker account. Sponsored by: The Sizemore Group www.morganstanleyfa.com/thesizemoregroup ■ By The Numbers 187 Passes thrown without an interception by NC State redshirt junior quarterback JACOBY BRISSETT during the season. It ranks seventh best in ACC his- tory. He threw an interception in the second quar- ter of the season opener against Georgia Southern, and then didn't throw an interception until the seventh game of the season. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN