The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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104 ■ THE WOLFPACKER WOLFPACK FOOTBALL Cardinal International Trucks 1526 South Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 832-5871 www.cardinalinternationaltrucks.com Dry Clean Your Carpets! commercial residential Since 1987 www.bmsdry.com Environmentally safe "green" system No soapy residue common to steam cleaning systems Fully bonded and insured Safe for children and pets • • • • No waiting on carpets to dry Proven system – millions of square feet cleaned in the Triangle since 1987 Wolfpack family owned and operated • • • Phone: 919-834-1990 • Fax: 919-834-1998 bms12@nc.rr.com – commercial jed.barbour@bmsdry.com – residential Ask about our Sure Step non-slip floor treatment! NC State's Quarterback Tradition Recognized CBS Sports had a series of articles this past spring determining which college is the top producer of talent at each position on the football field. In it, NC State was named the No. 2 school nationally for "Quarterback U," thanks to its trio of professionals in the San Diego Char- gers' Philip Rivers, Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Mike Glennon. The rankings preceded recent graduate Jacoby Bris- sett, who joined the club of Wolfpack signal-callers in the league after getting selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft in late April. The website came up with a formula that awarded points for NFL starts, Pro Bowl appearances, draft se- lections and first-round picks at each position over the last decade. Only USC — which had more professional starts than NC State (299-242) and draft picks (4-2) over the last 10 years, but was dwarfed by the Pack's number of Pro Bowl bids (7-3) — ranked higher. "There's not a better one-two punch at Quarter- back U than Philip Rivers and Russell Wilson," Jon Solo- mon wrote. "Yes, Wilson played his final season at Wis- consin as a graduate transfer, but he starred for most of his career at NC State. Our Position U series counted players for multiple colleges if they contributed at both schools, so Wisconsin also got credit for Wilson. In ad- dition to Rivers and Wilson, NC State produced Mike Glennon, who was the Buccaneers' starter until they drafted Jameis Winston." Despite the loss of Brissett, the future is still bright for the Pack under center. Also this spring, ESPN Insider named the 25 colleges with the "best and brightest futures at QB," and NC State checked in at No. 18 with the site calling redshirt sophomore Jalan Mc - Clendon "one of the countr y's breakout QBs" for 2016. Those ratings did not include NCSU's addition of Boise State graduate transfer Ryan Finley in the summer. Michigan (No. 5 in CBS Sports' QB U rankings and No. 9 in ESPN's projection of the future) and USC (No. 1, No. 7) were the only other schools besides NC State (No. 2, No. 18) to make the cut of both lists. NFL.com also released some college football-related rankings in a series called "16 for 16." In the category of 16 fastest players, Wolfpack sophomore running back/ receiver Nyheim Hines checked in at No. 9. They wrote: "Hines' speed earned him playing time as a freshman last year. He played both running back and receiver, but he made his biggest impact as one of the nation's top kickoff returners. … Hines, who is also a member of the NC State track squad, has recorded a 6.74-sec - ond 60-meter dash and a wind-aided 10.42 time in the 100-meter dash." Only Florida State senior wide receiver Kermit Whit- field (No. 8) was regarded faster among ACC players. — Ryan Tice R u s s e l l W i l s o n h a s played in a pair of Super Bowls in his first four years with the Seattle Seahawks. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN