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TRACKING THE PACK RODNEY PURVIS CLEARED TO ENROLL AT NC STATE The NCAA cleared NC State freshman shooting guard ■ Red And White Notebook Rodney Purvis on Aug. 21 to begin classes and resume living in the dorms. Purvis missed the first three days of school while being NEW SOFTBALL COACH HIRED, STAFF FORMED Shawn Rychcik, one of the nation's most highly re- in limbo due to the NCAA doing a routine background check on curriculum offered at Raleigh Upper Room Christian Academy. Purvis was part of the first graduat- ing class at the school, which is entering its fourth year of having high school classes and has former NC State basketball player Avie Lester as the athletics director and boys' basketball coach. The school was kindergarten through eighth grade, and then Purvis and the class of 2013 pushed the school to extend to high school. Purvis went back to his original class of 2012 following his freshman year, finishing high school in three years. Purvis had hoped to take part in NC State's foreign trip spected collegiate coaches, accepted the challenge to build NC State softball into an ACC and NCAA championship-caliber program July 6. Rychcik guided Boston Uni- RYCHCIK to Spain Aug. 5-15, but his NCAA situation came to light Aug. 4, and he wasn't able play with the Wolfpack. Purvis was able to take summer school classes at NC State. The McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Clas- sic participant hopes the NCAA clears up his situation by the time NC State starts practice Oct. 12. The ruling Aug. 21 clarified that Purvis will be a partial qualifier and be able to remain at NC State and on scholarship in a worst-case scenario. Rivals.com ranked the 6-3, 195-pounder as the No. 12 player in the country for the class of 2012. Both the Associated Press and Gatorade named him the North Carolina Player of the Year. softball program into one destined for the College World Series," NC State athletics director Debbie Yow said. "His recruiting results and graduation out- comes, achieved within a modest infrastructure, are quite simply stunning. We were drawn to his values and work ethic. "The fit for NC State is an excellent one and we "Shawn has a clear vision of how to mold our welcome Shawn and his family to our Wolfpack family." Rychcik's squads posted the only two 40-win seasons in school history — 43 in 2009 and 41 this past sea- son — which included four wins over top-25 national opponents. He is the all-time winningest coach in BU history with a 271-159 record in eight seasons, includ- ing a 114-40 record in America East play. He built the Terriers into an America East powerhouse, finish- ing first or second in the regular-season standings in versity to NCAA regionals and America East Conference cham- pionships in three of the last four seasons. He completed his coach- ing staff by bringing along his staff, which included hitting coach Katie Grimes and pitching coach Court- ney Oliver. seven of his eight seasons as head coach, winning four regular-season titles and capturing three conference tournament championships. "I would like to thank Deborah Yow and her staff for giving me and my family this tremendous opportunity," Rychcik said. "From the moment I got to Raleigh, I felt that this was a perfect fit for me. I am looking forward to this challenge and believe we will build North Caro- lina State softball into an ACC and national champion- ship contender." TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM HIRES NEW ASSISTANT NC State track and field hired Eric Broadbent as the new sprint and multi-event coach Aug. 17. Broadbent joined the Wolfpack staff after serving as a volunteer assistant coach last season. Broadbent was an athletic development coach at Athletic Lab prior to his arrival at NC State. He trained athletes of all levels, ranging from scholastic to profes- sionals. He implemented strength, conditioning and speed programs for many elite athletes, including mem- bers of the Carolina RailHawks soccer club. Broadbent also worked as a private jumps and throws coach dur- ing his time with Athletic Lab. Broadbent also previously worked as an assistant coach with the track and field program at West Ches- ter (Pa.) University. He began working there as the jumps coach, but took over coaching the sprinters, hurdlers and multi-event athletes after the head coach stepped down. Broadbent served as interim head coach of West Chester's program for six months. The Wolfpacker Express is part of your subscription to The Wolfpacker! This Internet-based newsletter is published every Thursday during football season. Read the newsletter on your tablet, computer screen, or print it to take with you to the game! • Detailed scouting reports on upcoming opponents • Football notes, stats, depth charts and rosters • Recruiting coverage with highlight videos • And much more! GET ON THE LIST! Wolfpack Club members: make sure to notify the Wolfpack Club of your email address. We'll send you an e-mail each week with easy-to-follow login instructions when a new issue is posted. You can also access The Wolfpacker Express and digital editions of The Wolfpacker at TheWolfpackerOnline.com. If you have any questions about The Wolfpacker Express please call us at 800-421-7751. www.thewolfpackeronline.com SEPTEMBER 2012 ■ 23 Pos. No. Player WR 86 Jay Smith OFFENSE 85 Steven Howard TE 84 George Bryan 87 Mario Carter LT 79 R.J. Mattes 74 Tyson Chandler LG 62 Duran Christophe 64 Andrew Wallace C 53 Camden Wentz RG 72 Zach Allen WR 6 T.J. Graham 4 Tobais Palmer 73 Andy Jomantas 2011 NC STATE DEPTH CHART Ht. Wt. Yr. RT 76 Mikel Overgaard 78 Rob Crisp QB 8 Mike Glennon 12 Tyler Brosius FB 49 Tyler Purvis Pos. No. Player PK 32 Niklas Sade 48 J. Ellis Flint P 36 Wil Baumann 48 J. Ellis Flint LS 57 Scott Thompson 50 Cameron Fordham 6-3 281 R-Fr. 6-3 322 R-Jr. 6-7 289 R-Fr. 6-6 289 R-Sr. 6-7 312 So. 6-0 180 Sr. 5-11 175 R-Jr. 6-6 232 R-Jr. 6-3 233 R-Fr. RB 24 James Washington 6-0 180 Jr. 26 Tony Crerecy 44 Logan Winkles 6-0 196 R-Fr. 6-3 220 So. 6-1 240 R-Fr. Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-3 195 Fr. 5-10 176 Sr. 6-4 185 Fr. 5-10 176 Sr. 6-0 220 Fr. 6-2 206 R-Sr. 6-2 200 R-Sr. 6-5 265 R-Sr. 6-4 262 R-Jr. 6-6 306 R-Jr. 6-6 340 R-Fr. 6-6 302 R-So. 6-5 304 R-Jr. 6-3 301 Jr. Pos. No. Player DE 55 Brian Slay DT 91 Markus Kuhn DT 52 J.R. Sweezy DE 95 Art Norman MLB 42 Audie Cole 43 Ryan Cheek WLB 35 Terrell Manning 34 Rickey Dowdy BC 20 C.J. Wilson BS 27 Earl Wolff SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Player H 36 Wil Baumann PR 6 T.J. Graham 2 Rashard Smith KR 6 T.J. Graham 4 Tobais Palmer Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-4 185 Fr. 6-0 180 Sr. 5-11 176 R-So. 6-0 180 Sr. 5-11 175 R-Jr. TO GET E-MAIL NOTIFICATION OF NEW EDITIONS OF THE WOLFPACKER EXPRESS GEVANS@COMANPUB.COM 1-800-421-7751 OR CONTACT US AT JUMP TO CONTENTS WWW.THEWOLFPACKERONLINE.COM PAGE 7 PLENTY TO PLAY FOR NC State's Players Want An Eighth Win F BY MATT CARTER or many NC State players, the motiva- tion for the Belk Bowl in Charlotte Dec. 27 against Louisville is simple. An 8-5 record sure feels a lot better than a 7-6 one. NC State vs. Louisville 8 P.M. • TUESDAY, DEC. 27 BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM CHARLOTTE, N.C. TV: ESPN "We talk about it all the time, an eight- win team compared to a seven-win team is a big difference," junior starting center Camden Wentz noted. "You have consid- eration of being ranked at the end of the season as an eight-win team. It's huge. It's definitely a lot better than seven." "Considering we had nine last year and having a good season and losing so many players, for us to come out with an eight- win season would definitely be good," sophomore All-American cornerback Da- vid Amerson added. "I think it's a big difference," redshirt junior starting quarterback Mike Glennon opined. "It sounds totally different. The outlook on the season is totally different with eight wins rather than seven. "Eight wins, I don't know how that probably compares to a lot of the teams in the past, but I would think it would be JUMP TO CONTENTS considered one of the better seasons NC State has had in the past five to 10 years." To the outside observer, Louisville ver- sus NC State may not be a high-profile matchup this bowl season, but to the Wolf- pack squad that won five of its last seven games, including the last two to qualify for the postseason, this game means a lot. "You want to finish the year on a win- ning note," head coach Tom O'Brien said. "I think it's always positive going into the out-of-season workouts. It sets the tone for I think the out-of-season going into next year. We know that certainly going to have to open up with Tennessee next year, which will be a good thing to do. "We've won five out of seven, [it would] be great to make that six out of eight and four of the last five games." The good news for the Pack is that Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium could have the feel of a home game for the Pack. NC State sold out its allotment of 12,500 tickets in four days, and then went through 5,000 more after requesting additional tickets. In addition, based on the locations of where seats had been sold in the stadium, where the tickets had been bought from and how many fans buying through the bowl online have affiliated themselves with the ACC, NC State may be respon- sible for around 25,000 tickets sold for the game. For redshirt junior quarterback Mike Glennon and the rest of the Wolfpack, finishing with an 8-5 record, rather than 7-6, would mean a lot. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN "It's great for us, it is great for this foot- ball team and great for our fans," O'Brien said. "They are excited about going to this football game. Everywhere I go, it doesn't matter. People stop you at gas stations talking about how they are getting their bowl tickets and getting ready to go. "It speaks well for Wolfpack Nation in general and certainly will help us down the road when selling tickets is a question of going to bowl games." The not so good news is that Louisville is no pushover. The Cardinals are co-Big East champions and only missed out on a potential Orange Bowl bid because of a three-way tiebreaker rule that sent West Virginia there instead. Louisville defeated West Virginia 38-35 Nov. 5, part of a closing stretch that saw the Cardinals win five of their last six games. "They are similar to us," O'Brien said. "Where we got guys healthy and guys back in the lineup, they played so many freshmen that as the season went on, their freshmen became more acclimated to the game and played a lot better. They did a great job. DEC. 22, 2011 2 Rashard Smith FS 30 Brandan Bishop 25 Dontae Johnson 29 Dean Haynes FC 1 David Amerson 37 Tyrrell Burriss 98 McKay Frandsen 69 Thomas Teal 75 T.Y. McGill 92 Darryl Cato-Bishop SLB 41 Dwayne Maddox 45 Michael Peek DEFENSE Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-3 290 Jr. 6-3 255 Jr. 6-4 303 R-Sr. 6-2 315 R-Fr. 6-5 293 R-Sr. 6-1 290 Fr. 6-1 242 R-Fr. 6-4 281 R-So. 6-2 234 Sr. 6-2 215 Fr. 6-5 239 R-Sr. 6-1 240 R-So. 6-3 233 R-Jr. 6-2 240 R-So. 5-11 187 R-Jr. 5-11 176 R-So. 6-2 210 Jr. 6-3 190 So. 6-0 201 R-Jr. 5-11 199 R-So. 6-3 194 So. 5-11 177 Fr. Pos. No. Player QB 5 Teddy Bridgewater 4 Will Stein or 10 Dominique Brown 6-2 221 So. or 28 Jeremy Wright or 32 Senorise Perry or 30 Kamal Hogan X-WR 9 DeVante Parker 14 AndrellSmith RB 20 Victor Anderson 6-2 193 Fr. 5-10 176 Jr. 5-10 189 Sr. H-WR 1 Josh Bellamy 82 Eli Rogers Z-WR 2 Michaelee Harris 88 Jarrett Davis TE 11 Josh Chichester 81 Chris White LT 66 Alex Kupper 78 Aaron Epps LG 70 John Miller 79 Jamon Brown C 55 Mario Benavides 62 John Clark RG 53 Jake Smith 72 Hunter Stout RT 75 Ryan Kessling 71 Chris Acosta Pos. No. Player P 12 Chris Philpott or 40 Josh Bleser PK 12 Chris Philpott 35 Andrew Fletcher LS 33 Grant Donovan 76 Chase Petersen for subscribers to The Wolfpacker OFFENSE 2011 LOUISVILLE DEPTH CHART Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Player DE 91 William Savoy 17 Marcus Smith DT 93 Roy Philon 5-11 199 So. 6-0 201 So. 5-11 209 R-Fr. 6-2 180 Fr. 6-4 209 Jr. 6-0 206 Sr. 5-10 184 Fr. 6-0 198 R-Fr.| 5-10 172 So. 6-8 240 Sr. 6-4 243 So. 6-3 295 Jr. 6-5 265 Fr. 6-2 295 Fr. 6-4 305 Fr. 6-4 300 Jr. 6-2 305 Sr. 6-3 315 r-Fr. 6-4 291 So. 6-5 304 Sr. 6-3 275 r-Fr. Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-0 198 Sr. 6-2 213 Sr. 6-0 198 Sr. 5-8 170 R-Fr. 6-1 213 R-Fr. 6-4 294 Fr. 99 Jamaine Brooks NT 92 Brandon Dunn 99 Jamaine Brooks DE 94 Lorenzo Mauldin 90 B.J. Dubose SLB 2 Preston Brown MLB 46 Dexter Heyman WLB 24 Daniel Brown CB 21 Adrian Bushell SS 29 Hakeem Smith FS 25 Calvin Pryor 23 Terence Simien 23 Terence Simien CB 15 Andrew Johnson 19 Terell Floyd SPECIALISTS Pos. No. Player H 40 Josh Bleser 4 Will Stein PR 82 Eli Rogers or 89 Scott Radcliff KR 32 Senorise Perry or 21 Adrian Bushell Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-2 213 Sr. 5-10 176 Jr. 5-10 184 Fr. 5-10 182 Jr. 6-0 201 So. 5-11 190 Jr. 48 Deionterez Mount 51 Mike Privott 43 Deon Rogers 19 Terell Floyd FREE DEFENSE Ht. Wt. Yr. 6-1 248 Sr. 6-4 255 So. 6-3 272 So. 6-4 318 R-Fr. 6-3 295 So. 6-4 318 r-Fr. 6-4 225 Fr. 6-4 257 Fr. 6-2 258 So. 6-5 215 Fr. 6-3 239 Sr. 6-0 224 So. 6-1 219 Jr. 6-2 200 So. 5-11 190 Jr. 5-10 170 Fr. 6-1 183 So. 6-3 208 Sr. 6-1 190 Fr. 6-3 208 Sr. 5-10 178 Fr. 5-10 170 Fr.