Things haven't been finalized at this point, of course...life in the fast lane can lead to some signing day surprises. However, most of State's recruiting class is in place by now, and the folks at ACCSports.com have given us a pretty good rundown of the class to this point:
N.C. State Recruiting Storylines:
- This should be the first recruiting cycle since 2006 that N.C. State has not signed 25 or more players. In what turned out to be Chuck Amato’s final class at head coach of the Wolfpack back in 2006, they took the same number of prospects (20) that NCSU has taken this year. The Wolfpack had 25 signees in 2007, 26 signees in 2008, and 27 signees in 2009.
- NCSU enjoyed as much recruiting success in the state of North Carolina as anyone in this year’s cycle, landing three of the top six players in the Rivals.com state rankings - Rob Crisp of Raleigh Athens Drive (No. 2), Anthony Creecy of Southern Durham (No. 5), and David Amerson of Greensboro Dudley (No. 6). In all, the Wolfpack have five prospects in the top 20, Fre’Shad Hunter of Cary (No. 11) and Tyler Brosius of Waynesville Tuscola (No. 20).
- Georgia was once again a kind place for the Wolfpack this year, as N.C. State landed six players from the Peach State. This marks the third straight recruiting cycle under O’Brien in which the Wolfpack have signed at least four prospects from Georgia. In 2009 N.C. State got a whopping seven prospects out of the Peach State, which means that the Wolfpack have signed a total of 13 players from Georgia in the last two recruiting cycles alone.
- Offensive tackle Rob Crisp is the first five-star prospect in the Rivals.com rankings to sign with the Wolfpack since DeMario Pressley of Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley back in 2004. The No. 2 prospect in North Carolina and the No. 13 prospect in the Rivals 100, Crisp committed to N.C. State in early April. He pledged to the Wolfpack the same day as his good friend Peter Singer, who also happens to be the son of Crisp’s guardian.
great. maybe we can get to the micron PC bowl this yr
ReplyDeleteLook for trouble tomorrow with the Crisp/Singer package deal.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of trouble? Trouble, as in, we lose both prospects? Negative reaction to a package deal?
ReplyDeleteIf we lose Crisp, that would be devastating. If people bitch about the package deal, they can get over it--that kind of stuff happens EVERYWHERE.
I have no problem with us offering Singer - he's a darn good player and had a great year at Athens Drive. And who can blame the brothers for wanting to play together?
ReplyDeleteThe trouble I hear about stems from problems surrounding Singer, in addition to the legal problems from last summer.
well crisp has signed as has singer so.... packbackr04
ReplyDeleteMaybe O'Brien doesn't know that Singer got into some more legal trouble over MLK weekend in Chapel Hill
ReplyDeleteIf so, I have no doubt that O'Brien will address the situation appropriately. But for now, it's unwise to draw more attention to the situation--if there is one--until the facts are known.
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