GREENSBORO, Ga. — Tom O'Brien has never had to choose from five potential starters at quarterback. The second-year coach is not in a hurry to name a starter, or even a favorite, for the Aug. 28 opener at South Carolina.
"It's better to make the right decision than just make a decision," O'Brien said. "You name the quarterback when we're comfortable with who it's going to be. Now we're going to have to name one to play South Carolina, that's the drop-dead date."
Senior Daniel Evans started eight games in 2007 and junior Harrison Beck started four. The ESPN spotlight in front of 80,000 fans at South Carolina might not be the ideal for setting for a first start sophomore Justin Burke or freshmen Russell Wilson and Mike Glennon, but O'Brien said the environment would not determine the starter.
"I know it's a tough place to play, if it's got to be a freshman, he's going to have to play in that situation anyway, you might as well start right away and go after it," O'Brien said.
In other Wolfpack news, O'Brien said, incoming freshman William Beasley (linebacker), Marty Everett (defensive lineman) and Tobais Palmer (running back) did not qualify academically.
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Beasley
Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:06 — syddeckBeasley was finally cleared to play by the NCAA Clearinghouse. There was just some mixup in his transcripts that were cleared up.