The statistics showed strong performances for Harrison Beck and Mike Glennon during N.C. State’s first preseason scrimmage, but coach Tom O’Brien warned against judging the quarterback race on statistics.

Beck started four games last season and is trying to win back his job, and was 5-for-6 for 111 yards in the intrasquad scrimmage Wednesday evening at Carter-Finley Stadium. Glennon, a freshman who’s also competing with Daniel Evans, Russell Wilson and Justin Burke for the starting job, was 9-for-13 for 101 yards and one interception.

Update (2 p.m.): Looks like Raycom got the message. They have taken the release down from their web site.

StateFansNation discovered Raycom's press release about their television schedule for the 2008-09 ACC basketball schedule.

That's great, except the ACC hasn't released the schedules yet. Ooops. Raycom's mistake is our gain. We still don't have all the dates — but you can find the ACC-only opponents here —  but this is a start.

Also note, the later start time, 8 p.m., for the "early" weekday games, which used to start at 7 p.m.

Raycom's since removed schedule is after the jump.

N.C. State players eager to establish themselves high on the depth chart will have a big opportunity Wednesday night during the team’s first preseason intrasquad scrimmage.

"Scrimmages weigh a little bit more [than practices], because you’re out there, you’re by yourself,” said coach Tom O’Brien. “There’s no coaches. You’ve got to make plays. Nobody’s telling you what to do or how to get lined up. It’s exam time when you go into the stadium.”

Josh Czajkowski doesn’t seem worried about making his first start as N.C. State's place-kicker.

Czajkowski, a sophomore, has yet to kick in a game and will make his debut Aug. 28 at South Carolina

“I’m really confident,” Czajkowski said. “Our specialists are looking really good, consistently. We’ve been working together for a long time.”

Since we don't have Brett Favre to obsess over, the ACC blogosphere needs a topic to get us to Aug. 28. Last month, ESPN steered the subject to the "toughest" places to play in the ACC.

I offered these numbers in the post-expansion era, but they are pittance compared to this research by Patrick Stevens of the Washington Times (which is experiencing some server issues right now so keep trying if it doesn't work at first). If you haven't done so already, bookmark Patrick's D1scourse blog.

Patrick ran the numbers through 20- and 10-year cycles and compares home records to road records, which tells us which team plays measurably better at home — the true mark of a "home-field" advantage.

The ritual N.C. State’s players performed at the end of practice Friday night didn’t sound like a lot of fun.

Second-year coach Tom O’Brien is establishing a tradition called “Wolfpack Warriors,” a once-a-year conditioning marathon that will establish how fit the players are.

Wolfpack Warriors is a long, arduous series of up-downs and sprints.

Coach Tom O’Brien has never been in this situation before.
A college football team typically enters a preseason with two or three players, at most, competing for a starting quarterback position. N.C. State has five.

That would seem to be a good situation, until you try to figure out how to divide the repetitions during practice.

Note from N.C. State's preseason-opening practice.

Glennon stands tall. James looks strong. Evans follows Jeff Garcia's example. And more.

At N.C. State's team awards banquet last season, defensive coordinator Mike Archer had fond words for cornerback Jimmie Sutton.

Last season Sutton lost his starting job at the midseason open date. After that, it seemed he didn’t have much to play for as a senior.

Leesville Road High standout Zach Greene's football commitment might surprise local fans who know his father, Dwayne Greene.

Dwayne is a former N.C. State defensive back who is a member of the Wolfpack Club's board of directors. His son committed Monday night to a different school that's a 25-minute drive from his home in the Olde Creedmoor subdivision in North Raleigh.

Zach Greene plans to play cornerback at Duke and turned down an N.C. State scholarship offer.