N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson held his weekly news conference Tuesday morning.
He praised running back Toney Baker, said there is no friction between N.C. State's offense and defense, and explained how wide receiver Owen Spencer gets so wide open for deep balls. Here are excerpts from Wilson's news conference:
Excerpts from N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson's news conference Tuesday:
Q: What did you specifically work on during the open date?
During his weekly coach’s television show, N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien saw Russell Wilson step forward in the pocket, find a running lane and sprint forward for a 9-yard gain to Wake Forest’s 4-yard line.
On the show, O’Brien said Wilson needs to do that more often. He didn’t mean necessarily running the ball – N.C. State’s staff has been pleased with the way Wilson has looked to get the ball to his receivers this season.
N.C. State has presented two scenarios for next season to quarterback recruit Tyler Brosius of Tuscola High in Waynesville, according to Brosius' father.
Brosius, who is considered the top senior quarterback prospect in North Carolina, committed to N.C. State last week after backing out of a previous commitment to Virginia. Mike Brosius, his father, said Brosius' situation depends on current starter Russell Wilson's status with the Wolfpack next season.
WINSTON-SALEM – With one final chance to get the ball back, N.C. State couldn’t stop the guy who grew up near its campus.
Four tacklers had a shot at stopping Wake Forest running back Josh Adams of Cary before he plowed forward for the first down that clinched a 30-24 win for the Deacons on Saturday at BB&T Field.
If they hadn't already done it, ACC defensive coordinators should be scrapping any plans to play man-to-man coverage against quarterback Russell Wilson after watching film of N.C. State's 38-31 win over Pittsburgh.
Panthers coach Dave Wannstedt said after the game that Wilson had mostly stayed in the pocket for the first three games. Perhaps Pittsburgh used a lot of man-to-man coverages against the Wolfpack because the coaching staff didn't think Wilson would scramble.
N.C. State will go into Saturday's game against Pittsburgh without plans to get redshirt freshman backup quarterback Mike Glennon early playing time, coach Tom O'Brien said Thursday.
Glennon played one series in the second quarter of the opener against South Carolina because O'Brien wanted to get him some game experience in case he is needed later in the season.
N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson holds the Division I-A/Football Bowl Subdivision record with 329 consecutive passes without an interception, dating back to a Sept. 13 game last year at Clemson. Wilson set the record in last week's game against Gardner-Webb.
Here are excerpts from Wilson's weekly conference with reporters this morning:
Staff photo by Ethan Hyman
On the scoreboard, things couldn’t have looked much better the last two weeks for N.C. State.
Quarterback Russell Wilson extended his remarkable streak of passes without an interception to 329, breaking a national record in a 45-14 defeat of Gardner-Webb on Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium.
Things in the training room don’t look quite as good for N.C. State, though, as its schedule is about to get more difficult.
Quarterback Russell Wilson's knee brace was a topic of debate among N.C. State fans after he was sacked six times in the 7-3, season-opening loss to South Carolina.
Fans wondered why Wilson, who was so elusive while earning first-team All-ACC honors last season, didn't have any big rushing gains and couldn't avoid South Carolina's defenders more easily.
