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Senior defensive end Willie Young has been named the recipient of the 2009 Governora TMs Award, given to the member of the Wolfpack football team who is the most valuable player based on ability, contribution, leadership and intangibles.

Josh Czajkowski kickoff for 58 yards returned by Johnny White for 24 yards to the NCaro 36.

RALEIGH North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson had one regret following Saturday's season-ending 28-27 victory against rival North Carolina.

During a phone conversation with coach Tom O'Brien earlier this week, ailing N.C. State offensive coordinator Dana Bible paid tribute to the Wolfpack seniors.

Regardless of which side wins the North Carolina-at-N.C. State football game Saturday, Tar Heels coach Butch Davis deserves a lot of credit for keeping his team out of a ditch.

NC State ended a four-game losing streak, overcoming poor special teams play and three interceptions to pull out a 38-31 win on Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium.

NC State faces Maryland today in a huge game for both teams. Kickoff is set for 1:00, and the game is not televised.

The Wolfpack finally broke back into the win column in Carter-Finley this afternoon in an epic shootout for last place in the ACC Atlantic division when they helf off the Maryland Terrapins, 38-31. For the Wolfpack, it was another game decided by whether the Wolfpack offense could outscore the opponent, as State's depleted and hapless defense once ...

Ralph Friedgen saw a rainbow at practice last week. The Maryland coach desperately hoped it was a positive sign for a struggling team that he said had been rained on all too often this season, both in a literal and metaphorical sense.

Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and North Carolina State snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Maryland 38-31 on Saturday in a matchup of the ACC Atlantic Division's worst teams.

The safety out of Barron Collier has been a starter since he was a freshman. Even though the Racers' last winning record came during the 2004 season, Lanigan's accomplishments haven't been lost on those in the program.

N.C. State coach Tom Oa TMBrien predicted that the Wolfpack would have to generate a lot of points to keep pace with a Florida State team ranked first in the ACC in total offense.

At this point, a win Saturday will do a world of good for the North Carolina State football team.

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Dominique Midgett has a reputation for being a big talker on the Wake Forest football team.

Tom O'Brien spent a decade at Boston College, so the North Carolina State coach has a pretty good idea how the Eagles will try to beat his defense.

North Carolina State senior safety Clem Johnson heard the disgruntled home crowd and accompanying anger at the Wolfpack late in Saturday's game.

N.C. State has already experienced the peaks and valleys typical of a full season in just five games.

Don't be fooled into believing that NC State will wolf down a cupcake against a poor team on Saturday in Winston-Salem.A Tom O'Brien certainly isn't, and Pack fans would be wise to believe their coach:A State's upcoming road and conference opener will be anything but an easy win for the favored Red and White.

This much we know about Pitt after its first real test of the college football season, a game yesterday against North Carolina State that coach Dave Wannstedt had said would reveal where his program is in his fifth season: The alleged great defense isn't great at all.