Eugene to miss openerRedshirt junior Jamelle Eugene, the football team’s slated starter for Thursday’s season opener at South Carolina, will miss the game due to an ankle injury, coach Tom O’Brien revealed after practice Tuesday. Senior Andre Brown will start in Eugene’s place for the contest with sophomore Curtis Underwood serving as the primary backup.
Also, a press release from N.C. State Athletics announced that Donald Bowens and Javon Walker will miss the season with back and knee injuries, respectively.
Basketball releases scheduleN.C. State Athletics released the men’s basketball schedule for 2008-2009 season. The team will open the regular season on the road, at New Orleans, for the first time in 11 seasons on Nov. 6. The schedule also includes four on-campus games in Reynolds Coliseum including two exhibition games against Fort Valley State and Catawba College in Reynolds on Nov. 6 and Nov. 11, respectively and two regular season contests against High Point and Winston-Salem State. The team will face Florida in Gainesville on Jan. 3, and will have 13 games against teams that went to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The complete schedule is as follows:
Date Opponent Location Time
Sat, Oct. 25 Red/White Game Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) TBA Thu, Nov. 06 Fort Valley State Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) 7:00 p.m. Tue, Nov. 11 Catawba College Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov. 15 New Orleans at New Orleans, La. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Nov. 22 High Point Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) 7:00 p.m. Tue, Nov. 25 Winthrop Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Sun, Nov. 30 UNC Greensboro Raleigh, N.C. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Dec. 06 Davidson at Charlotte, N.C. (Bobcat Arena) TBA Sat, Dec. 13 Winston-Salem State Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum) 7:00 p.m. Wed, Dec. 17 East Carolina Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Dec. 20 Lipscomb Raleigh, N.C. 2:00 p.m. Mon, Dec. 22 Marquette Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Mon, Dec. 29 Loyola (MD) Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Wed, Dec. 31 Towson Raleigh, N.C. 2:00 p.m. Sat, Jan. 03 Florida at Gainesville, Fla. 4:00 p.m. Sat, Jan. 10 Clemson * at Clemson, S.C. 12:00 p.m. Wed, Jan. 14 Florida State * Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Sat, Jan. 17 Georgia Tech * Raleigh, N.C. 12:00 p.m. Tue, Jan. 20 Duke * at Durham, N.C. 8:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan. 24 Boston College * at Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2:00 p.m. Wed, Jan. 28 Miami * Raleigh, N.C. TBA Sat, Jan. 31 North Carolina * Raleigh, N.C. 3:30 p.m. Tue, Feb. 03 North Carolina Central Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Sun, Feb. 08 Virginia Tech * at Blacksburg, Va. 1:30 p.m. Wed, Feb. 11 Wake Forest * Raleigh, N.C. TBA Sat, Feb. 14 Georgia Tech * at Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 p.m. Wed, Feb. 18 North Carolina * at Chapel Hill, N.C. 8:00 p.m. Sat, Feb. 21 Virginia * Raleigh, N.C. 1:00 p.m. Thu, Feb. 26 Wake Forest * at Winston-Salem, N.C. 8:00 p.m. Sun, Mar. 01 Maryland * Raleigh, N.C. 7:30 p.m.
Wed, Mar. 04 Boston College * Raleigh, N.C. TBA Sat, Mar. 07 Miami * at Coral Gables, Fla. 12:00 p.m. ACC Tournament Thu, Mar. 12 – Sun, Mar. 15 N/A at Atlanta, Ga. TBA
Source: N.C. State Athletics
Quote of the day“I’m going to let it be known straight up, and I have already, that we’re not going to have another year like we did last year. Things that went on early on in the year last year are not going to carry on to this year.”Senior basketball player Courtney Fells in a summer interview on returning the basketball program to a winning tradition.
Did you know?Men’s swimming & diving has won more conference championships, 24, than any other varsity program. Women’s cross country is second with 21.
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