ha, if only he had been at the carolina game. That atmosphere would have surely helped.

11/13/2007 4:54:33 PM

CRITICS?

WHAT CRITICS?

11/13/2007 5:01:33 PM

Every verbal is a soft verbal.

11/13/2007 5:03:08 PM

J.T. Floyd a DB out of Greenville, SC that is listed as a soft verbal to Tennessee, was here for an official visit this weekend. He said his visit was a "10". He is the #30 ranked safety nationally.

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 179 lbs
Forty: 4.73 secs
Bench reps: 3
Vertical: 32 inches
Shuttle: 4.25 secs

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2434182
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=54665&sport=1

He also has offers from Maryland, South Carolina, and Michigan. He will be visiting Michigan this weekend.







Other schools that have been in contact include Miami, North Carolina, and Virginia.

11/14/2007 4:46:20 PM

WRAL article on new fullback commit Colby Jackson. Also mentions OL visits from JUCO player Andrew Mitchell and Nick Becton.

http://www.wral.com/sports/story/2039521/

Recruiting: Wolfpack Picks Up Georgia FB Prospect
NCAA Football (Generic)

By Sammy Batten

Posted: Nov. 13, 2007

Colby Jackson is one of those athletes with a rare combination of strength and speed.

Need proof?

Well, consider that the senior at Trinity Christian High School in Dublin , Ga. , is a state champion in the 400-meter dash, is a two-time defending state champion wrestler and also competes in the shot put.

Those skills, plus the ones Jackson has exhibited the last two years on Trinity Christian’s football squad, are the reasons N.C. State joined the recruiting race for the 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior earlier this year.

The race ended Sunday when Jackson committed to Wolfpack linebacker coach Andy McCollum. Jackson chose N.C. State over offers from Miami and Georgia Southern. He becomes the 14th member of the Wolfpack’s recruiting Class of 2008.
Price said Jackson reached his decision soon after watching the Wolfpack upset Virginia 29-24 on Oct. 27 in Raleigh .

“He made his official visit the weekend they beat Virginia , which was great for N.C. State ,’’ Price said. “He really liked Coach McCollum, who recruited him, and I think he really believes in Coach [Tom] O’Brien and feels like N.C. State will be a great program.’’

Jackson enrolled at Trinity Christian Academy as a seventh grader, according to Price. He followed in the footsteps of his stepbrother, Nick Thompson, who starred at tailback for the school in 2002 and 2003.

Although he played for the varsity as a ninth grader, Jackson didn’t begin to see significant playing time until his junior year.

“In the 10th grade he played a little bit and we started to see him develop physically,’’ Price said. “By the time he was a junior, we knew he was pretty special.’’

Jackson is a starter at tailback and linebacker this year for a Trinity Christian squad that completed the regular season with a 9-1 record. The team will meet Brentwood School in the opening round of the state AA independent league playoffs Friday.
Jackson ’s contribution to that success has been immense. He has rushed for 2,356 yards and scored 38 touchdowns this season, including a 317-yard single-game performance in one game.

Defensively, Jackson has made more than 80 tackles.

Price said even though Jackson is a gifted athlete, he’s also worked hard to perfect his talent.
“I think the best thing about him is his intensity and work ethic,’’ Jackson said. “He’s just very dedicated in all aspects of training as far as nutrition and eating what he’s supposed to and lifting what he’s supposed to.
“He’s been a joy to work with. He’s so big and fast, we knew he’d have this opportunity.’’

11/14/2007 9:34:02 PM

317 yards?!?

In one game?!??

by a FULLBACK?!?

11/14/2007 9:43:56 PM

colby has a few youtube highlights, here's the first one listed

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KJ6-vAH8bo4

Quote :

"Every verbal is a soft verbal."

Not to Terrell Manning. That dude is 110% solid to NC State.

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 9:51 PM. Reason : 1]

11/14/2007 9:50:59 PM

i've really like some of the things that manning has said about his commitment to us. glennon as well.

11/14/2007 9:56:40 PM

^care to elaborate? I'll take any info I can get.

More highlights of Colby Jackson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq9glSQmcbk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1YqU2XbeYI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6a51MuuCM&feature=related

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 10:02 PM. Reason : ]

11/14/2007 10:01:53 PM

^^yeah, i got the same feeling about glennon. The picture from a pack pride "teaser" last week showed glennon during or just after one of his high school games. He was in his uniform, helmet off, smiling throwing up the Wolfpack hand signal. I dug it.



and in case that doesn't work...
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/47/478939.jpg

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 10:05 PM. Reason : ^ and pic]

11/14/2007 10:03:34 PM

Quote :

"317 yards?!? In one game?!?? by a FULLBACK?!?"

He's playing tailback in high school, hence the stats. He's projected as a fullback in college though.

11/14/2007 10:08:16 PM

so according to that article (several ^'s up there) colby jackson is a "FB prospect" but happens to also play LB and "committed to our LB coach"... which position will he likely play for us?

11/14/2007 10:10:58 PM

FB

11/14/2007 10:12:04 PM

the fact that he committed to the LB coach doesnt mean anything. Different staff members are in charge of different areas to recruit.

This kid looks like a running back to me...good pick up.

11/14/2007 10:15:36 PM

Andy McCollum this guy I believe has the Georgia contacts and is the one that recruited Roy Mangram and Zach Allen. I believe he is also recruiting A.J. McCray as well. So maybe it's just b/c he is the one with the Georgia contacts.

11/14/2007 10:18:18 PM

Quote :

"^care to elaborate? I'll take any info I can get."

well off the top of my head, rivals (my current subscription... i think i like it better than scout, but i'm not sure yet) interviewed manning after a game last weekend and asked him what he thought about our current win streak and he said it just showed that the staff knows what they're doing. and they asked him how often he talks to nc state and he said 'aw, every week'. they also asked him if other schools have backed off and he said that there were a few schools he wouldn't name that were still on him but he's solid to us.

if you subscribe to rivals and already saw this, my apologies. i don't have any real "inside" info or anything.

11/14/2007 10:28:18 PM

Thanks, that's awesome. I really hope Manning and Barnes can come in and make an immediate impact. I know it might be harder for Barnes in the first year since we have a loaded backfield, but it'd be great if we could use him in an unconventional way at RB. The main thing I'd like to see him do is get in at KR and PR, that way we can use his speed to perhaps get good field position. It seems like so many ACC games are a battle of field position since the offenses right now aren't explosive. This may be due to most of the defenses in the league being way ahead of the offenses.

[Edited on November 14, 2007 at 10:33 PM. Reason : ]

11/14/2007 10:33:27 PM

some people are saying he's a better safety than he is runningback. who knows where he'll end up.

11/14/2007 10:36:33 PM

maybe he can be a guy like Brian Leonard was for Rutgers

11/14/2007 10:41:42 PM

fwiw about manning, scout (packpride's network) has him writing a weekly journal about his season and recruitment. and in every one of them he talks about how excited he is to be coming here, who he's friends with on the team already and how he's already talking smack to the UNC fans from his hometown.

he also mentioned recently that the other schools that were still in contact with him seem to have given up. ALSO, that if things work out there's a slight chance he'll be on campus in the spring semester.

so i would say he's definitely more than a "soft" verbal

11/14/2007 10:45:56 PM

w00t! especially the part about him talking smack to the Carolina fans in his hometown. he's already living the rivalry and he hasn't even played in it yet.

11/14/2007 10:48:21 PM

^i liked it when manning said him and "his boy" earl wolff were up in the stands covering their eyes that last drive cuz they couldn't watch, haha. He knows how it is already

11/14/2007 10:57:54 PM

word is manning got hurt (knee) last night in a playoff loss to East Burke...hopefully it's not too serious

11/17/2007 11:06:04 AM

http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=178&F=2515#s=178&f=2515&t=1440220

Possibly tore MCL and ACL. Let's hope it's not that serious.

11/17/2007 11:36:29 AM

That's some nc state shit.

11/17/2007 12:18:59 PM

Colby Jackson injured

http://www.macon.com/176/story/189737.htmlhttp://

Quote :

"• Colby Jackson, Trinity Christian: Jackson rushed for 234 yards and three touchdowns and threw his first touchdown pass of the season in a 40-0 win over Brentwood. Jackson, however, suffered a knee injury, and his status for the rest of the season is unknown."

11/18/2007 1:34:25 PM

That's some more nc state shit.

11/18/2007 1:36:21 PM

simply uncanny.

11/18/2007 1:36:57 PM

this shit's getting ridiculous

11/18/2007 1:37:33 PM

Elton Ford, new recruit per pack pride 2 star Wlb http://michiganstate.scout.com/a.z?s=175&p=8&c=1&nid=3006240

11/28/2007 9:36:10 PM

here's his rivals page.
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=58958&sport=1







Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200 40: 4.47 Vertical Jump: 40.0"

Schools of interest:
Virginia Tech
Middle Tenn St.
Western Michigan
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia Tech
LSU
North Carolina
Michigan State
Boston College
Louisville
Wake Forest


I thought we would land Ford. We seemed to lead fairly early. Good pick up.

11/28/2007 10:05:49 PM

Quote :

"NC State has landed a verbal commitment from four-star offensive line prospect Sam Jones. The Hargrave Military Academy standout verbaled to the Wolfpack during his official visit."

12/2/2007 2:54:15 PM

sweeeet, Welcome back Sam!!

12/2/2007 3:04:45 PM

Nice. I like! - Borat

12/2/2007 4:36:02 PM

Had a pretty good feeling this was coming. Great pickup.

12/2/2007 5:55:32 PM

TOB's O-line of the future is starting to come together..... nice....

12/2/2007 7:47:31 PM

New commit Gary Grant, a CB from Krop High in Miami, FL. Krop High is the same high school that Javi Gonzalez, the freshman point guard on the basketball team, went to school.

http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=74978
http://insidetheu.com/recruiting/recruitview.php?v=618

Schools interested: Miami, N.C. State, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, UCF



OH NO TOB IS IGNORING THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RECRUITING FLORIDA TOO MUCH!!!!!

[Edited on December 3, 2007 at 7:45 PM. Reason : ]

12/3/2007 7:41:51 PM

Packpride poster says he runs a 10.6 100 meters

Updated Commitment List:
Zach Allen OL
Brandon Barnes ATH
William Beasley LB
Mario Carter TE
Elton Ford LB
Mike Glennon QB
T.J. Graham WR
Gary Grant DB
Colby Jackson RB
Sam Jones OL
Kyle Linney DT
Dwayne Maddox LB
Roy Mangram DB
Terrell Manning LB
Tobais Palmer ATH
Andrew Wallace OL
Earl Wolff ATH


[Edited on December 3, 2007 at 7:50 PM. Reason : s]

12/3/2007 7:46:22 PM

only after he steals something, though

12/3/2007 7:49:00 PM

Hey now just b/c he's from Miami and was recruited by Da U, doesn't mean he's a thug. Javi isn't thug and went to the same school. John Dunlap is from the Miami area and is a fine representative of our university. TOB is all about character and doesn't take "characters" (unless they are both ultra talented and can be controlled). So I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being a fine representative and good player for us.

I know you're joking, but who knows he might be reading these boards as we speak.

[Edited on December 3, 2007 at 8:05 PM. Reason : ]

12/3/2007 8:03:49 PM

supposedly the staff just saw this kid a month ago, offered him 2 weeks ago and had him as the #1 CB on their board. Obviously, they liked this kid

12/4/2007 1:10:42 AM

grant seems like a good pick up. we have some good talent brewing in the secondary now. i think dominique ellis will end up bein a stud if he can ever make it to campus.

12/4/2007 9:25:01 AM

Is Ellis a no-go for January enroll? I thought he was coming along with Maddux for spring practice.

12/4/2007 10:20:19 AM

It looks like Ellis will not enroll early, but I haven't heard confirmation of that yet.

Deion Walker still continues to mention state, though he will not take an OV to Raleigh. He has been on a shitload of unofficial visits though, and the longer he doesn't commit somewhere else, the more I start to think that we may pull an upset with him.

12/4/2007 12:49:11 PM

We currently have 17 commits (UNC has 6 on Scout and 7 on Rivals fwiw)


Commitment list:
Player - Position - Rivals/Scout * rankings
Zach Allen - OL - 2/2
Brandon Barnes - ATH - 4/4 (was a 5* on Rivals at the beginning)
William Beasley - LB - 2/3
Mario Carter - TE - 2/3 (i thought Rivals originally had him as a 3* before his injury)
Elton Ford - LB - 2/2
Mike Glennon - QB - 4/4
T.J. Graham - WR - 2/2
Gary Grant - DB - NR yet
Colby Jackson - RB - 2/2
Sam Jones - OL - 4/4
Kyle Linney - DT - 4/3
Dwayne Maddox - LB - 3/3
Roy Mangram - DB - 3/3
Terrell Manning - LB - 4/4
Tobais Palmer - ATH - 3/3
Andrew Wallace - OL - 3/3
Earl Wolff - ATH - 3/3

Average ranking not including Grant: Rivals - 2.9375 Scout - 3.0

12/4/2007 7:06:06 PM

I also trust our staff's evaluation of the 2 and 3 star prospect. TOB and company built BC with an eye for talent in that level of prospect.

12/4/2007 8:21:42 PM

^ I agree but I also believe that the star system that is in place just gives fans another reason to worry or to brag. In the end most of it is coaching and the commitment of the kid to working hard. Matt Ryan was a ***, Jacob Hester was a **, and Mike Hart was a *** so I really have a hard time believing that stars mean everything. Just look at Notre Dame and all of the major prospects that they have. Another good example of getting the most out of your players is what Tommy Tuberville has done at Auburn. Let UNC go out and get all these star recruits that are just there for themselves and lets take the kids that want to beat their ass just like Sheridan did to Brown's kids.

12/4/2007 11:24:44 PM

I agree that stars don't mean everything and are often times relied on too much but if you'll go back and look at past top 100 rankings, their are a lot of familiar names on those lists. But I do think people put too much faith and emphasis on the star system .

12/5/2007 2:22:48 AM

where else they have offers from is much more telling than stars.

12/5/2007 2:37:09 AM

Most of Chuck's best players weren't highly touted...as a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet about half of them had no other D1 scholarships other than State.

As a general rule, offers are more important than stars. That said, most of the 'offers' you see listed for a player on Packpride and Rivals aren't actually committable offers.

12/5/2007 8:47:57 AM