Backing The Pack

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Cozy heads to the Guardians with the 48th overall pick NC State catcher Jacob Cozart became the first NC State player to hear his name called in the 2024 MLB Draft as Cleveland selected him in the 2nd round with the 48th overall pick. The slot value for that pick is $1.94 million. The Wolfpack have now had at least one player … [Read more...] about Jacob Cozart selected by Cleveland in 2nd round of 2024 MLB Draft

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports The Wolfpack have 21 draft-eligible players from the 2024 squad The 2024 MLB Draft is scheduled to take place July 14-16 in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Cowtown Coliseum. Nothing says baseball like Cowtown, baby! Let’s take a look at what to expect from the draft as it impacts NC State. Eligible players from 2024 roster: 21 RHP Sam Highfill … [Read more...] about NC State 2024 MLB Draft Primer

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images The first college football video game in more than a decade will be available next week, and it looks very nice. Exclusive look at @PackFootball’s top-rated players and game play in EA Sports College Football 25 #PresentedByEACreatorNetworkMore: https://t.co/iJjcHi68cz pic.twitter.com/7WdRUfOrpw— 247Sports (@247Sports) July 13, … [Read more...] about EA provides an early look at NC State in NCAA ‘25

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Progress! The NCAA is making a couple of additions to the team sheets that the basketball selection committee uses to construct the tournament field—Bart Torvik’s ratings, and Wins Above Bubble. Wins Above Bubble is helpful in that it sets aside schedule strength and asks “how well did Team A perform in the games it played relative … [Read more...] about Wins Above Bubble added to NCAA tournament selection process

Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images I totally forgot about Lorenzo Brown earlier this week when I was running through NC State athletes heading to Paris, maybe because his pathway to the Olympics is rather odd. Which is to say that he’s playing for Spain, not the United States. Brown first began playing for the Spanish national team in 2022—not without some … [Read more...] about Lorenzo Brown set to resume temporary-Spaniard status