Reggie Gallaspy Doesn't Want Any Distractions

Recently NC State running back Reggie Gallaspy tweeted that once the season began, he would be off of social media for the entire season. I talked to him after the first official practice of the 2015 football season yesterday, and I asked him what led him to that decision.

“I just want to stay focused. Social media can sometimes become a distraction,” said Gallaspy. “Sometimes it isn’t a distraction, but I don’t want anything to lead me to distraction. It can also lead to suspensions if you say the wrong things, so I just want to eliminate all of that.”

Another thing that can be a distraction for a college football player, especially during the Fall training camp, is where you rank on the depth chart. Gallaspy, a true freshman who enrolled early in January, made sure the Wolfpack fans knew about him early, rushing for 131 yards on 21 carries in the annual Kay Yow Spring Game. A player of his talent and potential might be higher than 3rd on the depth chart at another school, but he obviously comes into the season behind Senior Shadrach Thornton and Junior Matt Dayes. Gallaspy said that it has actually been the veteran running backs that have tried to help the younger guys not think about where they are on the depth chart.

“Right now we’re not really paying attention to who’s where on the depth chart. We’re all family. We’re all brothers,” said Gallaspy. “We get that a lot from the older guys. They try to embed that in us and make sure we aren’t worrying about where we’re at. They try to keep us focused on making one another better.”

Gallaspy, a 4-star prospect from Greensboro, North Carolina, chose to stay in-state. He chose to join a very talented and crowded NC State running back core. Throw in the fact that true freshman Johnny Frasier, the #53 overall player in the 2015 recruiting class, is also a member of the backfield, and you realize that the Wolfpack running attack is loaded. But Gallaspy feels like he made an incredible decisions and is a part of an incredible backfield.

“It’s the greatest decision I’ve ever made in my life. I’m somewhere where I’m comfortable and where I’m supported,” said Gallaspy. “I’m able to go home if I feel like I need to go home. It’s going to be really good. I think our run offense is going to be even better than it was last year.