After Shadrach Thornton’s most recent arrest, NC State has officially dismissed their star running back from the team.

“It’s an unfortunate set of circumstances, but we’ve made the decision to dismiss Shadrach from our program,” said Doeren. “We will continue to support him academically and help him earn his degree.”

Thornton was a Preseason All-ACC selection heading into the season.  He finished his career at NC State ranked 6th all-time in career rushing yards (2,572), 8th in carries (513), 11th in rushing touchdowns (19), 7th in 100-yard games (9), 12th in career touchdowns (21), and 14th in All-purpose yards (3,076).

He had the opportunity to be one of the greatest running backs in the history of the program, but unfortunately his accumulation of poor choices will always leave fans wondering what could have been.

Thornton is on track to graduate from NC State this Spring.