NC State football recently published a video on their YouTube channel showcasing Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning Tim Rabas. Tim was recently with Nebraska for the 2015 season, prior to that he was with NC State. Well Rabas is back with the Pack and in the video NC State gives you an inside look at preseason conditioning. Spring football is right around the corner and the Pack will need to make some big time strides on both sides of the ball, especially if they want to improve upon last seasons results. The schedule picks up some from a non-conference perspective as the Wolfpack plays at ECU and host Notre Dame. Take a look at the video below to see what type of drills the Wolfpack are using to maximize their potential.
I like the synchronization that Rabas is encouraging. Last season we had a few “silly” penalties at the line and a few missed opportunities that seemed like the team just not being on the same page timing-wise. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of change our S&C coach’s drills will have on the on-field execution.
NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.
NC State’s Shyheim Battle has been invited to rookie mini camp with the Jets with the opportunity to earn a priority free agent contract. #ncstate#NFLDraft#wpn
Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.
He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.
In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.
Kennedy III won’t be without a friend. He will be joined by Defensive End Savion Jackson, who also signed an Undrafted Free Agent deal.
Kennedy started for the Wolfpack in every single game this season at Nickelback, tallying 31 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.
His ProFootballFocus grade for the season is 79.7, which is the 2nd highest grade on the Wolfpack defense, and the highest grade of all the Safeties that came out of the Transfer Portal last year.
In his one season in Raleigh, Narveson made 18 of his 23 Field Goal attempts for the Wolfpack, and made all 38 Extra Point attempts. Narveson made some history in his one season at NC State, kicking a 57-yard Field Goal against Duke, breaking the school record for the longest Field Goal.
Narveson ranked 4th in the ACC in Field Goals attempted (23), and 5th in Field Goals made (18) this season. He ranked 9th in conference in scoring (7.1 points per game).
I like the synchronization that Rabas is encouraging. Last season we had a few “silly” penalties at the line and a few missed opportunities that seemed like the team just not being on the same page timing-wise. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of change our S&C coach’s drills will have on the on-field execution.