College Sports
Email
Print
Pack's O'Brien decides to redshirt freshman Glennon
ADVERTISEMENT
Published: August 21, 2008
RALEIGH
N.C. State's quarterback race is down to two players.
Coach Tom O'Brien said yesterday that freshman Mike Glennon will redshirt this season, leaving returning starter Daniel Evans or redshirt freshman Russell Wilson as the Wolfpack's options for the opener next week at South Carolina.
"While (Glennon) is an exceptional talent, he's just not ready to handle some of the situations" that he might face, O'Brien said.
O'Brien also said he wouldn't name his starter for a few more days, when he must exchange information with the Gamecocks.
"No sense rushing what we're doing right now," he added.
Glennon, the younger brother of Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon, was a high-school player last year in Virginia and, as one of the top members of O'Brien's recruiting class announced in February, is considered N.C. State's quarterback of the future.
He remained a candidate for this year's starting job perhaps for longer than outsiders expected. The decision to redshirt him was reached after the team's third preseason scrimmage, O'Brien said.
"Things have to happen fast, and you're in a two-minute offense, you're in a four-minute offense, a lot of things that win games for you at the end of games," O'Brien said. "A lot of it had to do with the experience factor, and the college game moves an awful lot faster than the high-school game did -- getting signals, knowing what the clock's doing, all of those kind of things that come with experience, which, he's got everything else. He just needs some time to soak."
Picking a quarterback has been a chore in Raleigh this preseason.
Five players were in the mix before O'Brien trimmed the field to three last week, eliminating Nebraska transfer Harrison Beck and sophomore Justin Burke. Beck will be N.C. State's No. 3 quarterback, and Burke is transferring to Louisville.
Email
Print
ADVERTISEMENT
N.C. Politics
Federal Politics
See community events or add your own! Click here!
Advertisement
