If you thought the ACC was bad last year, or the year before, or the year before ... brace yourself for 2008. The league could be even worse, if that's possible.

When the ACC spring meetings begin Sunday at Amelia Island, Fla., discussions of expanded conference scheduling will not be limited to men's basketball.

Former N.C. State and Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz is among 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame.

With spring practice completed, N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien sat down Wednesday for questions and answers with staff writer Chip Alexander.

N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien sat down with the News & Observer on Wednesday and discussed a range of topics from expectations for his program to the team's season opener at South Carolina.

When Wolfpack safety DaJuan Morgan first announced for the draft, he was projected as a fourth-round pick. But he steadily has moved up the board to a potential second-rounder and rated by some behind only Miami's Kenny Phillips at safety.

With a strong Red-White performance, Justin Burke makes his case to be considered in N.C. State's quarterback mix.

Here's the perfect way to end a spring football game and have your fans buzzing with excitement: throw a Hail Mary pass on the last play for the winning touchdown.

Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien prefers a game to a controlled scrimmage, saying, "Something always happens within the framework of the game that you just can't simulate on the practice field, even though you try."

Although the so-called 'jock dorms' have been made a remnant of the past by the NCAA, the College Inn still gets its share of athletes.

At N.C. State's Red-White spring game, the first and second quarters will be just like a game, with the clock stopping.

N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien and his staff are making personnel shifts and using spring practice to see if the players can handle new assignments.

N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien says redshirt freshman Russell Wilson has been impressive at quarterback. But the coach may not decide on a starter until days before the season opener against South Carolina.

N.C. State's injury report for Saturday's annual spring game has enough names to fill an 11-man roster. At the top: tailback Andre Brown, who has re-injured the foot he fractured last season that kept him out of four games and limited him in the last two.

As spring drills get under way, coach Tom O'Brien will be looking for a leader.

N.C. State tight end Marcus Stone and defensive tackle John Bedics should be available for the Pack's game Saturday at Florida State.

Two weeks ago, Louisville senior quarterback Brian Brohm passed for 366 yards and two touchdowns against Kentucky.