Sophomore cornerback Dominique Ellis plans to transfer from N.C. State, and three players who signed with the Wolfpack football team in February will not enroll in the fall, coach Tom O'Brien announced Thursday.

The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators will honor the late Kay Yow, the former N.C. State women's basketball who died Jan. 24 after a long battle with cancer, with its 2009 Award of Distinction.

N.C. State has received two football commitments in the last week from Georgia high school players.

Nate Irving survived a horrific one-vehicle crash before dawn Sunday morning, suffering a broken leg and collapsed lung. N.C. State sports information director Annabelle Myers said Monday that Irving's surgery late Sunday was successful and proceeded as expected.

Last spring, while A.J. Ferguson sat on his couch at home, N.C. State special teams coach and recruiting coordinator Jerry Petercuskie called with an opportunity the incoming defensive end could not turn down.

N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving was scheduled for surgery Sunday evening after suffering non-life-threatening injuries in a car crash early Sunday morning.

Tudor:If N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving's injuries from a Saturday car accident lead to a lengthy competitive absence, the Wolfpack's bright 2009 outlook will take a hard hit.

N.C. State's success in football recruiting this spring and summer was a factor in the Wolfpack getting a commitment from 6-foot-2, 315-pound defensive lineman Thomas Teal on Wednesday.

Tony Creecy had college football offers from all over the country, but on Sunday he decided to stay close to home and committed to N.C. State.

Andre Dawkins, a wing who has committed to Duke, didn't hesitate Thursday night as he received a pass and swished a 3-pointer from the wing over the outstretched arm of Reggie Bullock.

Giglio:No one would have blamed Mike Glennon had he decided to transfer from N.C. State.

N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe is not treating the 2009-10 college basketball season as a make-or-break one. Neither is his boss, N.C. State athletic director Lee Fowler.

Former N.C. State right-hander Andrew Brackman is struggling with inconsistency in his first professional season.

Russell Wilson is no stranger to managing his time between two sports. Wilson, a star in baseball and football at N.C. State, has been doing it his whole life.

Now that we know who'll be playing in the ACC, let's take a second look at the 2009-10 basketball season.

N.C. State golfer Matt Hill, the NCAA individual champion, begins play today in the British Amateur at the Formby Golf Club in Merseyside, England.

N.C. State golf coach Richard Sykes calls Mark McMillen a "Neal Lancaster protege."