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N.C. State offensive lineman Jeraill McCuller has been charged with driving while impaired, speeding and reckless driving.McCuller, 19, was charged early Saturday morning.According to court records, the sophomore was stopped by police on Hillsborough Street while driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone.McCuller, a sophomore this fall who is expected to start at right tackle for the Pack, has a Sept. 10 court date."We are aware of the charges against Jeraill and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken," first-year NCSU coach Tom O'Brien said Thursday.O'Brien, who has promised to instill more discipline in the football program, would not specify how he would handled McCuller's situation, calling it "family business."The Wolfpack begins preseason practice next week.MORE FOOTBALLWOMAN WON'T PURSUE CHARGES: A Villanova student who reported she was raped by three incoming freshman football players does not want to pursue charges.Police in suburban Radnor, Pa., said Thursday the woman asserted to investigators that she was raped but that she was not interested in having authorities continue an investigation that could lead to charges."While we believe that all allegations of sexual assault and rape should be investigated to the fullest, we respect the woman's right to make an informed, conscious decision as to [police's] continued involvement," Rutty said in a statement.The university said Wednesday that it had rescinded the admission of the three players after its investigation. The alleged rape occurred in a campus dorm room July 14 and was reported to Villanova's public safety department the next day, school officials said.The players were enrolled for one summer class and knew the woman who reported the assault, university officials said. Spokeswoman Liz Kennedy Walsh said the woman's decision not to seek charges does not change the school's decision to dismiss the students.(The Associated Press)MISCELLANEOUSDUKE PROMOTES BERNDT: Brad Berndt, a member of the Duke athletics department for 10 years, has been promoted to associate athletics director.Berndt's responsibilities will include oversight of the activities in the Johnson/Campbell Academic Center. Additional duties will involve financial aid, athletics housing, NCAA eligibility, NCAA reporting and drug testing."Brad has done an outstanding job carrying on the academic standards set by those before him," athletics director Joe Alleva said in a news release.(From Duke News Release)
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