Quarterback Russell Wilson said he is excited to be back in N.C. State's starting lineup after suffering a Grade 3 concussion in the season opener Aug. 28 at South Carolina.

Wilson will start Saturday at Clemson. Doctors cleared him to play in last week's game against William & Mary, but as a precaution coach Tom O'Brien limited his participation to one snap as a holder for an extra point.

In his first public comments since the injury, Wilson told reporters after practice Wednesday that he made a quick recovery.

"It was just a freak hit," he said. "I went down, and God blessed me to get back quickly and the doctors did a great job with it."

Wilson said he isn't concerned about getting hit again.

"The game is fast, but it's just good to be out there," he said. "The coaches have really prepared me and prepared the rest of our guys. So hopefully we'll do well on Saturday."

CLEMSON QB EXPECTS TO PLAY: Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper said he sprained his shoulder two games ago against Alabama, but he expects to play at full strength this Saturday.

ECU TO USE ONLY LOCAL OFFICERS: East Carolina University police chief Scott Shelton says the school will use only local officers after complaints of excessive force after fans charged the field to celebrate the Pirates' upset of West Virginia.

Shelton said the department had completed an initial inquiry and identified police officers and sheriff's deputies from various agencies shown in video clips of incidents after the game. He said the school has forwarded that information to the appropriate agencies, which will determine possible discipline.

Shelton did not publicly identify the officers, citing personnel laws and regulations.

CINCINNATI QB HAS SURGERY: Quarterback Dustin Grutza had surgery Wednesday for a broken right leg, an injury sustained in the second half of Cincinnati's 52-26 loss at Oklahoma. Junior Tony Pike will start.

The senior quarterback took over this season for Ben Mauk, who led the Bearcats to a No. 17 ranking last year.

EAGLEBANK BOWL ANNOUNCED: The nation's capital formally unveiled its newest sports prize Tuesday, the EagleBank Bowl, one of two new games sanctioned by NCAA this year.

The game will start at 11 a.m. at RFK Stadium on Dec. 20, the first of 34 bowls in the upper tier of Division I.

BASKETBALL

SETON HALL RECRUIT SUES NCAA: A Seton Hall basketball recruit who was declared ineligible to play has sued the Big East Conference and the NCAA.

Michael Glover enrolled at Seton Hall in 2007, but was ruled ineligible that fall after the NCAA invalidated his entire senior year transcript from American Christian Academy in Pennsylvania.

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

MEN'S SOCCER

LOYOLA, MD., 1, CAMPBELL 0: Eddie Dines scored off a Ben Hanson assist in the 54th minute, beating Aaron Johnson, as the host Greyhounds (4-0-0) defeated the Fighting Camels (1-2-0).

VOLLEYBALL

EAST CAROLINA 3, CAMPBELL 0: The host Pirates (7-2) used 50 kills to down the Fighting Camels (25-14, 25-16, 25-10).

MEREDITH 3, CAPE FEAR C.C. 1: The Avenging Angels defeated visiting Cape Fear Community College (18-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-19) Wednesday night. Meredith was led by Morgan White with 17 kills.

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