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UNC has 3.

Wake Forest, Duke, Virginia, Florida State each had one.

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NC State Secures Indiana Guard Tandem

High School Junior Scott Wood made it official and will follow teammate Julius Mays to Raleigh.

Wood, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, doesn’t register as one of the nation’s elite junior prospects. But he does have a smooth shooting stroke and enough range that Lowe believes he can be a factor in the State program for years to come. –FayObserver.com

While Mays will be on campus later this year, Wood will follow a year later. So what does it mean for State? Well it sounds like they’ve set some pretty high expectations:

“Coach Lowe went to N.C. State with his high school teammate and they won the national championship,” Wood said. “He’s been sincere in saying that he wants me and Julius to do the same.” –FayObserver.com

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A strong performance in the home state of North Carolina propels NC State to the #20 overall recruiting class in the U.S. according to ESPN.com (#29 by Scout.com; #31 by Rivals.com.)

“We wanted to recruit this state and recruit it hard,” O’Brien said. –Fayetteville Observer

And recruit the state hard, he did. Out of State’s 26 recruits who signed yesterday, 13 were from within the borders of North Carolina. Including 3 of the top 5; and 7 of the top 20 in-state recruits. Supplementing the class of course was the #3 rated pro-style QB Mike Glennon from Virginia. Glennon has drawn comparisons to Boston College’s Matt Ryan who is expected to be a first round pick in the upcoming NFL draft.

“Our biggest emphasis is always going to be in North Carolina and in the immediate area. I think that’s got to be where we have to do well year in and year out in recruiting,” said O’Brien –News & Record

Not bad for a coach who only has one year of in-state recruiting experience under his belt.

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Video of NC State QB Mike Glennon in action during the Under Armour All-American High School Football game.

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Today is signing day, here are your new Pack players:
(# is the overall recruit ranking at their position according to ESPN)

#3 QB
Mike Glennon
6-6 194
Westfield H.S. (VA)

#8 ATH
Brandon Barnes ATH
6-0 185
Bunn H.S. (NC)

#9 TE
Mario Carter
6-5 231
Independence H.S. (NC)

#28 ATH
Tobias Palmer
5-10 170
Northwood H.S. (NC)

#21 OT
R.J. Mattes
6-6 259
J. M. Robinson H.S. (NC)

#33 OLB
Terrell Manning
6-3 210
Scotland H.S. (NC)

#53 WR
T.J. Graham WR
6-0 180
Wakefeld H.S. (NC)

#19 ILB
William Beasley
6-0 236
Milton H.S. (FL)

#25 DT
Marty Everett
6-4 300
South Sumter H.S. (FL)

#34 S
Roy Mangram
6-2 195
Glynn Academy (GA)

#49 OT
Andrew Wallace
6-5 258
Olympic H.S. (NC)

#36 ILB
Dwayne Maddox
6-1 222
Crest H.S. (NC)

#67 ATH
C.J. Wilson
5-11 175
Lincolnton H.S. (NC)

#10 FB
Colby Jackson
6-2 225
Trinity Christian School (GA)

#97 ATH
Earl Wolff
6-0 190
Hoke County H.S. (NC)

#86 OG
Zach Allen
6-2     304
Tift County H.S. (GA)

unranked OT
Sam Jones
6-6     275
Hargrave Military Academy

unranked CB
Dominique Ellis
5-11     180
East Wake High School

unranked DT
Kyle Linney
6-2     295
Hargrave Military Academy

unranked CB
Gary Grant
6-0     180
Dr. Krop H.S. (FL)

unranked OL
Ahmad Jaradat
6-4     290
Central Catholic (CAN)

unranked ILB
Sterling Lucas
6-2     220
Orangeburg Wilkinson H.S. (SC)

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LeRoy Burgess DT
6-1 300 Columbia, SC
Georgia Military College

Clem Johnson CB
5-11 190 Carlisle, PA
Valley Forge Military College

Thomas Locust DT
6-3 320 Riviera Beach, FL
Cerritos College

Shea McKeen DE
6-4 260 Princeton, NJ
Nassau Community College

Popularity: 35% [?]