July 29, 2002

Listen To Coach Chuck Amato's Preseason Comments

Raleigh, N.C.-For NC State's freshman class, summer vacation is officially over. Preceding the earliest kickoff in school history, the Wolfpack's first-year players have reported to campus at about the same time many NFL training camps are just getting started. Under normal circumstances, the freshmen wouldn't have been required to report for preseason duty until the first full week of August. But these are not normal circumstances. With NC State's opener against New Mexico looming on August 24th, Chuck Amato and his staff are getting started a little sooner this season. Make that a lot sooner.

After going through the usual orientation process on Monday, the freshmen will hit the practice field for the first time on Tuesday afternoon. The reporting date for NC State's veteran players is August 1. And after going through a series of meetings on Friday, the entire squad will open two-a-days with an early morning workout on Saturday, August 3.

Key Dates For NC State Football

Monday, July 29                    Freshmen Report

Tuesday, July 30                   Freshmen Go Through First Practice

Thursday, Aug. 1                   Varsity Reports

Saturday, Aug. 3                   Full Squad Two-a-Days Begin

Sunday, Aug. 11                    Meet The Pack Day/Day of Champions

Saturday, Aug 24                   Kickoff vs. New Mexico

Coming Tuesday:NC State's Director of Media Relations, Annabelle Vaughan, will take you behind the scenes of NC State Football during the preseason with her daily diaries. "Annabelle's Diary" will be a regular feature on Gopack.com through the final day of practice leading up to the August 24th opener against New Mexico.