Our coverage remains the same but with a new look In just a couple of weeks, Backing The Pack is switching to a new platform as part of SB Nation’s network-wide move to a new publishing platform. This will change the look of the site and also make it faster and more reliable on any device you use. This is an upgrade. When you land on the site, it will look cleaner – less … [Read more...] about A new look coming for Backing The Pack in August
North Carolina State
NC State baseball adds infielder Sherman Johnson
Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The former Arkansas commit started his career at Dallas Baptist After losing their top incoming freshman infielder to the MLB Draft earlier this month, NC State was in the market for some reinforcements on the dirt. They accomplished that on Tuesday with the addition of JUCO transfer infielder Sherman … [Read more...] about NC State baseball adds infielder Sherman Johnson
Dave Doeren checks in at No. 28 in Bill Connelly’s head coach rankings
Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Last week, Bill Connelly did some tinkering on a method of rating head coaches using SP+. Connelly uses the raw SP+ numbers from the coach’s tenure, and also utilizes a baseline: For each year someone is a head coach, we could compare his team’s SP+ rating for that season to the school’s average from the 20 previous years. Based on … [Read more...] about Dave Doeren checks in at No. 28 in Bill Connelly’s head coach rankings
ACC makes injury reports mandatory
Zachary Taft-Imagn Images Finally. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips announced this morning that injury reports for league games are going to be mandatory for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. This is partly in response to degenerate gamblers being degenerate gamblers, unsurprisingly. Phillips announces ACC is mandating player-participation reports … [Read more...] about ACC makes injury reports mandatory
Former NC State quarterback Philip Rivers to retire as member of LA Chargers
LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) – NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, who for 16 seasons was the face of the San Diego and later Los Angeles Chargers franchise, will officially retire as a member of the team. Rivers made the announcement in a video posted to social media Monday. The eight-time NFL Pro Bowl quarterback will sign a one-day deal to rejoin the Chargers and officially ride … [Read more...] about Former NC State quarterback Philip Rivers to retire as member of LA Chargers