When you run with the Pack, you’d better be able to keep up with Jamelle Eugene. That’s because the fifth-year senior is at the head of NC State's volatile rushing attack as one of two State players with over 1,000 career rushing yards.

NCSU's Jamelle Eugene

His 1,168 career yards are good enough to put Eugene, dubbed “The Energizer Bunny” by coach Tom O’ Brien, ninth overall among active ACC backs. Eugene averaged 4.7 yards per carry in 2008, the highest mark on the team. He put up a season-best 92 yards in the win over Duke and got his only two touchdowns of the season versus North Carolina.

Raleigh, NC - At the first team meeting of 2009 football camp on Sunday evening, the team voted on the players that would represent it as captains for the upcoming season. The players elected halfback Jamelle Eugene, offensive tackle Jeraill McCuller and defensive end Willie Young.

Jamelle Eugene“These three young men are great choices,” said head coach Tom O’Brien. “They have shown great leadership throughout spring practice and in our summer workouts and their hard work and dedication has earned them the respect of their teammates.”

Eugene ranks ninth among active ACC players with 1,168 career rushing yards and has been referred to by O’Brien as “the energizer bunny” during his career. He has tallied 1,998 all-purpose yards during his two year career.

Greensboro, NC - NC State DE Willie Young talks about the upcoming season at the 2009 ACC Football Kickoff.

Durham, N.C. - Four local Division 1 college coaches attended today's Triangle Pigskin Preview presented by the Durham Chamber of Commerce and the Raleigh Sports Council. The coaches present included Wolfpack's Tom O'Brien, Blue Devils' David Cuttcliffe, NCCSU Eagles Mose Rison and the Tar Heels' Butch Davis.

When host Don Shea asked each of the four coaches present how many games they expected to win this coming season. All four said they were aiming to win them all. However, since some of the teams will play each other a combined 48-0 record is highly unlikely.

Raleigh, NC – NC State football coach Tom O’Brien will join three other head coaches from the area for the seventh-annual Triangle Pigskin Preview at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center next Thursday, July 23. O’Brien will appear with North Carolina coach Butch Davis, Duke coach David Cutcliffe and North Carolina Central coach Mose Rison in discussing their teams’ prospects for the upcoming season. Registration for the event, which has annually kicked off the start of football season for area coaches, begins at noon Thursday and lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. Tickets for the luncheon, organized by the Triangle Chapter of the National Football Foundation, are $60 for individuals. Table sponsorships are available for $600.