Nate "the freak" Irving

Nate Irving is one of the top Line Backers in the country. How do I know this...Well look at his numbers. He leads the pack with 78 tackels and is fourth in the counrty. Not only that put he holds together a defense who is right in the middle of the ACC conference race.

A bold statement is that without Nate Irving the Pack would not be in near the position they are in now. He is one of the three players on this Wolfpack team that without him the entire program would be lost.

Last week was Nate's last game in Carter Finley Stadium which is a very sad thing to say because of the amount of effort and passion that he has put in to this team through his four years here at NC State. Irving finished the game with eight tackles for a loss which is a schools record previously held by Mario Williams who was a number 1 draft pick by the Houston Texans. If this does not show you something about the kind of football player Nate Irving is what will? He plays with so much emotion and so much passion that no one can match.

Everyone knows last year how Nate had to sit out the entire year after an almost fatal car accident. Well this year he had a second chance not only at life but with football as well. Its increadible to think just 18 months ago Nate Irving thought he may never play football again to now becoming the leader of this Wolfpack team and for sure becoming a star in the NFL one day.

On that note I would like to say that if Nate is not taken in the first round of the NFL draft next year it will be a crime not only to Nate but for the teams that do not take him.

One final comment.........Thank you Nate Irving for an excellent four years it has been a pleasure to watch you play.

KC