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DEL.ICIO.USN.C. State lands two of state’s top OL
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N.C. State picked up commitments from offensive linemen Duran Christophe of Woodstock and Camden Wentz of Lassiter on Sunday evening.
The commitments were delivered following their official visit to N.C. State this weekend.
“We both loved Louisville, but we actually committed to N.C. State on our way home [from Raleigh],” Wentz said Sunday evening. “N.C. State and Louisville were kind of comparable in where they were headed.
“But we realized that [N.C. State] coach [Tom] O’Brien had put a lot of players into the NFL. That was kind of a tipping point.
“When Coach O’Brien was at Boston College, he had five offensive lineman drafted and all five are starting in the NFL.”
O’Brien learned about the commitments during the Wolfpack’s practice on Sunday.
“They were practicing when we called,” Wentz said. “They noticed that his phone was in the office and had been vibrating.
“So they took the phone out to him on the practice field and he called me back. He was excited. He told all of the other coaches.”
Wentz was committed to Stanford earlier this year, but backed off it. Georgia Tech showed interest in Wentz, but did not offer.
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By Augustus
December 22, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this
Not a bad choice for these GA boys to throw their lot in w/ O’Brien’s program. He and his staff can develop OL like no other. And it doesn’t hurt to play in front of Russell Wilson and/or Mike Glennon. Good luck to these fine young men!