Pack injuries: McKeen out for season, C.J. Williams dinged
N.C. State defensive end Marcus Kuhn disrupts East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pickney's pass on September 20, 2008.
Nov 18, 2008
N.C. State Wolfpack defensive end Shea McKeen is out for the season. He suffered a broken ankle in the win against Wake Forest on Saturday.
The Fan learned about the injury on Coach Tom O'Brien's coach's show, which can be heard exclusively on 99.9 FM The Fan.
McKeen was critical in the Wolfpack's win over East Carolina on Sept. 20. He sacked Patrick Pinkney and forced a fumble that held the Pirates without points on their first possession. Shortly after Andre Brown ran in for the winning score.
Sophomore Markus Kuhn will start in McKeen's place.
On the court:
The N.C. State Wolfpack men's basketball team tipped off the regular season on Saturday with a win over New Orleans. Freshmen C.J. Williams has played his way into a starting role, but only found himself on the floor for nine minutes and was held without a field goal attempt.
Coach Sidney Lowe said on his coach's show on 99.9 FM The Fan on Monday that Williams suffered a wrist injury on his shooting hand in the game.
"He wanted to stay in the game, didn't want to come out," Lowe said. "We had to tell him, 'C.J., you can't shoot, it's like five on four out there'. I think he'll be ok, he'll be ready to play."
