NCSU Injury Update
NCSU Injury Update
Freshman tailback Reggie Davis has earned enough confidence from the coaching staff to get a second consecutive start in the Wolfpack backfield. In his first career start against Duke on Saturday, the rookie from Tallahassee had 19 carries for 55 yards and one touchdown.
"We were very pleased," Amato responded when asked about Davis' debut. "He blocked fairly well. That's the toughest thing that running backs have to do when they come out of high school is the blocking aspect of it. They all want to run the football. He runs north and south and he runs with body lean. We were very pleased with what he did and he will continue to play. It's not going to be 50 snaps and sit on the bench for the next three games. He'll be the starter even if Josh [Brown] is 100 percent."
Brown, who has missed the last two games while recovering from injuries to his hip and abdomen, is listed as probable for Saturday's game.
Of course, the guy that Amato would really love to throw out there is tailback is T.A. McLendon, who is trying to make a quick comeback from arthroscopic knee surgery.
"There is a chance, but it's wait and see," said Amato. "I think they said this morning that the flexibility in his good knee is 128 degrees and the bad one is 121 degrees, whatever that means."
Even if he is unable to play this weekend, there's very little doubt McLendon will be ready t go when NC State travels to Florida State on November 15th, especially since that game comes after an open date. Amato scoffed at the notion that he might consider holding the sophomore out until next season.
"There's no next year unless next year is January first," Amato said. "Fortunately, it's not an ACL or something that would be season ending. It's something that can be rectified within a limited amount of time. There are three games left and if he can play in one of them and help us win, he'll want to do it. We're going to wait and see. We're not conceding anything there."
In other injury news, receiver Richard Washington will definitely miss the Virginia game after cracking a couple of ribs over the weekend. Cornerback Lamont Reid, who has missed two straight games with a shoulder injury, is listed as probable.
