Sunday, January 16, 2005
Wolfpack Land The Big Fish
NC State football coach Chuck Amato landed his biggest recruit to date yesterday for the Wolfpack. Toney Baker, the third leading rusher in US high school history, declared his intention to play in Raleigh this fall.
The collective sigh of relief among Amato and his staff could be heard all the way in San Antonio, where Baker made the announcement at a high school all star game. During his five year tenure, Chuck Amato has managed to produce only a 0.500 record in ACC play, despite having all-everything Philip Rivers leading the team for four of those years.
Amato has talked a good game since he arrive in Raleigh, and he has raised tens of millions of dollars for facilities upgrades. With Baker's pending arrival comes renewed hope that the Wolfpack can improve quickly. And with that hope comes more pressure on Amato to deliver a return on the fans' investment.
The collective sigh of relief among Amato and his staff could be heard all the way in San Antonio, where Baker made the announcement at a high school all star game. During his five year tenure, Chuck Amato has managed to produce only a 0.500 record in ACC play, despite having all-everything Philip Rivers leading the team for four of those years.
Amato has talked a good game since he arrive in Raleigh, and he has raised tens of millions of dollars for facilities upgrades. With Baker's pending arrival comes renewed hope that the Wolfpack can improve quickly. And with that hope comes more pressure on Amato to deliver a return on the fans' investment.
