It’s looking like it. Although, I would use pencil until we hear something official.
All indicators seem to point towards a Dec. 26 trip to the Motor City Bowl in Detroit Michigan to challenge Ball State of the MAC. State would occupy the Big Ten No. 7 spot which that conference is unable to fulfill.
Quick Hits:
1) The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee has narrowed down their nominees to six finalists for the prestigious 2009 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award. This short list includes Xavier Nixon (Jack Britt High School, Fayetteville, N.C.). Nixon, considered by recruiters nationwide as the top offensive linemen in the country, has quick feet and excellent technique. Nixon has narrowed down his college choices to Clemson, Florida, LSU, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
2) NC State has landed a major target as Roswell (NM) New Mexico Military Institute defensive tackle Nathan Mageo has committed to the Wolfpack. Rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com, Mageo had been committed to Hawaii before visiting NC State this past weekend.
