It certainly has not been the year of the Wolfpack. Spirits were down for the North Carolina State team long before Boston College handed them a 37-17 loss on Saturday night - their string of bad luck continues as the team announced a third starter would be sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injuiry. Defensive tackle Demario Pressley will join tight end Anthony Hill and running back Toney Baker on the disabled list, as a knee injury will take the senior off of the field for the rest of the season.

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NC State's offense has been absolutely decimated by injury, and things took another turn for the worse on Sunday. Top running back Toney Baker injured a knee in the Wolfpack's 25-23 season opening loss to Central Florida on Saturday, and the injury is severe enough that Baker will not return to the field in 2007.

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If you can't touch your toes, you won't be playing for the Wolfpack this season. N.C. State head coach Tom O'Brien and strength coach Todd Rice have implemented a strict strength training regimen that incorporates far more flexibility training than is normally expected of football players, because Rice is convinced that stiff players are slow players. And he might be on to something.

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N.C. State has lost a huge chunk of its offense for the 2007 season, and there wasn't exactly a lot to lose. Senior tight end Anthony Hill, the team's leading receiver in 2006 and an integral part of the blocking scheme, is out for the season after undergoing knee surgery last week.

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