{"id":339,"date":"2010-10-20T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=339"},"modified":"2011-01-13T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T01:07:45","slug":"obrien-gives-pack-players-a-few-days-off-before-preparing-for-fsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"O’Brien gives Pack players a few days off before preparing for FSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After losing in overtime at rival East Carolina, and with no game this weekend, NC State coach Tom O’Brien figured his players needed a little time off.<\/p>\n

“We will get on the football field for the tomorrow for the first time since saturday,” O’Brien said Wednesday. “I gave the fellas a few days off. They’re tired and we need to try to get back both mentally and physically.”<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack hosts Florida State Thursday, Oct. 28 in a primetime ESPN game that could put the season back on track or continue to bring the Pack down to earth.<\/p>\n

State, 5-2, got off to a 4-0 start before losing heartbreakers to Virginia Tech at home and ECU on the road. <\/p>\n

“I think we are a much more competitive football team than we’ve been the past three years,” O’Brien said. “That’s due a lot to the young kids growing up and getting much more experience. But the biggest thing is we haven’t suffered the devastating injuries we have the last two years.”<\/p>\n

He said not only is the team healthier overall but deeper since the players who had to step in over the last couple of years now have more experience.<\/p>\n

Florida State is 6-1 and atop the Atlantic Division with a 4-0 mark. The winner of this game would be the favorite to take the division.<\/p>\n

“We have a huge challenge but thank God we have some time to rest,” O’Brien said. “Hopefully we can regroup and have a great night next Thursday night.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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