The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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2013 football recruiting issue Starting Fresh Florida Transfer Quarterback Jacoby Brissett Will Redshirt And Then Try To Lead The Pack To The Top J By Ryan Tice acoby Brissett has experienced a world of change following his transfer from Florida to NC State. The 6-4, 225-pound quarterback has had to adjust to colder weather and even encountered a few snowfalls, but he is starting to settle in at his new home in Raleigh. ���It���s good, I���m getting to know a couple of players and getting to know my way around,��� he said. ���In the beginning, it was a little rough, just from the weather standpoint. The first day I was here, it snowed, but it���s been good; I���ve got a jacket now, so that���s good.��� The quarterback left the Gators in early January looking for a fresh start, and Brissett thinks he found that in his new home. He arrived on campus at the beginning of the second semester, and will take part in spring practices with the Wolfpack. Brissett appeared in 13 games with three starts while serving as Florida���s top back-up at quarterback the past two seasons. photo courtesy uf communications ���I���ve known him since he was a freshman in high school when I recruited him for Wisconsin,��� head coach Dave Doeren said in a statement when he announced the transfer on Jan. 17. ���I think the world of him as a competitor in football and basketball, and as a student who carries a 3.5 GPA. ���Jacoby is an NFL-style quarterback with a tremendous arm and great accuracy, and he has some of the best hand-eye coordination I���ve ever seen. He has the ability to throw the ball deep, intermediate and short. He has great touch and arm strength.��� Brissett came out of Dwyer High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., ranked as the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2011 and the No. 75 overall player. ���Jacoby was one of the top athletic quarterbacks in the country,��� national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming remembered. ���He was fantastic. I thought he was a guy that was somewhat Cam Newton-like with freakish athletic ability. ���If he went to a school that developed him as a passer, he was going to be great. The kid could throw the ball through a brick wall and he could run a 4.6 40 at 225 ��� he was a great athlete. ���I think a [first-year] coach getting a quarterback like this is like a gold mine falling out of the sky right into your lap.��� After deciding to transfer, he quickly narrowed his focus to NC State and West Virginia. The Pack won out, thanks to the signal-caller���s longtime relationship with Doeren. ���The process for me and him was kind of easier,��� Brissett said. ���It was like we���ve been talking for a long time. When he was at Wisconsin, I had that same relationship with him.��� Doeren nearly secured a commitment from Brissett, a quarterback who threw for 2,743 yards and 32 touchdowns against just one interception as a prep senior, the first time around when the Army All-American March 2013��� ������ 45 44-46.FB Transfers.indd 45 2/26/13 1:14 PM