Media Coverage of Zips and NC State

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I will be posting all articles found for the upcoming game vs. NC State. Of course these will be out of town papers becuase the Beacon still does not cover the Zips.A.J. Carr and Robbi Pickeral, Staff WritersFor N.C. State's secondary, this is the week to get some picks -- or get burned.Akron's Zips are coming to Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday with quarterback Luke Getsy, a gifted passer who likes to throw the football.A 6-2, 220-pound senior, Getsy threw for 3,455 yards in 2005, including a 455-yard performance in a Motor City Bowl loss to Memphis.And Getsy will be zipping it again on Saturday. That means Wolfpack linemen need to turn up the pass rush another notch after turning in an impressive, four-sack performance against Appalachian State.The defense earned plaudits from coach Chuck Amato. So did the special teams sparked by punter/place-kicker John Deraney.State needs more of the same in those areas and also need to keep penalties to a minimum, which it did against ASU (3 infractions).Offensively, Andre Brown flushed some razzle running (125 yards), but the Pack didn't dazzle in the air, partly by design. Quarterback Marcus Stone passed only 13 times for 36 yards, but likely will have to team up with receivers more to keep opponents from stacking to stop the run.But run or pass, it doesn't matter to Amato, who says "we want to do whatever it takes to win."A.J. CARRSo much for that improved defense.North Carolina on Saturday began this football season right where it left off last November -- getting run over on the ground.After allowing Rutgers sophomore Ray Rice to rush for 201 yards, perhaps it's fitting that UNC must redeem itself by facing Virginia Tech -- the team that ran the Tar Heels out of a bowl berth in the finale last season."Any time you feel like you have a good defense and you play like that, it's very disappointing,'' UNC coach John Bunting said Sunday. "And hopefully, we can avenge ourselves next week against Virginia Tech because if we don't, it will be a long game. Or in this case, really, it'll be a short game, like it was yesterday."After studying the game film, Bunting was particularly disappointed with the play of his linebackers, where Mark Paschal and Chase Rice were first-time starters. But the defensive line failed, too, mostly because they missed assignments, Bunting said.The Tar Heels have to improve against the Hokies, who have replaced Cedric Humes -- he ran for career-high 134 yards against Carolina last time -- with sophomore Branden Ore.If not, UNC risks starting the season 0-2 and perhaps finishing without a bowl berth, again.ROBBI PICKERALSource