Enormous NC State Football Target Teases Announcement
Louisville Male High School (Ky.) center Isaac Sowells Jr., the namesake son of a former two-year Cleveland Browns offensive tackle, paid the NC State football program a visit back in early March. He returned for an official visit on June 21, the final trip in his recruitment.
And on Thursday, the Wolfpack appeared among the 6-foot-2, 295-pound three-star's three finalists, along with South Carolina and Kentucky. He checked out the Gamecocks on an official visit in early June and was in Lexington with the Wildcats a week later.
Sowells, who ranks No. 833 overall, No. 51 among interior offensive linemen, and No. 6 in Kentucky on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, also revealed a decision date set for "one week from today." So, he'll announce a winner at some undisclosed hour next Thursday.
The Final 3👀 1 Week From Today‼️@SWiltfong_ @samspiegs @AllenTrieu @ChadSimmons_ @adamgorney @GregSmithRivals @ErikRichardsUSA @TomLoy247 @SeanW_Rivals pic.twitter.com/A3xVvcV1tM
— Isaac “Spike”Sowells (@IsaacSowellsJr) July 11, 2024
The 247Sports Crystal Ball, albeit with only one entered prediction to date, has favored the Wolfpack to prevail in the Isaac Sowells Jr. sweepstakes since early June.
#AGTG Junior Season Highlights‼️ https://t.co/XezUTxGRWd @coachbraswell @Coach_Ajax @mjohnson7672 @GeepWade @SpencerD_BCFB @atkelly19 @CoachToddBates @OU_CoachB @COACHKDJR @Paul_Fox_ @adamgorney @Rivals_Clint @SeanW_Rivals @ErikRichardsUSA @RivalsFriedman @AllenTrieu pic.twitter.com/Hcm9SSP7o3
— Isaac “Spike”Sowells (@IsaacSowellsJr) November 19, 2023
NC State football head coach Dave Doeren and his staff boast a No. 52 composite ranking on the nation's 2025 recruiting trail, sitting two spots below archrival UNC. Their 14-deep haul, featuring one four-star pledge thus far in Westland High School (Ohio) running back Kentrell Rinehart, includes only one offensive lineman: Hoggard High School (N.C.) three-star Michael Gibbs, who committed to the Wolfpack over Duke and Virginia Tech two weeks ago.
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