Nyheim Hines knew his freshman season would be a learning experience, so his hope was simply to get as much on-the-job training as possible.
There was no set role for him at NC State this year, no specific game plan for the versatile speedster, but Wolfpack coaches had the same idea for this season as Hines did: Put the ball in his hands and see what happens.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Hines said. “You get here and you realize the defense has great pursuit, guys are big and strong. But I wanted to make some plays, and I wanted to play a lot.