NC State’s running back room took a hit yesterday with the departure of Demie Sumo-Karngbaye, who has decided to seek a fresh start elsewhere. I was surprised to see it, because I assumed that when healthy he’d be the starting back this fall. Maybe not.
When he was healthy last season, which unfortunately wasn’t often, he showed a play-making ability that the other running backs on the roster lacked. NC State’s anemic ground game badly missed that quality in the back half of the schedule. Demie missed five of the last seven games of the season, and had only three carries after Oct.