Backing The Pack · Nov 16, 2016
Maverick Rowan’s status for Paradise Jam unclear
NC State could be really shorthanded this weekend, depending on the health of Maverick Rowan, who took a serious shot above his right eye during the Pack’s season-opener. On Tuesday, head coach Mark Gottfried was ambivalent about Rowan’s status, but Rowan is at least expected to travel with the team to St. Thomas.
“I think we are going to keep evaluating him,” Gottfried said. “We obviously won’t let him participate until he is 100 percent. He did not practice today. He is planning on taking the trip with us.”
Rowan did not play in NC State’s win against St. Francis on Sunday. What Gottfried is not saying explicitly here: Rowan hasn’t been medically cleared to play this week.