NC State Redshirt Junior Running Back Ricky Person had himself a day on Saturday against Wake Forest, landing a spot on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, alongside Georgia Tech’s Jahmyr Gibbs and Georgia State’s Quavian White.
NC State’s Ricky Person, Jr. touched the ball four different ways and accounted for touchdowns two different ways, including the winning score, as the Wolfpack outlasted Wake Forest 42-38 in Raleigh. Pearson scored on a one-yard run in the second quarter, threw a two-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and ran three yards for the winning score with 3:21 remaining.