The five freshman N.C. State football players who were disciplined this month amid a sexual-assault investigation were excited to join the Wolfpack, posting about the team on social media and talking to their hometown newspapers.
Two of them – wide receiver Antoine Thompson and defensive end Kevince Brown – were dismissed from the team after police said they were at a party with alcohol and marijuana. Three women who were also at the party July 21 told police they were sexually assaulted.
The other three players – linebacker Isaiah Moore, defensive end Xavier Lyas and running back Erin Collins – are suspended from the team, according to the university’s athletics department.