17 former NC State athletes join lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer, bringing total to 31 Posted Feb 4, 2026 Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, pushing the total number to 31 in a case that began with a federal lawsuit from a single athlete more than three years ago. All but two of the 31 are “John Doe” plaintiffs. (Associated Press)