NC State adds transfer Stephen Griffin from Tennessee

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says safety Stephen Griffin is transferring in from Tennessee. Coach Dave Doeren announced Griffin's addition Monday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says safety Stephen Griffin is transferring in from Tennessee.

Coach Dave Doeren announced Griffin's addition Monday. Griffin is a junior from Charlotte who will sit out this season and have two years of eligibility remaining.

Griffin played in 11 games as a sophomore last season and started the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt, after playing eight games as a freshman in 2015.

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His father, Steve, was a running back at Clemson in the 1980s and played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1987.

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