Graduate quarterback Grayson McCall announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Wednesday evening. The announcement comes after McCall suffered a concussion in NC State’s matchup against Wake Forest on Oct. 5 after a head-to-head collision on the field. “Unfortunately, my dream has been cut just short,” McCall wrote. “As you all know I have battled injuries my whole career, but this is one that I cannot come back from.” NC State Athletics told Technician that going forward, McCall will still be on the team and participating in practices and other team activities. McCall has a history of concussions, one of which resulted in a brain bleed. He suffered a concussion in October 2023 while playing for Coastal Carolina that doctors later elevated to a traumatic brain injury, cutting his season short. McCall entered the transfer portal in December 2023, announcing his commitment to NC State two weeks later. “From Porter Ridge to Conway and this past year in Raleigh, this journey h...