N.C.State will be without its leading rusher from last season Devin Mesoraco Jersey for the first two games of 2015.Senior running back Shadrach Thornton has been suspended for two games for a violation ofathletic department policy that occurred last spring, N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said Thursday. The 6-1, 218-pound Hinesville, Ga., native rushed for907 yards and nine Gregor Blanco Jersey touchdowns with a 5.5-yards-per-carry average.MORE: | | Thornton was also suspended for the 2013 New York Mets Hats opener following afor a misdemeanor a sault charge that was later deferred.Thornton was also suspended indefinitely last spring following a December charge ofmarijuana po se sion, which was later dropped, and Thorntondid not mi s any games.Thorntonled N.C. State in rushing in each of the lastthree seasons and is the second-leading returning rusher in the ACC, behind only Pittsburgh's James Conner Nolan Ryan Jersey .Junior Matt Dayes, who had a team-high 13 touchdowns last year,will replace Thornton in the starting lineup for the Wolfpack's first two games against Troy and Jacob DeGrom Jersey Eastern Kentucky.Thornton will be eligible to return for N.C. States third gameSept. 19 at Old Dominion.