After 14 years at the helm, Dave Doeren is out as the NC State Wolfpack head coach as he was fired on Saturday. The dismissal came one day after NC State dropped to 3-4 with a loss to Stanford, and Doeren departs as the winningest coach in program history with a 98-74 record. He also had four bowl wins but no conference titles or a final AP Poll ranking better than 20th.
Now, an NC State coaching search will commence for the first time since 2012 with several intriguing candidates. Who are the top names on the NC State hot board, as the Wolfpack look for the person to elevate the program above the mid-tier of the ACC? If you want the latest on the NC State football coaching search, see what the proven team of experts are saying at PackPower, the 247Sports affiliate that covers the Wolfpack.
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And right now, PackPower is offering 60% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at PackPower has revealed an initial hot board, and and there are some surprising names on the list. Head to PackPower now to see them all.
One name the staff has identified as a potential target on the NC State football coaching hot board is James Madison head coach Billy Napier. In his first year at JMU, Napier has the Dukes at 7-1 and in contention for the Group of Six's CFP bid. He spent the prior four years at Florida where he finished one game under .500 (22-23) but had the Gators ranked as high as No. 13 in the AP Poll.
Napier first came on the radar during his time at Louisiana from 2018-21, where he was a two-time Sun Belt Coach of the Year, had three double-digit win seasons and prevailed in two bowl games. Overall in his head coaching career, Napier sports a 69-36 record with a 3-2 mark in bowl games. He's also authored three upset wins over top-10 ranked teams.
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