Dave Doeren Is Already On The Recruiting Trail

Dave Doeren's Contract Worth $1.8 Million Annually

Dave Doeren Is NC State's Next Football Coach

Profile of a Possible Savior: Darrell Hazell

Is the guy who turned one of the worst programs in the history of college football into a player on the national scene ready to leave the cradle of coaches for the big time?

NC State Coaching Search: Where In The World Is Sonny Dykes?

Dave Doeren: Profile of a Possible Savior

D squared has the reputation of a defensive-minded coach, but nobody told the offense at Northern Illinois.

Batten: NCSU Not Expected To Make A Hire Until Next Week At The Earliest

NC State Coaching Search: An 'Unexpected Twist'?

Finally some intrigue up in this piece! Football Scoop just dropped a vague "unexpected twist" on Twitter regarding the NC State coaching search.

Hearing a rather unexpected twist in NC State search. Path forward for them not clear. Will update…

— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) November 30, 2012

I think what his obviously means is that Nick Saban reconsidered his position after thinking it over and discussing it with family members. At Alabama, you're just another legend; at NC State, you could be the greatest of all time and we will build multiple statues of you and also give you as many wolfdogs as you require.

Chad Morris No Longer In Running For NC State Job, But What About Dave Doeren?

Profile of a Possible Savior: Chad Morris

Well ladies (do we have any ladies on here? Just Debbie maybe at least?) and gentlemen, I present you with today's subject: Chad Morris, Offensive Coordinator at Textile Bowl rival Clemson.

NC State Coaching Search: Sonny Dykes, Chad Morris Interview For NCSU Job Wednesday, According To Report

NC State Coaching Search: BOT Meets, No Specific Names Discussed

Profile of a Possible Savior: Sonny Dykes

Could the young son of the winningest coach in Texas Tech history revitalize the Pack program with his gunslingin' "Air Raid" offense?

Sonny Dykes to Interview for NC State job Wednesday Morning

La Tech head coach will interview with State the morning before the emergency Board meeting.

NC State Coaching Search: Chad Morris Hasn't Spoken To NCSU, According To Chad Morris

Kentucky Hires Mark Stoops

One vacancy has been filled. Stoops spent the last three years as Florida State's defensive coordinator.

"I am thrilled to be named the head football coach at the University of Kentucky," Stoops said in a release. "My family and I are excited and looking forward to becoming a part of the Big Blue Nation."

So that's one BCS conference program to go the coordinator route. Is Kentucky's job better than ours because it's in the SEC? I honestly have no idea on that one, but this may be an indication of the caliber of coach we can expect to hire.

More Random Coaching Speculation

Butch Jones, Sonny Dykes, Mark Stoops Reportedly Say No To Kentucky

Kentucky is feeling that coaching search pain, according to a report from Kyle Tucker. Whole lotta no thankses here.

Per a source inside UK athletics, Butch Jones, Sonny Dykes and Mark Stoops have all said "no thanks" to Kentucky.

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_CJ) November 27, 2012

Tylar Reagan, NC State Hero

Tylar Reagan isn't even enrolled at NC State yet, but he is already a Wolfpack legend.

I guess NC thinks just cuz my head coach got fired yesterday that if they call me today and offer me ill bail from state #IdontThinkso

— Tylar Reagan #66 (@Treag66) November 26, 2012

NCSU Board Of Trustees Calls 'Emergency Meeting'

What's all this then?

Debbie Yow, Tom O'Brien, And A Recruiting Clash

Kyrin Priester Could Be First To Decommit

Kyrin Priester, a wide receiver from Georgia and a member of NC State's 2013 football recruiting class, could be looking elsewhere in the near future:

"I was kind of mad at first [that Tom O'Brien was fired], but now I am just trying to see who the new coach is and see how everything is," Priester said. "I am pretty much going to open it back up, depending on what happens with Coach [Troy] Walters. If he is fired, I am not going there."

There's no telling if Walters will be retained--in many cases, new head coaches like to start from scratch. And Debbie Yow has made it clear that she is not going to meddle in these decisions, so I suppose the fate of Priester when it comes to NC State is up to the next head coach.

Defections are going to happen, and there is no use in worrying about them because they are completely beside the point. It would be nice to keep the current class together, but the important thing is getting the right head coach. Whatever happens from there, we'll deal with it.

NC State Coaching Search: Mike Leach Contacted ... Or Not

James Franklin NOT a candidate for the job, according to Debbie Yow

Athletic Director Debbie Yow declared today in her 5pm press conference that Vanderbilt coach and long time personal friend James Franklin is not a candidate for the NC State job.

TOB's Buyout Is $1.2 Million

NC State will pay Tom O'Brien $300,000 annually for the next four years, according to Jeff Gravley.

Tom O'Brien will be payed 1.2 million TOTAL for the next 4 years.

— Jeff Gravley (@jgravleyWRAL) November 25, 2012

Clemson OC Chad Morris A Major Target? James Franklin Unlikely, According To Report

O'Brien Out at NC State

The News and Observer is reporting that the school announced Sunday that head coach Tom O'Brien will not return for a seventh season.