NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson has been close to a few head coaching jobs in the past, including Charlotte this year. He has been at NC State since 2019 and had almost 15 years of experience at West Virginia. Gibson has been a Broyles Award nominee multiple times in recent years, though the Wolfpack just went through a bumpy 6-6 season.

Appalachian State has fired head football coach Shawn Clark following the school’s first losing season since 2013.

Another North Carolina college football coach bites the dust. According to Pete Thamel, a senior college football writer for ESPN, Appalachian State is firing Shawn Clark. App State finished the most recent season 5-6 and has a 40-24 record in the past six years,

Appalachian State is firing head coach Shawn Clark, according to multiple reports on Monday.

Appalachian State has fired head football coach Shawn Clark after five seasons. The Mountaineers went 5–6 this year (3–5 in the Sun Belt), the program's first losing campaign since its final season at the FCS level in 2013.

Clark, 49, was relieved of his head coaching duties on Dec. 2 after five seasons at the helm, which ended with Saturday’s 29-20 loss at Georgia Southern. The loss denied the Mountaineers of bowl eligibility for the second time in the past three seasons.

App State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Monday that football head coach Shawn Clark has been released from his contract following his fifth full season at the helm

Appalachian State is firing football coach Shawn Clark after a 5-6 season, according to multiple media reports. Clark, 49, compiled a 40-24 record with the Mountaineers, including a 3-1 record

Another North Carolina college football coach bites the dust. According to Pete Thamel, a senior college football writer for ESPN, Appalachian State is firing Shawn Clark. App State finished the most recent season 5-6 and has a 40-24 record in the past six years,