NC State fires Dave Doeren after loss to Stanford

NC State fired football coach Dave Doeren on Saturday, one day after a 31-28 loss to Stanford left the Wolfpack with a 3-4 record. The dismissal ended Doeren’s 14-year tenure and came with the team still in the middle of its season. Athletic director Boo Corrigan announced that running backs coach and special teams coordinator Todd Goebbel will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the season. The university said it would begin a national search for Doeren’s permanent successor immediately. The Stanford defeat was the latest setback for a team that had struggled to establish consistency this season. Doeren took responsibility after the loss, saying the players had not performed well enough and that he had not prepared them adequately. NC State had also lost to Vanderbilt, 35-31, after leading 31-28 late in the game, and suffered a 24-point defeat to Wake Forest, according to reports on the team’s season. Doeren was hired ahead of the 2013 season, and the university described his time at NC State as 14 years. He led the Wolfpack to 11 bowl appearances, including six consecutive appearances, and the team recorded 10 winning seasons during his tenure. NC State finished...