{
  "id": 16691043,
  "title": "NC State interim coach turns attention forward after Doeren's midseason firing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/nc-state-interim-coach-turns-attention-forward-after-doerens",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-state-interim-coach-turns-015548701.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Todd Goebbel, a former N.C. State assistant coach, has taken over as the Wolfpack's interim head coach following Dave Doeren's midseason firing. Goebbel had spent the past eight seasons working under Doeren and expressed his intention to lead the team to victory in the remaining games. The interim head coach announced this commitment in an address to the team on Monday. In the wake of the firing, Goebbel acknowledged the impact of Doeren's tenure, stating: \"Each Saturday we will field this team that Coach Doeren will be proud of, which will be hard, tough and most importantly together.\" The Wolfpack's roster was further shaken by the firing of defensive coordinator DJ Eliot, who was replaced by Charlton Warren, who will take charge of defensive playcalling for the remainder of the season. Assistant special teams analyst Zac Roper will assume Goebbel's previous role. Goebbel emphasized the importance of accountability and moving forward, with the team having more games to play and more aspects of the program to develop.",
  "summary": "\"Each Saturday, we will field this team that Coach Doeren will be proud of, which will be hard, tough and most importantly together,\" Todd Goebbel said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Todd Goebbel becomes interim NC State head coach after Doeren's firing.",
    "Goebbel vows to lead team to victory in remaining games.",
    "DJ Eliot replaced by Charlton Warren as defensive coordinator."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The rapid reshuffling of the coaching staff signals a total leadership overhaul aimed at stabilizing the program and maintaining team accountability following the midseason departure of the head coach.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}