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1, 2012  The Wolfpacker's coaching hot board had four candidates
remaining for the the vacant NC State head coaching job. But one
was quickly rising to the forefront.  Here is an in-depth look,
at new NC State coach Dave Doeren:  * The soon-to-be 41-year-old
was a four-year letterwinner at Drake University in Des Moines,
Iowa, and broke into coaching at Shawnee Mission Northwest High
in Shawnee, Kansas.  * His first college job came at his alma
mater, where he first served as the linebackers coach in 1995
and added defensive coordinator duties in 1997.  * Doeren became
a graduate assistant at USC, where he was from 1998-99, before
moving on to Division I-AA traditional power Montana, where he
coached the secondary and also served as the recruiting
coordinator for one year. The Grizzlies won the National
Championship in 2001 and went 28-3 with Doeren on staff.  * Next
was four years at Ka