The Wolfpack needed to replace Tony Gibson, who left for the head coaching vacancy at Marshall. DJ Eliot, who has made stops at Kentucky, Kansas and Colorado, is set to become his successor.

NC State announced that D.J. Eliot is its new defensive coordinator; Eliot replaces Tony Gibson, who is now the head coach at Marshall. Eliot is a long-time assistant coach, most recently working as the linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023.

Dave Doeren's NC State staff is undergoing some sweeping changes and will have a much different look as they enter the 2025 season. In addition to losing veteran defensive coordinator Tony Gibson to his first head coaching opportunity at Marshall a few weeks back,

Following Mendenhall’s abrupt retirement from coaching at Virginia, Anae moved to Syrcause and went back to the ground game-focused approach. In his one season in New York (2022) running back Sean Tucker finished second in the ACC in rushing yards.

Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren announced the firing of offensive coordinator Robert Anae on Monday after two seasons as the team's play-caller. Doeren promoted quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper to offensive coordinator in the move, also promoting offensive graduate assistant Gavin Locklear to tight ends coach.

NC State fired offensive coordinator Robert Anae and replaced him with quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper, who previously served as OC at Duke, Florida and South Carolina.