N.C. State, Doeren agree to new deal after Tennessee attempts to lure him

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State has announced that it has agreed to a new contract with football coach Dave Doeren.

A person familiar with the situation says the five-year deal came after Doeren talked with Tennessee officials about their coaching vacancy. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because neither Tennessee nor N.C. State had publicly discussed details of the Volunteers’ coaching search.

Financial terms of the deal weren’t immediately available and it is unclear if Doeren was formally offered the Tennessee job to replace fired coach Butch Jones.

N.C. State officials announced the new agreement with Doeren on Thursday, pending approval from the school’s Board of Trustees on Friday.

Doeren’s decision to stay in Raleigh continues Tennessee’s frustrating search for a coach following the Nov. 12 firing of Jones, who went 34-27 in five seasons.

Volunteers fans unhappy with how new Tennessee athletic director John Currie has conducted this coaching search chanted “Fire Currie” on a handful of occasions Wednesday night during the men’s basketball team’s victory over Mercer.

Doeren, who turns 46 on Sunday, is 33-30 in five seasons at North Carolina State. He is preparing the team for its fourth straight bowl appearance. He’s 15-25 in conference play at the school. The Wolfpack (8-4) are unranked in the AP Top 25 but are No. 24 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.