He took the program to heights that were never seen before and haven’t been seen afterwards,” current NIU head coach Thomas Hammock said. “He did tremendous things in his two years with the program

Here's a look back at Dave Doeren's time at Northern Illinois as NC State takes on the Huskies in Week 5 of the 2024 college football season on Saturday:

NC State coach Dave Doeren challenged his team to play with a certain type of toughness this week in practice. He didn’t think the Wolfpack displayed that in the 59-35 loss at Clemson last weekend and the coach wasn’t pleased with what appeared on film.

Defensive tackle DJ Jackson left the Clemson game early. Doeren said the redshirt sophomore experienced soreness after the game. The staff plans to be without him against the Huskies. Doeren hopes Jackson can return next week against Wake Forest, but he could not make any guarantees.