NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson has been close to a few head coaching jobs in the past, including Charlotte this year. He has been at NC State since 2019 and had almost 15 years of experience at West Virginia. Gibson has been a Broyles Award nominee multiple times in recent years, though the Wolfpack just went through a bumpy 6-6 season.

Shawn Clark has been the head coach of App State’s football program since 2019. Clark graduated from App State with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1998 and earned

Appalachian State is firing head coach Shawn Clark, according to multiple reports on Monday.

Appalachian State has fired head football coach Shawn Clark after five seasons. The Mountaineers went 5–6 this year (3–5 in the Sun Belt), the program's first losing campaign since its final season at the FCS level in 2013.

Clark was 40-24 in five seasons with the Mountaineers, but his team dropped to 5-6 this year following a 29-20 loss to Georgia Southern.

Appalachian State, after its first losing season since 2013, has fired football coach Shawn Clark, who went 40-24 in his five seasons with the Mountaineers.

Appalachian State has fired coach Shawn Clark, two days after a loss to Georgia Southern dropped the Mountaineers to 5-6, a person briefed on the decision confirmed. Clark went 40-24 in five seasons,