APIt was reported Tuesday that North Carolina State would interview Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes for its vacancy.
As it turns out, Dykes wasn’t individual on the Wolfpack’s to-do list that day. Reportedly.
According to TigerIllustrated.com, Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris interviewed for the NCSU job Wednesday as well. It’s believed, however, that Dykes, given his experience as a head coach, is the front-runner for a position that could be filled as early as this weekend.
Morris has spent the past two seasons running Clemson’s high-octane offense after spending one season as Tulsa’s coordinator. Those are his only three years of experience at the collegiate level as he had spent the previous 16 years as a head coach at a handful of Texas high schools.
After a brief flirtation with Ohio State’s Urban Meyer last December, Morris was given anew six-year contract that at $1.3 million annually made him the highest-paid assistant in the country.
Risky move for NC State given that he only has 3 years of college experience. Great move in that you dramatically improve your offense while hurting the offense of a Divisional foe. This style of offense puts a toll on the defense, doesn’t let them rest much and gets them into a shootout most of the time. He would have to hire an experienced DC that knows the ins and outs of what it takes to run a program. Being an OC and being an OC and HC are two very different things.
He will be a HC within the next 2-3 years though. Just hope Clemson has a contingency plan.
Agree plank, except one thing. With that type of offense, it is almost impossible to have better then mediocre defense. A slow, plodding offense is a defenses best friend. That’s the beauty of football tho, chess with real people.