RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Dave Doeren is leaving Northern Illinois to take over at North Carolina State.
N.C. State announced Doeren's hiring Saturday -- less than 24 hours after he guided the 19th-ranked Huskies to their second consecutive Mid-American Conference championship, and just six days after the Wolfpack fired Tom O'Brien.
Doeren claimed a MAC title both years he has been a head coach and is 23-4 since taking over the Huskies before the 2011 season with a 17-1 record in conference play.
N.C. State athletic director Debbie Yow calls Doeren "a highly motivated overachiever."
Doeren -- who turns 41 on Monday -- replaces O'Brien, who was fired following six inconsistent seasons and no Atlantic Coast Conference title-game appearances with the Wolfpack.
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