NC State granted Dave Doeren, its former and winningest football coach in program history, the rare occasion to address the media.

This may seem odd, considering most people who are fired from a job don’t usually get this opportunity, but when you consider how much time, money, and sweat equity Doeren has poured into this university, it makes some sense that they’d allow Doeren a final moment to air out his grievances.

No Resentment Towards NC State

But where you’d expect to hear bitterness from Doeren, there was none. It’s like a weight was lifted off his shoulders. “I leave here with no grudges,” Doeren said. “I completely love this place, and we want to see this program shock the world. I might be in the mountains somewhere, sitting in a river, fishing, or at the lake, but I’ll always be cheering for the Wolfpack. I promise you that.”

Doeren was invested in the program from the very beginning.

“My wife Sarah has been my rock, and we absolutely loved making Raleigh our home,” Doeren said.…