Shawn Clark will be named Appalachian State University’s 22nd head football coach on Friday, according to school sources.
The university’s board of trustees will hold a conference call on Friday to approve the hiring.
Clark has been at Appalachian State the last four seasons as the offensive line coach. He was named interim head coach for the school’s New Orleans Bowl game on Dec. 21, but will now have the interim tag removed.
Clark received support from current and former players to fill the head coaching job since Eliah (Eli) Drinkwitz resigned last weekend to become head coach at the University of Missouri.