NC State announced Friday that George Kiefer has been let go—beg pardon, they “mutually agreed to part ways”—after seven seasons at the helm of the men’s soccer program. Kiefer’s 2023 team finished 6-9-3 overall and 1-5-2 in the always-tough ACC, the season capped by a 5-0 loss to Syracuse in the ACC tournament.
Like all of Debbie Yow’s non-revenue coaching hires, Kiefer made good sense at the time he was brought on board—he’d built an impressive track record at USF, and he was a good recruiter. His addition brought immediate returns, as State went to the NCAAs in each of his first three seasons, but the Pack never finished above fifth in the ACC, or with a league record over .