According to Hunter Bailey of the Charlotte Observer, NC State Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson is a finalist for the Head Coaching job at Charlotte, along with Bobby Petrino and Tim Brewster.
Petrino (63 years old) has previously been a head coach at Louisville (2x), Arkansas, Western Kentucky, and Missouri State most recently (2022). He is currently the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Arkansas.
Tim Brewster (64 years old) is the Tight Ends Coach for Charlotte, and is serving as the Interim Head Coach currently, after Biff Poggi was fired on November 18th. He has been coaching in college since 1989, but his only head coaching experience was at Minnesota from 2007-10.