With NC State firing Robert Anae today, they were in need of a new Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach. Quarterbacks Coach Kurt Roper has been promoted to Offensive Coordinator to fill Anae’s shoes, and he will still coach the Quarterbacks.
Gavin Locklear, who has been a Quality Control Coach since 2021 (he was a Graduate Assistant for 2 years before that, and a Volunteer in 2018), has been promoted to coach the Tight Ends.
As a player, Locklear spent his first two seasons with the Wolfpack as a walk-on. He redshirted the 2013 season, and missed the entire 2014 season recovering from a broken leg.