As the result of an overhaul on the football team's assistant coaching staff this fall, NC State has made a change at recruiting coordinator.
Des Kitchings has held the responsibility for the past five years, but he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in the offseason. Tight ends/fullbacks coach and special teams coordinator Eddie Faulkner was to inherit the title, but days after Faulkner was promoted he landed a job as the running backs coach of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
On Monday, head coach Dave Doeren announced that George McDonald, NC State's wide receivers coach, who was also promoted to co-offensive coordinator in December, will now be the recruiting coordinator for the Pack. McDonald has been at NC State for the past four seasons.
McDonald will also take over Faulkner's old recruiting territory of Charlotte while maintaining his previous duties in Broward County, Fla., and south New Jersey.
NC State announced its new recruiting territories for all assistants, including switching defensive line coach Kevin Patrick to the western part of the state that was previously handled by offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford, who left to become the offensive coordinator at Louisville.
New assistants Kurt Roper (quarterback), John Garrison (offensive line), Tony Gibson (safeties/co-defensive coordinator) and Todd Goebbel (tight ends/special teams coordinator) were also given their territories.
Roper will take over for former offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz, who is now the head coach at Appalachian State, in the southeastern part of the state. Goebbel will recruit along the I-74 corridor east of Charlotte and Fayetteville. Gibson and Garrison will recruit primarily out of the state.
Here's the full breakdown of where each assistant coach will be covering on the recruiting trail:
Des Kitchings, assistant head Coach for offense/co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach: Raleigh area, Wake and surrounding counties in North Carolina; Other: Northwest Atlanta area, midlands and south coast of South Carolina
Dave Huxtable, defensive coordinator/linebackers coach: Orange County, Alamance County and surrounding counties to the north in North Carolina; Other: Orlando area to the Space Coast of Florida
Aaron Henry, nickel coach: Greensboro, Winston-Salem and surrounding counties in North Carolina; Other: South Atlanta area; Ft. Myers, Fla., area
Kevin Patrick, defensive line coach: Western region of state in North Carolina; Other: Palm Beach County to Treasure Coast, Fla.
George McDonald, co-offensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator/wide receiver coach: Charlotte area in North Carolina; Other: Broward County, Fla.; south New Jersey
Todd Goebbel, special teams coordinator/tight ends and fullbacks coach: Fayetteville and surrounding counties in North Carolina; Other: west Georgia; Tampa, Fla.
Kurt Roper, quarterbacks coach: Jacksonville, Wilmington and surrounding counties of southeast North Carolina.; Other: north coast of South Carolina; west Atlanta, Ga.
George Barlow, assistant head coach for defense/cornerbacks coach: Northeastern region of North Carolina.; Other: Tidewater Va. area
John Garrison, offensive line coach: South Georgia/Savannah area, northern New Jersey, national offensive line
Tony Gibson, co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach: South Georgia and Jacksonville, Fla.
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