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North Carolina State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Canada has been let go after three seasons, according to sources.

The surprising move by Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren comes on the heels of his team being third in the ACC in scoring this season (33.2 points per game) behind only North Carolina and Clemson. That ranks 38th in the FBS this season.

Under Canada, North Carolina State is also 32nd nationally in rushing yards per game this season (201.4). Last season, his offense averaged 6 yards per play and racked up 5,311 yards of total offense, second- and fourth-best respectively in school history.

The Wolfpack also had 2,659 rushing yards last year, the fourth highest total in school history. The past two seasons Canada has also helped rejuvenate the career of graduating starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett.

After two lackluster seasons at Florida and sitting out 2013 due to his transfer, Brissett has developed into a potential mid-round pick in April’s NFL draft. He threw for 5,268 yards with 43 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions in his two seasons with the Wolfpack.

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To compare, NC State's QB this year threw 15 TDs with 8 INTs. NC State went 6-6 this year, 3-5 in conference. NC State averaged 25.8 points per game, down from 33.2 last year.

I see in an NC State homer article citing an Athlon "anonymous ACC coach" who was "shocked" NC State had fired Canada, that:

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I don’t think Canada was good at managing the diverse skill players at his disposal. Even when attrition via injury theoretically made that job easier for him. I don’t think Doeren was happy with Jacoby Brissett’s lack of development over the course of three years under Canada, who was also the QB coach.

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Not being good at managing diverse skill players at his disposal, and not developing quarterbacks, is what got Miles fired. If what this guy says is true, anyway. He has seemed to produce quite well wherever he's been. Maybe that guy doesn't know what the hell he's writing about.

Canada's resume is pretty impressive (at least from the Pitt website, which wouldn't exactly be unbiased - but still, it's impressive. Have a look.

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So, if no Kiffin - and no Sarkisian due to the rumored on the wagon issues - and no Lincoln Riley since he seems entrenched at OU - why not Canada?

This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 9:23 am