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O'Brien, Spaziani Fired

Posted: 4:12 PM Nov 25, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press

North Carolina State fired Tom O'Brien Sunday afternoon and a few hours later Boston College did the same to Frank Spaziani.

O'Brien was fired after six years in Raleigh. Athletic Director Debbie Yow made the announcement Sunday, one day after the Wolfpack finished a 7-5 regular season with a win over Boston College.

O'Brien went 40-35 after coming to Raleigh from Boston College following the 2006 season. He took the Wolfpack to three bowl games, but won't coach in a fourth when N.C. State receives its bid next week.

N.C. State says offensive coordinator Dana Bible will be the interim coach for the bowl game. All other assistants are staying to continue bowl preparations.

O'Brien's teams were just 22-26 in ACC play and never finished higher than 5-3 in the league. He was 1-14 in Atlantic Division road games.

Spaziani was released after four years of progressively worse records and two straight seasons without a bowl appearance.

Spaziani, 65, spent 12 years on the BC staff, the last 10 as defensive coordinator, before taking over when Jeff Jagodzinski was fired for interviewing for an NFL job. The Eagles won eight games his first season, seven the next and four last year.

A New Jersey native who played for Joe Paterno at Penn State, Spaziani had three years remaining on a contract that paid him $1.1 million per year.