N.C. State’s search for the next athletics director should be a short one, and should end over at the Wolfpack Club.

Bobby Purcell has been a coach, an athletics administrator and knows the Wolfpack inside and out. He also knows the Wolfpack fan base – from the big givers to those who just want to be there when they can. No one who has been around Purcell doubts his passion for the school.

He has built the Wolfpack Club into a first-rate organization – and he would have a huge impact as well if moved to the athletic director’s position.