RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina State hired former Kentucky defensive coordinator Mike Archer for the same position on Tuesday.<br>
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Archer, 53, coached at LSU from 1987-90 and later spent seven years coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers' linebackers under former N.C. State player Bill Cowher.<br>
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He was the Wildcats' defensive coordinator for the past four seasons before leaving to join new Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien's staff. His Jan. 9 resignation was widely reported, but neither school would confirm that he was joining the Wolfpack staff.<br>
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``Because of his many years of experience, both on the collegiate and professional levels, and his wealth of knowledge, I feel that he will make invaluable contributions to our program,'' O'Brien said.
