If you can squeeze five years of emotion into five minutes, Dave Doeren tried.
The N.C. State coach danced in the visiting locker room with his players after their 27-21 win at No. 12 Florida State on Saturday afternoon. He found senior safety Shawn Boone and gave the senior safety a big hug, too.
Then, just when the players had settled in and were quiet, Doeren jumped up with his fists clenched and the veins in his neck ready to pop, and let it all out.
The color of Doeren’s face nearly matched his shirt.
“It was as red as I don’t know what,” senior Jaylen Samuels said.