The source of the negative comments about NC State athletic director Debbie Yow likely came from an assistant coach and/or athletic department member at the University of Maryland according to a source familiar with the team. Maryland men’s basketball head coach Gary Williams was apparently not directly in contact with anyone in NC State’s coaching search. This situation came to the surface after former Maryland athletic director Yow claimed in a news conference that Gary Williams has been trying to “sabotage” the coaching search at NC State. The news conference to announce the hiring of Mark Gottfried as the Wolfpack’s coach, took an unexpected turn when Yow was asked by a reporter whether she thought she had a national reputation for being difficult to work with.