Mechelle looks at the connections and challenges that face Kelli Harper at NC State.

That someone is about to turn 32 years old in May, brings a championship pedigree as a player and is obviously quite familiar with recruiting in North Carolina. Wolfpack fans are hopeful of what the future can be under Harper.

But it won't be a painless transition by any means. Harper will deal with recruits who planned to sign with NC State and now are looking at their other options. She will need to earn the trust and respect of her new players. She might face some resentment from those fans and the alumni who are angry Glance wasn't retained.

That wasn't Harper's decision, of course, but that doesn't change the fact that she's now in the job that those people thought should go to someone else. Harper will win over some of those folks quickly, some gradually … and some not at all.