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NC State Finalizing Deal With Philip Rivers To Be Next Head Football Coach: REPORT
ESPN reports that NC State expects to finalise a deal on Friday to hire former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers as its next head football coach. The appointment would bring Rivers back to his alma mater and mark his first college coaching role.
Rivers played for the Wolfpack from 2000 to 2003 and most recently coached St Michael Catholic High School in Alabama for six seasons. He led the team to state semi-finals in 2024 and 2025 after building its programme; reports say the deal was not yet complete ahead of the trustees’ meeting.
In short
- NC State expects to finalise a deal with Philip Rivers on Friday.
- The former Wolfpack quarterback would take his first college coaching job.
- Rivers led St Michael Catholic to consecutive state semi-finals.