NC State Finalizing Deal With Philip Rivers To Be Next Head Football Coach: REPORT
NC State Finalizing Deal With Philip Rivers To Be Next Head Football Coach: REPORT
Andrew Powell Thu, November 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM UTC
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NC State Finalizing Deal With Philip Rivers To Be Next Head Football Coach: REPORT ©(Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
The Wolfpack are making the right decision.
It's expected that the NC State Board of Trustees will complete a deal Friday that will give the keys to ex-NFL quarterback Philip Rivers to be the next head football coach of his alma mater, according to a report Wednesday from ESPN, citing sources.
The Rivers hiring, which has long been expected, is anticipated to be finalized following Friday's meeting, according to ESPN. It will be Rivers' first time coaching college football. (RELATED: New Era In Arizona: Cardinals To Start Rookie Quarterback Carson Beck)
According to ESPN's sources, a deal hasn't been completed as of yet, but they expect things to get finalized during the trustees meeting Friday.
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Rivers, who played quarterback for the Wolfpack from 2000 to 2003, just finished his sixth campaign as the head coach of Fairhope, Alabama's St. Michael Catholic High School. The future Hall of Famer led the Cardinals to the 2024 and 2025 state semifinals after building the program from the bottom up.
I know there's some skeptics regarding this move, and I get that high school football and college football are two different things, but you have to give Philip Rivers credit for how he turned St. Michael from absolute dirt to a powerhouse.
He knows how to lead young men, motivate a locker room and command absolute respect — traits that made him a multi-time Pro Bowler.
If he can translate that energy over to the college game, and adapt well to the NIL landscape of money, money, money, the Wolfpack could be looking at a true identity that they haven't seen in decades.
Source: “AOL Sports”
