Report: Philip Rivers is "expected to be in the mix" for NC State job
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, who interviewed for the Buffalo Bills' head-coaching job in January, is now expected to be considered for the head-coaching position at NC State.
- Rivers played college football at NC State from 2000 to 2003 before being drafted fourth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, and he had a lengthy NFL career primarily with the Chargers.
- Since retiring from professional football, Rivers has coached high school football in Alabama and briefly returned to the NFL in 2023 to fill in for the Colts.
- The NC State head-coaching position opened after Dave Doeren was fired following a loss to Stanford, ending his 14-season tenure.
- Rivers has a personal connection to NC State, as his son Gunner is committed to play football there in 2027.
