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Former NFL QB, NC State finalizing deal on head coach position
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Philip Rivers appears to be the next NC State coach.
On3 is reporting that the former NFL and Wolfpack quarterback is "finalizing a deal" with the school.
Rivers, who coaches high school football in Alabama, has begun reaching out to potential staff members.
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The NC State Board of Trustees is set to meet later this week.
Rivers would replace Dave Doeren, who was fired last month in his 14th season with the school.
Rivers' oldest son, Gunner, is a four-star senior commit for NC State.
Rivers' St. Michael Catholic team lost to Glenwood 42-35 in the opening round of the Alabama high school Double-A playoffs to finish a 6-5 season.
Philip Rivers finished his St. Michael career with a 48-21 record, including a 25-3 run in 2024 and 2025. His only losses in those two years came to two-time state champion Jackson High.
Rivers was announced as the St. Michael coach-in-waiting in May of 2020 before playing his final full season in the NFL at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He joined the team as coach prior to the 2021 season.
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Rivers said at the time that his dream after playing pro football was to follow his father Steve's footsteps as a high school head coach. He did it and did it well.
After his surprising four-game return as an NFL player last December, Rivers interviewed for the then-vacant Buffalo Bills head coaching job before ultimately returning to coach St. Michael. However, the chance to return to his alma mater and continue to coach Gunner apparently was too enticing an opportunity to pass up.
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Rivers, a Decatur, Ala., native, started 51 straight games for N.C. State from 2000-2003, finishing with 13,484 total yards and 95 touchdown passes. His passing total is still an ACC record more than two decades later.
He was drafted fourth overall by the New York Giants in 2004 and traded to San Diego. The eight-time Pro Bowl selection passed for 63,984 yards and 425 touchdowns, spending most of his career with the Chargers. His return for four games last year pushed his eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame back five years. He was a semifinalist last year.
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