NC State working to finalize deal with school legend, former NFL QB Philip Rivers.
NC State · Alabama · StanfordRivers was the head coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama, for the past six seasons. He coached his son, Gunner , who is committed to play quarterback for NC State.
St. Michael Catholic’s season ended with a playoff loss on Friday night. A previously scheduled NC State Board of Trustees meeting is set for later this week, where the board could approve Rivers’ contract.
Rivers has begun reaching out to potential front office and coaching staff candidates. His name had been mentioned heavily behind the scenes in recent weeks, as rumors began to circulate that NC State was moving on from Dave Doeren .
Rivers has the support of NC State boosters, which would be critical for securing NIL dollars. Doeren was fired following an embarrassing loss at Stanford.
KEY POINTS
- NC State is working to finalize a deal to hire Wolfpack legend and former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, sources tell On3.
- Doeren was the fourth-longest-tenured coach in the FBS, taking over the Wolfpack in 2013 and becoming the school’s winningest coach, posting a 95-70 record.
- As a quarterback at NC State, he set numerous records, started 51 straight games and completed an ACC-record 1,147 passes on 1,710 attempts, with 95 touchdowns.
- His No. 17 was retired before his final college game with the Wolfpack.