Overview
- Multiple outlets reporting Thursday say On3 insiders indicate Philip Rivers has accepted the NC State job and has begun preliminary calls to assemble a staff, but he has not signed a contract and the university has not announced the hire.
- Rivers is an NC State alumnus who starred at quarterback from 2000–2003, enjoyed a long NFL career, and has been head coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Alabama since 2021.
- The hire remains conditional on formal steps including a Board of Trustees meeting, a signed contract and donor or NIL funding to build an experienced college coaching staff.
- Todd Goebbel will continue as interim coach for the rest of the season while the program manages recruiting, roster stability and the status of Rivers’ son Gunner, a 2027 NC State commit.
- Dave Doeren was dismissed after a 3–4 start on Oct. 24, and Rivers’ lack of prior college head-coaching experience is raising questions about how quickly he can transition and assemble a staff for the midseason move.