# NC State set to hire Philip Rivers as next coach: Legendary Wolfpack QB aims to turn around alma mater

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3 outlets covering · First listed: CBS Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 11:25 PM · Read it: <https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nc-state-hires-philip-rivers-coach/>

Rivers, who starred in the NFL and for four years as NC State's quarterback, will return to his alma mater

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 8:31 PM: [Philip Rivers' high school coaching record: What NC State is getting](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philip-rivers-high-school-coaching-023145128.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Philip Rivers takes over at NC State after five seasons coaching St. Michael Catholic in Alabama. Here's the new Wolfpack coach's high school record.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:25 PM: [NC State set to hire Philip Rivers as next coach: Legendary Wolfpack QB aims to turn around alma mater](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nc-state-hires-philip-rivers-coach/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  Rivers, who starred in the NFL and for four years as NC State's quarterback, will return to his alma mater
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:39 PM: [Social Media Reacts to Report Philip Rivers Will Be NC State’s Next Coach](<https://www.si.com/college/ncstate/football/philip-rivers-nc-state-coach-social-media-reaction>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  The Wolfpack legend will be announced as the school’s next head coach on Friday.