# Pros & cons of NC State hiring Philip Rivers as head coach > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3516441 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 6 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 1:14 PM · Read it: There are a lot more positives than negatives when it comes to NC State hiring Philip Rivers as head coach. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 8:38 AM: [A Homecoming At NC State: Philip Rivers Becomes Wolfpack's Head Coach]() — Fox Sports (Sports, United States) The NC State Wolfpack have officially hired former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers as the program's next head football coach. - Nov 12, 2026, 8:56 AM: [NC State hires Philip Rivers: How other ex-NFL stars have fared as college football head coaches?]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) With Philip Rivers set to take over his alma mater at NC State, here's a look at how other former NFL standouts have fared leading collegiate programs - Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Mauricio Pochettino hired as Manchester United head coach]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) Pochettino moves to Old Trafford on a two-and-a-half year deal through to the end of the 2028-29 season. - Nov 13, 2026, 11:36 AM: [Philip Rivers Returns Home As NC State's Next Head Coach]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) NC State officially announced Philip Rivers as its next head football coach on Friday. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:05 PM: [Philip Rivers named NC State head coach]() — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States) NC State has made it official: Philip Rivers is the football program's new head coach. - Nov 13, 2026, 1:14 PM: [Pros & cons of NC State hiring Philip Rivers as head coach]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) There are a lot more positives than negatives when it comes to NC State hiring Philip Rivers as head coach.