# Phillip Rivers Issues Official Statement After NC State Makes $3.25M Decision on New Head Coach

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4 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 13, 2026, 2:28 PM · Read it: <https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-phillip-rivers-issues-official-statement-after-nc-state-makes-three-two-five-m-decision-on-new-head-coach/>

The Carter-Finley Stadium crowd once roared every time No. 17 dropped back to pass. From 2000 to 2003, Philip Rivers rewrote the NC State record books, throwing for 13,484 yards and 95 touchdowns while leading the Wolfpack to four consecutive bowl games. His jersey hangs in the rafters. His name still echoes through Wolfpack Nation

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- Nov 13, 2026, 11:36 AM: [Philip Rivers Returns Home As NC State's Next Head Coach](<https://www.si.com/college/ncstate/football/philip-rivers-returns-home-as-nc-state-s-next-head-coach-01m7axp75b7h>) — 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](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/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, 12:05 PM: [Philip Rivers named NC State head coach](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philip-rivers-named-nc-state-180507419.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  NC State has made it official: Philip Rivers is the football program's new head coach.
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:28 PM: [Phillip Rivers Issues Official Statement After NC State Makes $3.25M Decision on New Head Coach](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-phillip-rivers-issues-official-statement-after-nc-state-makes-three-two-five-m-decision-on-new-head-coach/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  The Carter-Finley Stadium crowd once roared every time No. 17 dropped back to pass. From 2000 to 2003, Philip Rivers rewrote the NC State record books, throwing for 13,484 yards and 95 touchdowns while leading the Wolfpack to four consecutive bowl games. His jersey hangs in the rafters. His name still echoes through Wolfpack Nation