Philip Rivers, NC State are finalizing a deal to make him the next head coach

Published November 8, 2026 12:37 PM Yes, it looks like Philip Rivers will be the next former NFL player to become a college head coach.Via USA Today, NC State and Rivers are finalizing a deal that would make Rivers the next head coach of the Wolfpack.“They’ve been working on a deal the entire past week,” an unnamed source told USA Today. “Not finalized but it’s getting there.”Rivers played at NC State before becoming the fourth overall pick in the 2004 draft. He played for the Chargers through 2019, spent a season with the Colts, and retired until rejoining the Colts last December.Rivers has coached at the high-school level since 2021. He recently finished the season, when St. Michael Catholic of Fairhope, Alabama lost in the postseason. “We’ll see what the future holds,” Rivers said after the game.It appears that, barring something unexpected, the future holds Rivers returning to Raleigh, 23 years after he left for the next level.