{"id":2327,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2327","headline":"NC State hires Philip Rivers as head coach","dek":"The former NFL quarterback returns to his alma mater, where he once led the Wolfpack to its only double-digit win season, despite having no prior coaching experience.","body":"NC State has its new head coach, and he is a familiar face. Philip Rivers, who played quarterback for the Wolfpack from 1999 through 2003, has formally accepted the school's head coaching job.\n\nRivers starred at NC State before a long NFL career, and in 2002 he quarterbacked the program to the only double-digit win season in its history. That history is clearly part of the appeal for a program hoping a beloved alumnus can turn things around.\n\nNot everyone is convinced it will work. Reaction to the move has included plenty of skepticism, with critics pointing out that Rivers arrives with zero experience coaching at any level, let alone running a major college program.\n\nNC State is betting that Rivers' name recognition, his ties to the fan base and his standing as one of the most accomplished players in program history outweigh the risk of handing the job to a first-time coach. Rivers is set to take over for the 2027 season, giving the Wolfpack time to build out his staff before he officially steps onto the sideline.","published_at":"2026-11-12T23:34:08.509064+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"“Zero Experience Coaching, Will Not End Well”: Fans Aren’t Convinced of Philip Rivers’ Appointment as NC State Picks Next Head Coach","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/zero-experience-coaching-not-end-081637923.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"NC State set to hire Philip Rivers as next coach: Legendary Wolfpack QB aims to turn around alma mater","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nc-state-hires-philip-rivers-coach/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Philip Rivers formally accepts NC State's head coaching job: Source","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7774787/2026/11/11/philip-rivers-nc-state-accepts-coach/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"NC State moves even closer to hiring Philip Rivers","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nc-state-moves-even-closer-to-hiring-philip-rivers"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Longtime NFL QB and former NC State QB Philip Rivers reportedly set to be Wolfpack's new head coach","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/longtime-nfl-qb-and-former-nc-state-qb-philip-rivers-reportedly-set-to-be-wolfpacks-new-head-coach-004336134.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Philip Rivers to start new football chapter as NC State football head coach","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philip-rivers-start-football-chapter-014015273.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NC State takes massive gamble, hires Philip Rivers as football coach","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-state-takes-massive-gamble-015447052.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Philip Rivers' path to NC State began at this Alabama high school","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philip-rivers-path-nc-state-022047186.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NC State moves even closer to hiring Philip Rivers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-state-moves-even-closer-033120590.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NC State Moves To Top Tier Of ACC With Hiring Of Philip Rivers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-state-moves-top-tier-032707964.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Philip Rivers reportedly accepts NC State head coaching job ahead of Friday board vote","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/philip-rivers-reportedly-accepts-nc-115347007.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NC State reaches deal for former QB Philip Rivers to become coach, AP source says","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nc-state-reaches-deal-former-140711140.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Grading the hire: Philip Rivers at NC State fits definition of a wild gamble","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/grading-hire-philip-rivers-nc-182750490.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5518b9e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F192%2F111%2Fdeadline_reax_raw_261110.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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