North Carolina State University has named former Wolfpack quarterback Philip Rivers as its next head football coach, according to a report by Steven Muma for SB Nation published on November 8, 2026.
Rivers quarterbacked the Wolfpack from 2000 to 2003. A photograph from November 23, 2002 captures him leading NC State to a 17-7 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Florida State at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh.
