RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – It appears former N.C. State quarterback Phillip Rivers will be coming back to coach the Wolfpack.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Rivers is finalizing a deal, after Dave Doeren was fired mid-season.
This will be Rivers’ first college coaching job. He’s been coaching high school football in Alabama since 2021.
Rivers started for the Pack from 2000 to 2003. He completed 63.6% of his passes for 13,484 yards, 95 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.
In the 2002 season, the Pack with Rivers at quarterback when the team went 11-3 with a Gator Bowl win.
That season is the only time the Wolfpack have won 10 games in a season.
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