“Zero Experience Coaching, Will Not End Well”: Fans Aren’t Convinced of Philip Rivers’ Appointment as NC State Picks Next Head Coach

November 12, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

Dec 28, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) reacts after a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lucas Oil Stadium. © Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

NC State will have a familiar face manning its sidelines for the 2027 season, but not everyone is sold on its prospects.

On Wednesday, it was reported that former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, who spent his collegiate career with the Wolfpack, had accepted an offer to be his alma mater’s head coach. It will mark Rivers’ first major coaching gig, as he had spent the years since his first retirement from professional play coaching high school football in his home state of Alabama.

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A good number of fans, however, were critical of this development:

NC State to have father-son HC-QB duo in Philip Rivers’ first season

What makes Philip Rivers’ return to NC State even more exciting is that his primary quarterback could be his own son Gunner.

Gunner had committed to the Wolfpack this February, and speaking with Fox 10 News this summer, Rivers reminisced about his decision:

“He came to me and said, ‘Hey Dad, I want to go to NC State.’ I said, ‘Good. If you’re good, I’m good.’ Obviously I was fired up that he chose NC State, but by all means I wasn’t pushing it that way. I was glad he got to come to that on his own.”

Gunner, meanwhile, said:
“They were always at the top of the list, I’d say. But for a minute, it actually wasn’t. I went to the NC State-North Carolina game, and just the environment there… something about it just felt like home.”

An official announcement on Rivers’ hiring is expected to be made this Friday.